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Yes I read the Sound deadening DIY, but it's kind of a cluster fk. I don't feel like paying for Dynamat, but I don't want my car to stink either. Anyone know first hand how much fatmat smells. I'm open to all suggestios too. How bout a good website to buy it cheap.

 
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It smells terrible...kinda like fresh tar...but it goes away in 2-3 weeks if you roll with your windows down

 
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So you'd say worth it over dynamat?

 
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I didn't notice any smell in the Fatmat I bought. It worked quite well .....

 
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all the asphalt-based deadening pads smell. (fatmat, dynamat, edead). the only mass-market pad I know of that is not asphalt based is raammat. I used it in my civic (also using edead) and it works, but it's a hair more expensive and a little harder to work with since it's thicker.

 
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dynamat is 80% marketing, 20% performance.

 
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http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=206871

 
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you know when they're doing new road and you get that smell like you can't breathe? That's what it is--tar smell. It gets less over time, but you will still smell it when you sniff closeby. I hate the stuff personally.

 
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I recommand dynamat extrem, I just recently tried them, no smell at all and they work good.

 
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That was pretty helpful. YOu should post this in the sticky deadening thread if it's not already there.

I'm torn between fatmat and Raamat now.

 
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I used Dynamat exteme and Fatmat in my car...they are almost the same to me, but fatmat definently smells more.

If you don't thoroughly clean the area where you apply it, fatmat is prone to come off.

 
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I put 100sq ft of fatmat in my car... the smell only stayed for about a week

 
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ya but other people can smell it. You just get used to the smell but its still there.

 
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Hmm, I'm leaning toward Raamat now I guess. Shouldn't be a problem if its thick.

 
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Actually, since I discovered that I cannot find 36 ^2 Ft and that RAAMAT is $120, I'm thinking about going for the 60Ft of Edead off Ebay for $50

 
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i've never smelled anything after I put mine in

 
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EXACTLY!!

 
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Edead is good stuff.

FYI:
Using two-to-three layers on critical parts (floors, doors, side panels, entire trunk (esp. wheels wells) Will take about 200square feet.

Believe me when I say that you want to do it all in one shot. I put down 100 square feet )some raammat, some edead) in the rear half of the car, and then 120 in the front (all edead) and it's a pain to have to take all the seats/carpet/panels/doors out. You can concievably do the doors and trunk separately, but the rear and front floors and side panels you should all do in one day.

 
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Thanks, the 36' would only be for my trunk lid though. I have my doors, floor, quarters, trunk etc. all double layered dynamat extreme I had left over.

 
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Let us know how it goes. I've been going around and around about getting a sheet of Cascade VBmax/block for under my hood. Does it even help with engine noise?