MEMORY FOAM SOUND DEADENER
This is my first attempt at this so feel free to ask any questions if I forgot something.
Let me start by saying this was not my idea. I saw it in the mk5 forums, but cannot find it or rememember who posted it. If it was your idea feel free to claim it.
Instead of buying products such as dynomat, I decided to use a 1.5 inch thick memory foam matress top that you can get at Walmart for ~$50. A full size matress top is more than enough for a two door. I was able to put a little in the hatch panel too.
I started out by removing the door panels.. Here is a step by step write up I found really helpful.
http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5095
Once the panels were removed I cut the foam to roughly the shape of the panels and romoved any foam in the way of the speakers, wire plug-ins and cut holes for the clips. Dont forget to make holes for teh screws! It was a giant pain in the ass to install the panel and remove it for two little screws. I also found it helpful to remove a little from the edges for ease of reinstilation.
My first impression of the install was pretty good. I sat in my car and found most of the outside noise was no longer there. So I decided to go for a test drive on a pretty rough road and the ride was much quieter. The next day I took the car on the interstate and it was glorious! My golf is almost or as quiet as my friends CC.
Overall its not perfect and kinda sloppy, but for ~$50 and a couple hours of work its one helluva deal compared to other overpriced products.
This is my first attempt at this so feel free to ask any questions if I forgot something.
Let me start by saying this was not my idea. I saw it in the mk5 forums, but cannot find it or rememember who posted it. If it was your idea feel free to claim it.
Instead of buying products such as dynomat, I decided to use a 1.5 inch thick memory foam matress top that you can get at Walmart for ~$50. A full size matress top is more than enough for a two door. I was able to put a little in the hatch panel too.
I started out by removing the door panels.. Here is a step by step write up I found really helpful.
http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5095
Once the panels were removed I cut the foam to roughly the shape of the panels and romoved any foam in the way of the speakers, wire plug-ins and cut holes for the clips. Dont forget to make holes for teh screws! It was a giant pain in the ass to install the panel and remove it for two little screws. I also found it helpful to remove a little from the edges for ease of reinstilation.
My first impression of the install was pretty good. I sat in my car and found most of the outside noise was no longer there. So I decided to go for a test drive on a pretty rough road and the ride was much quieter. The next day I took the car on the interstate and it was glorious! My golf is almost or as quiet as my friends CC.
Overall its not perfect and kinda sloppy, but for ~$50 and a couple hours of work its one helluva deal compared to other overpriced products.