Sound Deadening

The first thing I actually did to my truck was start the sound deadening process. This basically consists of tearing everything out of the truck, laying down a dampening mat, and then putting it all back together.

I love a nice stereo. Part of a nice stereo is sound deadening. Most people skip this step, but I hate vibrations and respect other people’s privacy. It bothers me when you hear some dummy’s loud stereo booming as you drive down the road. It bothers me more when you hear his license plate or trunk vibrating. It sounds like crap.

This is where the dampening comes in. It basically adds mass to the thin metal and stops it’s vibration. This is the first step in the sound deadening process.

I’ve used several different brands and the one I like the best is Second Skin. The product I used is called Damplifier. Damplifier Pro is probably better, but I’m a cheapskate so I’ve only used the regular stuff.

The tear down begins!

You can see in the last pic that the foil changed from silver to black. There’s no difference in the product except color. The manufacture stopped producing it in silver.

That’s all the sound deadening I have done for now. I actually have a little bit more to install under where the floor mats are. I just ran out of time that day and haven’t gotten back to it yet. When I find the rest of my stereo components I’ll install the rest of the deadener.