Hey guys, i want to install dynamat all around the cab to make it quieter and hopefully to keep it cooler during this hot summer time here in Texas, the dynamat is quite expensive and saw on ebay that they had the "Fatmat" and the "B-Quite" insulation and they are cheaper, I was wondering if anyone here has used this or other ones and how hard was it to install and how does it work for you, can you hear/feel the differenes or not, Thanks in advance

 

There are many Dynamat alternatives, but from a sound perspective nothing comes close.

I know that wasn't your question, but I honestly have no idea how they stack up at heat deflection or insulation...

 

Wait, I herd dynamat is tar based and durring hot summers you'll smell that tar. Yuck, thats the only thing stopping me from using that stuff

 

The search button with reveal all the answers.

 

b-quiet is actually made by a company that started off selling a product called "brown bread" that was very popular in the car audio scene. there are as many people out there that swear by that stuff as there are loyal to dynamat. read the reviews. it's a lot cheaper too. buy a little and test it out.

 

i personally wouldnt use anything other then dynamat just because of the bad stories ive heard about fatman and other products that smell like tar. i installed dynamat in my buddys car and it didnt smell at all...

 

AZmidet, you probably didn't do it in summer in a driveway, lol. I installed or tried to install the door kits one day when I lived in Phoenix, the Dynamat melted enough where I couldn't get it to adhere properly. I waited until night and it was able to set fine and never had a problem after that.

Anyway, besides all that. Fatmat is ok, I'd say it is about half as effective as Dynamat in sound deadening. As for the heat deflection, uhm, nothing I noticed.

 

i dont think it was summer time but i do know i was sweating my little butt off in his trunk

 

Lol, that's AZ for you. Welcome to the forum BTW. Nice truck.

 

there's a sound deadener test someone did on the net somewhere. Dynamat is butyl based and only a few others are as well, some are mixed too. you don't want asphalt based...they dont adhere as well and smell. the only ones i'd consider are dynamat and raamat(very highly recommended on www.elitecaraudio.com and alot cheaper).

 

lol yeah it only got up to i think 112 today haha

thanks, im an active member over at ftw but finally decided to see what this site is all about

 

Yeah my dynamat that I installed in my doors doesnt smell at all.. But then again I am in NY so temps dont go much over 90. Also when you install the dynamat wear gloves or something and be careful of the metal coating.. You will walk away with some deep cuts if you are not careful.. Trust me.. I know from experience.. it isnt pretty...

 

www.sounddeadenershowdown.com

 

Polo:

If your main concern is heat, then you might want to completely forget the sound deadening materials and go straight to heat deflector materials.

I'm sure Summit an other huge part distributors carry tons of stuff to accomplish what you're looking for. Also, there's a good chance that the stuff cost 1/4 of what the dynamat and alternatives would cost.

So, save cash and stay cool at the same time...