Shop Suggestion Wanted: Audio upgrade and sound-deadening (Upgrading to OEM 400+)

[chezzy79]

I'd like to bring my car in to have someone install the OEM 400+ and fully sound-deaden the car.

The shops I'm currently considering are Speakerlab, Sound Advice, and Systems Unlimited. I'm wondering if anybody has any recommendations?

Also, if you are experienced at this and willing to do it for a fair price, definitely let me know!

[HATED1]

check out Speedzone in Lakewood WA. They take care of a lot our 86 friends. Mention that Bernie referred you.

[starscream1201]

Come see me at Car stereo plus. We have a store in Lynnwood and Mount Vernon. Going through my shop, you'd be about $600 in labor. Then another $300 or so in sound dampening material. Or come buy the material, and I'll do it on my own time, if you can get the car to Mount Vernon. I'll do it all for about $450


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[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by HATED1

check out Speedzone in Lakewood WA. They take care of a lot our 86 friends. Mention that Bernie referred you.

+1 for Speedzone. They have done audio installs on plenty of Twins so they pretty much know the car inside and out.

[chezzy79]

Thank you for all the suggestions so far. I should mention that the quality of the job is more important than the cost being low, although there's obviously a limit. I'm expecting to spend anywhere from $750~2000.

Knowledge about the car itself is very important, but I don't wanna go to a shop where their idea of "sound-deadening" is covering the entire inside of a car in Dynamat, and there are plenty of shops like that. I went to Speedzone's website but they don't mention sound deadening, which kinda concerns me. Has anyone had Speedzone do sound deadening? I'm planning asking around during the 86 Feast on 9/20 as well.

[starscream1201]

Well I personally own an frs, so I know the car well. And I have sound deadened many cars. And doing the whole car is ideal, but there are some shortcuts you can take and still get optimum sound.


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[chezzy79]

Originally Posted by starscream1201

Well I personally own an frs, so I know the car well. And I have sound deadened many cars. And doing the whole car is ideal, but there are some shortcuts you can take and still get optimum sound.


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I think I talked to you in person when I visited your shop, I was gonna hit you up if the other places don't seem promising. What materials will you be using? I'm using this site as some sort of a benchmark to the result i want to achieve.

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by chezzy79

Thank you for all the suggestions so far. I should mention that the quality of the job is more important than the cost being low, although there's obviously a limit. I'm expecting to spend anywhere from $750~2000.

Knowledge about the car itself is very important, but I don't wanna go to a shop where their idea of "sound-deadening" is covering the entire inside of a car in Dynamat, and there are plenty of shops like that. I went to Speedzone's website but they don't mention sound deadening, which kinda concerns me. Has anyone had Speedzone do sound deadening? I'm planning asking around during the 86 Feast on 9/20 as well.

I was only referring to audio jobs from speedzone. Don't know if they have done sound deadening jobs.

[starscream1201]

That's a very informative site. I don't have it down to an exact science like they do, but I approach with a very similar attack. I don't cover every square inch of the surface, I do it in strips and pieces throughout, and large pieces to cover an entire surface in a noisy area. (I.E floorboard, wheel wells, lower firewall) we use scosche accumat at the shop, which is a very similar product to dynamat. I myself prefer dynamat, but as with anything else, you get what you pay for. It costs a bit more, but I would recommend spending the extra money.


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[chezzy79]

If I buy the materials from http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/, will you help me install it? I'll bring the car up to Mt. Vernon, and would obviously pay you enough to make it worth your time.

I think this may be the most expensive option since just the materials will run $800+ including shipping, but the most effective. Let me know what you think. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Dynamat only reduces vibration, so it doesn't absorb or block any sound. I don't think I can get the result I want without using a combination of at least a few different materials, like MLV's.

[starscream1201]

I could do it. And you're not wrong, but dynamat had a few different materials. The basic one that you would find in most audio shops, is mostly for vibration. But also helps out with road noise. But as I said, they have more materials that most shops don't carry. Dynamat designed their product to be layered over, using all of their materials for optimum noise reduction. But I'm not gonna try to sell you chocolate ice cream if you came in wanting vanilla. If you're set on buying materials from that website, then go for it. I don't have any experience with their stuff, so I can't give you any insight on how well it works. Just from reading, they sound like they know what they're doing lol


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