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I've seen those pink Jeeps before, I just don't think I've seen chrome Bridgers!
A Story of Indecision and Frivolous Spending
- Thread starter Chris
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I've seen those pink Jeeps before, I just don't think I've seen chrome Bridgers!
Once, I took my Jeep out on the same trail(s) as the pink Jeep Sedona tours. I wasn't impressed with the pink Jeep drivers. The guy I ran into acted like it was his private trail.
I just got in the Sait cut off wheels Blaine was talking about. I'm looking forward to comparing them to the 2 Walter discs I have left.
Chris, idk if you're still planning on cutting steel up, but if you still need some discs and don't want 50 I'd sell you a few at my cost ($58.50 for 50).
OP
I'd take you up on that offer. I have 5 of the 3M Cubitron II discs in my garage that Blaine recommended as well. But hey... 50 discs for less than $60? How could I say no to that! One can never have too many cutting discs, right?
Right!? Out of everything going on with that particular Jeep, @Chris notices the chrome wheels...hmmmm.
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Following @mots lead, I finished insulating the rear of my TJ today.
I used the Noico 80 mil sound deadening material as the base. I went a step further than most of these other guys though and used the Noico 170 mil insulation on top of it.
Here's some photos of the finished product:
Tomorrow I'm going to do the front, which should hopefully be easier than the back. I'll tell you, even with as pliable as this stuff is, doing the rear was time consuming, and a pain in the butt due to the curvature of the wheel wells. I had to do a number of smaller pieces to fill in the areas that the material wouldn't easily conform to.
It looks excellent though, and with 250 mil of material, this should make the inside much, much quieter.
I used the Noico 80 mil sound deadening material as the base. I went a step further than most of these other guys though and used the Noico 170 mil insulation on top of it.
Here's some photos of the finished product:
Tomorrow I'm going to do the front, which should hopefully be easier than the back. I'll tell you, even with as pliable as this stuff is, doing the rear was time consuming, and a pain in the butt due to the curvature of the wheel wells. I had to do a number of smaller pieces to fill in the areas that the material wouldn't easily conform to.
It looks excellent though, and with 250 mil of material, this should make the inside much, much quieter.
Starrs
TJ Guru
I can’t wait for you to finish my build! Keep it up when it’s time for me to buy one this one should be for sale lol
OP
This will be 250 mil total. I’m hoping it cuts down on noise significantly. That top insulation layer will also help quite a bit with keeping heating and A/C inside.
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Just a single layer of the Noico 80 mil is a dramatic improvement. It is one of the best mods I have done (#1 for the wife honestly). I can't wait to hear Chris' review after he drives it. His will be even better with the additional layer. @Chris, do you already have a hood liner (Rubicon's did I thought)? That is what I did next for stage 2, LOL!
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I don’t have a hood liner, so I will be doing that as well. My understanding is that only the LJs got the hood liner. I still need to buy some material to do the hood with.
Yes, definitely carpet is needed over it. It's a closed cell foam that is water proof and mold resistant, but it will tear easily if you don't have some protection over it. Bed Rug or Bed Tred would be a nice compliment. Road noise over the rear wheel wells was a noticeable improvement. I'm holding off on doing any DB testing until I change out my noisy ass tires for some all terrains.
Did you test the DB before you installed the sound deadener?
If you did dont you want to see what just the sound deadener changed?
