1968 Firebird convertible -- has anyone used Dynamat, Second Skin or Hushmat for sound deadening products on floor board under carpet, trunk and/or door panels? What is your suggestion or experience with such products? Is such a product worth using on convertibles?
There is your key question. If the top is down 95% of the time, it won't do a thing. It will only help slightly with the top up because so much noise comes through the top and the well. But it does help with engine and road heat cooking your legs and toes!
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
I agree with Craig... the only thing it will do is reduce the heat in a convertible, which it does well. We used HVAC duct wrapping from home depot. It has an adhesive back with about 1/4" foam batting and aluminum foil cover which applies just like the other sound deadening products. Works well with heat deflection. We did use it in the doors but in hindsight would not, although they sound pretty solid closing.
The home depot stuff was much cheaper and less than $75 to do the entire car.
I'd certainly use it on the floor boards and center console. No on the doors and trunk. Just my $0.02
make sure to do the rear wheelhouses, trunk divider, and by the rear window regulators. It stops a lot of road/exhaust noise and echoing from the trunk from the not so dead bodies. lol.