I found last night that the Dynamat Xtreme sticks very well to the plastics in the center console. I used it to line the bottom, in hopes that the reflective layer might help just a bit in keeping it cooler. I took all the little bits and pieces I had left and used them on the brackets, so that noise and heat would be less able to transmit along them. It's not going to quiet things completely, but those pieces sure are solid now, and that's got to help some. That, and I just didn't want to throw all the bits away. I'll run some hot glue around their edges so they don't attract dirt and grime.
I also used some on the area surrounding the cubby bin latch. When you snap that thing shut now, it sounds like it's made of wood.
Actually, even just to lay things on and touch, the whole console feels nicer now. And believe me, that stuff isn't going anywhere in hot weather. It LOVED that console plastic. I'm quite surprised at just how sticky they have got this stuff nowadays. Screw that old asphalt crap. Xtreme is the cat's ass. After using this for a while now for installs, and now on my own vehicle as I see fit, I can say that if I couldn't afford this stuff, and there was no hope of saving the money, I still wouldn't go back to the old kind. I'd spray undercoating first.
I'm not surprised at how well it improves the feel and solidity of trim, I've seen that many times. What amazes me is just how far they have come in only a few years with this stuff. It used to be such a bitch to install, and it got so gummy in the heat that in some cases it was hardly any improvement. Now, though, I'd say go for it to people who aren't even interested in their sound system. Heck, it doesn't even smell anymore. It's win/win all the way, if you can swing the price.
I figured I'd not only roll it where everyone else does, I'd also try to use it intelligently to increase the feel of quality in the vehicle.
Sound is a given, I was going to do this for sound anyway. But now, I'm on a mission. I'm flat out tired of hopping in the vehicle and sweating with the A/C on. I'm going to put a stop to that. I know that as soon as I put that solid floor on the rack, there was an absolute world of difference in the interior temperature on hot days. For anyone with the chicken floor, you are missing out big time. It's worth all the hard work and money for the solid floor, just to get the lower interior temperatures.
I'm telling you, Ho, I know you are reading this
, if you shut my console lid, you would go out and buy a roll of this stuff just for that alone.
Cheers,
Kennith