I have a Black 00 Lightning and I am thinking of putting B-Quiet damping material in all of the interior panels.My questions are,how difficult is it to pull the headliner down in the Lightning?How many layers do you recommend?If it gets too thick,say like 4 layers,will I be able to get everything back in place and any chance of the adhesive letting go in this Florida heat?

[This message has been edited by Y2KBLKLITNIN (edited 06-21-2000).]

 

It will not hurt to apply the b-quiet to your doors and door panels. You can do the entire inside of the truck, EXCEPT< for the roof. B-Quiet does not even recommend that you do this due to the fact of hear and that it may let turn loose. They say do it at your own risk.

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I've done the entire inside except for the headliner, and I'd recommend against applying it there. You may want to check into the spray dampeners for that area.

I put two layers everywhere and three layers on the rear wall.

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Check out www.bloodog.com for pix on BQuiet installation. He also didn't do the top.

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Thanks for the info guys!I just received my B-Quiet material.A fellow lightning owner has a decibel meter,I will get readings before and after the sound deadner is applied.

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[This message has been edited by Y2KBLKLITNIN (edited 07-10-2000).]

 

I sound deadened my entire truck. I put dynamat from the fire wall back to the back of the front seats. Then dynamat spray and undercoating from there back and up the rear wall. I also undercoated the underneath of my truck. I took db readings and got about a 2-3 or 4 db drop across the board. I didn't do the roof but I do think it should be done. As I was buffing the roof of my truck the other day I noticed that the roof resonated quite a bit.
YSKBLKLITNIN: The headliners are easy to take out. All the panels on the "A" and "B" pillars just pop off. Actually you shouldn't have to take the panels in the back all the way off. Just loosen the tops. That way you don't have to undo the seat belts. Then pop the light cover off and you will see some screws. Then unscrew the visors and it should drop down. Just slide it forward and to one side and it will drop down. Good luck.

 

Thanks red97,tropic traveler,spyder207,and firehawk,I will keep you posted on my results!

 

Don't put B-Quiet on the roof. The adhesive isn't strong enough to hold it's weight up. That and the direct sun on the roof will make a melted mess.

If you want to insulate the roof, use that heat shield padding you can get from JC Whitney. It will not only deaden sound, but keep your cab cooler in summer and warmer in winter. You can stick it up with 3M spray adhesive or anything comparable.

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Finished with B-Quiet material inside the cab.Put 3 and 4 layers down on the floor and the back wall.I covered the air extractors in the back also.Put 1 layer of material on the doors,and used 3 spray cans of Dynamat for the inside of the door.I could not get my arm inside the door to use the rolled material,so used the spray cans instead.If you use the Dynamat spray cans,make sure you shake the cans a lot.There are so many solids in this material,it will plug up the spray tip if not suspended.So the bottom line,the truck is 8 db's quieter at 55 mph.I used a sound level meter made by Radio Shack cat.no.33-2050.At 55 mph before the the install meter read 68 db's and after it read 60 db's.If i had it to do over again,I might consider using Dynamat.I am concerned about the heat on the back wall,it might let go and slide down as another guy had posted.With the vents covered in the back,the doors shut a bit harder and the air conditioner does not move air as well when put on AC mode,if I crack the window a bit,it draws outside air better.I only use Max Air setting,so this only circulates the air inside the cab.My wife noticed the difference,she loves it.She said it is almost as quiet as her car.So now I am going to get decibel reading on her 99 Cad.Eld.ETC BTW it took about 1.5 rolls of B-Quiet material to do this job.