Sound deadening
Discussion
Hello all,
First time posting in here but a camper appears to have arrived in our driveway.
Although it is brand new and very nice inside I would like to upgrade the speakers and, most importantly, the sound deadening.
We are based in Hertfordshire and I have been looking round for a company to take this on without much success so far.
Whilst I am reasonably competent with these things I do not have any time before we plan to use it in April.
From any of you that have done this before is there a company you might recommend? If not do you think I should be heading for car audio specialists or camper specialists?
Many thanks
First time posting in here but a camper appears to have arrived in our driveway.
Although it is brand new and very nice inside I would like to upgrade the speakers and, most importantly, the sound deadening.
We are based in Hertfordshire and I have been looking round for a company to take this on without much success so far.
Whilst I am reasonably competent with these things I do not have any time before we plan to use it in April.
From any of you that have done this before is there a company you might recommend? If not do you think I should be heading for car audio specialists or camper specialists?
Many thanks
Spuffington said:
I can highly recommend Audiofile at Bishops Stortford. He did an X5 for me a good few years ago now but he s one of the best in the business.
Lead times might be an issue though.
They look decent, thanks for the pointer. I will give them a call in the morning. Hopefully my timescales will work within theirs. Lead times might be an issue though.
POIDH said:
Another one who says get it all working properly first, so that warranty support is not compromised.
When you say sound deadening, do you mean cab while driving or the accomodation?
Thank you (and Josh) for that pointer. It has been stayed in and driven over from Germany already by my brothers in laws who have a similar camper and all seems really good so far so it has had a little bit of a test run. When you say sound deadening, do you mean cab while driving or the accomodation?
The main thing is wind noise on the road, dialling that down a bit would be a real bonus with the added benefit of better night times.
Just to update this thread.
The van went off to Audiofile in Bishops Stortford, thank you to those that recommended them.
We added sound deadening to the whole of the front cab floor, dashboard and doors.
We also put new Audison speakers in the doors, upper dash and in the rear.
Sound quality and staging has improved massively. The van is also a lot quieter between 20 and 62mph. Above 62mph the lack of aerodynamics takes over again!
At a steady cruise of 62mph on decent tarmac it now registers 67db.
Audio file did a great job, were far from cheap but certainly provided a good service.
The van went off to Audiofile in Bishops Stortford, thank you to those that recommended them.
We added sound deadening to the whole of the front cab floor, dashboard and doors.
We also put new Audison speakers in the doors, upper dash and in the rear.
Sound quality and staging has improved massively. The van is also a lot quieter between 20 and 62mph. Above 62mph the lack of aerodynamics takes over again!
At a steady cruise of 62mph on decent tarmac it now registers 67db.
Audio file did a great job, were far from cheap but certainly provided a good service.
It was mainly Skinz car sound deadening. I’ll add some pictures below to get an idea of the work done.
The speakers are all being run off the standard head unit which is plenty for this. I did consider adding a Sub but it would probably have been overkill and we are also very aware of being close to the weight limit for the ‘van already.
The speakers are all being run off the standard head unit which is plenty for this. I did consider adding a Sub but it would probably have been overkill and we are also very aware of being close to the weight limit for the ‘van already.
Spuffington said:
Glad to hear Gary sorted you out and that are you pleased with their work.
Certainly not cheap but workmanship is on a par.
Keep enjoying the van!
Many thanks Certainly not cheap but workmanship is on a par.
Keep enjoying the van!
The van is off on its adventures around Europe for the next 18 months now with my brother.
I’ll look forward to using it again at some point. Proper decent bit of kit.
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