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Unfortunately I made the hideous decision of getting Amazon ones because they know how to hit a price/performance target. Those bastards!

I originally had only planned on replacing the factory one on the driver side so I only ordered one pack, but once I got into it and realized I was doing all of it I had to order another pack.

Well the process continues, finally!

I added more rows behind. You can see the grey paint where there was factory material that isn't covered, but overall more coverage on more flat areas the better.

That's the vibration this stuff absorbs: flat areas of sheet metal.

That's why I added more to some key areas in the front and the back: 👇

Up front I added the piece on top of the trans tunnel as well as the sides. When I took the shift boot off the 4x4 stick, the drivetrain noise was deafening.

I think this is gonna reduce a lot of cabin noise.

That's just engine noise to however, and I think a lot of road noise comes in the back, so I didn't stop here 👇

There was absolutely no factory deadening back here. I used what I had left to cover the biggest flat panels I could. I could easily add 3-4 more panels. I also didn't have any left over for the rear doors. 

So I'll likely end up getting more someday. 

I did see however, add some to the front doors. Ended up having a strange problem tho 👇

There was this old painted on stuff that is different than the factory sound deadening. More like bed liner, which also is a type of sound deadener, but not the butyl rubber kind I've been replacing. 

I'm not sure if it was just easier to apply this kind in the door or why the difference. But it was not coming off, and the new stuff wouldn't stick to it. So I couldn't do as much as I wanted in the doors anyway. 

I'll have to tackle those problems another day. This truck has to get back on the road soon! 

Time to put the interior back in...👇

And so it begins!

All this because the cab lights leaked this winter and I decided I had to pull the carpet to dry it out 🤣

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Cost/benefit trade-off.

The Amazon stuff hits a great price point for "good enough". It's cheaper and thicker than a lot of budget products.

All-in I'm less than $50 on this project and I've more than doubled the original factory coverage. I was only originally planning on replacing the factory stuff, so I'm already exceeding my goals 🤷

Anything over like 40% coverage has drastically reducing marginal benefit for butyl vibration material from what I've researched.

Closed cell acoustic foam would be better money spent, imo, for additional benefit. I may add a little more to the rear area tho, we'll see.

I’d say just do the whole floor in silver from summit racing

this is gorgeous. that interior is a trip down memory lane fo sho.