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Ranger 6

Member Since: 17 Jan 2019
Location: Yorkshireman trapped in a Surrey postcode
Posts: 205

1988 Defender 90 V8 Petrol CSW Rimini Red

Keeping it quiet - budget sound deadening

In an effort to make the journey experience a little better we have stripped out the rear seats and added some sound deadening materials. After some research the decision was made not to take the expensive route with Dynamat or similar as the bus is often used hard.

Firstly the procurement process and eBay was the chosen tool. A collection of boxes and deliveries ensued with closed cell foam, industrial rubber mat and cheap carpet landing on the doorstep.

First step was to clean out the back of the bus. It's a factory CSW so has the full complement of folding seats:

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to this:

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Next was the closed cell foam - using a spray contact adhesive to help each panel was applied individually:

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To save a photo of each stage the foam went up each side under the windows and finally onto the bulkhead:

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The carpet was carefully cut to go over each side in one piece and with liberal application of the contact adhesive was glued in place and finished off with the chequer plate style rubber mat:

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The last step was to put the seats back in - the decision has been made at this stage to leave the left hand seats in the garage to allow more 'stuff' to be carried. An offcut of the floor mat has been put on the wheel arch, but we might even get some boxes bolted in.

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For those interested in the budget - the whole lot came in under £50 and has proved a real success, conversation is much improved. I've still got some of the foam which some was used on the battery box cover, the rest I might use under the bonnet. 90 V8 CSW - 1988

22nd Apr 2020 5:03pm

Hufflepuff

Member Since: 25 Oct 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 727

Visually it looks a lot nicer place to sit than before too, good job Ranger

2005 Td5 90 XS
1989 V8 110 CSW

23rd Apr 2020 11:06am

Ranger 6

Member Since: 17 Jan 2019
Location: Yorkshireman trapped in a Surrey postcode
Posts: 205

Thanks

90 V8 CSW - 1988

23rd Apr 2020 12:28pm

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