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The Garage - Subaru Soundproofing

The Garage: Subaru Sound Deadening Projects

The Garage: Subaru Sound Deadening Projects

Featured Build: 2014 Outback Sound Deadening

Chuck's 2014 outback

Chuck loves his Subaru, but it had some major road noise coming from the rear. After some research, he stumbled across Second Skin and never looked back. We hooked him up with the right product combination of materials to stop the road noise once and for all. Chuck chose to use the closed cell foam and the automotive MLV separately to give him more flexibility to accommodate some of the parts of his vehicle that had a little less clearance. After cutting patterns to fit his exact interior, he was able to reattach panels and carpet extremely easily. With that 100% noise barrier, he ended road noise for good. Check out Chuck's weekend project where he combined OverKill Pro and Luxury Liner to create an extremely effective automotive noise barrier.

subaru outback sound deadening

Chuck bought this 2014 Outback to enjoy the outdoors and go on road trip adventures. Unfortunately, it had a lot of drone and tire noise. After treating the floor, wheel wells, and doors with Second Skin, all that's in the past!

subaru outback door insulation

These inner door skins were bare bones metal. No wonder the noise came right through.

subaru outback door noise barrier

That is some clean looking mass load vinyl Luxury Liner work with closed cell foam OverKill underneath for decoupling. Now off to repeat it 3 more times...

subaru outback wheel wells insulation

Those rear wheel well's have absolutely nothing on them from the factory. Time to skin them with 3/8" thick OverKill Pro and 1/8" thick Luxury Liner for thermal insulation and to block out that stubborn air borne noise from the tires, exhaust, and road.

subaru outback wheel wells noise barrier

Much better...that is how you get those dB's down. Block out that road noise before it creates headaches and general irritation on those long trips.

mass loaded vinyl noise barrier

For the trunk walls, Chuck continued on with the OverKill Pro + Luxury Liner combination, putting a stop to even the loudest air borne noises.

end road noise with mlv on the car floor

Chuck finished off the project by applying the closed cell foam and mass loaded vinyl combination throughout the back seat and floor of the Outback. At highway speeds, Chuck reported a drop of around 7 dB and eliminated all of the exhaust drone that was giving him headaches. Another satisfied customer! Second Skin For The Win!!!  

More Subaru Sound Deadening Projects

brz sound deadening

2013 brz coupe

Type of Project: Full Car Soundproofing (Floor, Doors, Ceiling, & Trunk)

Products Used: 66 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadener (Floor/Doors/Ceiling/Trunk)

42 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Sound Barrier Material (Floor/Trunk Floor)

32 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Hydrophobic Melamine Foam (Doors/Ceiling)

Accessories: Full Car Soundproofing Tools Bundle

wrx sound deadening

2005 Impreza WRX

Type of Project: WRX Sound Deadening Floor, Doors, Trunk, & Wheel Wells

Products Used: 58 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Sound Deadener (Floor/Doors/Trunk)

58 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Mass Loaded Vinyl (Floor/Doors/Trunk)

18 Sq Ft of OverKill Pro Closed Cell Foam (Inner Door Skins)

16 Sq Ft of Spectrum Liquid Sound Deadening (Wheel Wells)

Accessories: Spray Adhesive (2 cans), Wooden Hand Roller, Spectrum Spray Gun

AndreW's Subaru Impreza Full CAR Sound Deadening project

Andrew D used a 80 sqft Damplifier Pro Sedan Pack to cover the doors, floor, trunk, and back hatch with complete coverage.

Subaru Impreza Soundproof

Subaru floor stripped and cleaned all ready for that butyl treatemnt.

Subaru sound deadening CLD

WOW, what a difference that black on black foil makes inside of this ride...so sexy!!!

Subaru Impreza Soundproof

Passenger side and back seat floor all cleaned and ready.

Subaru floor soundproofing

The full cabin floor with about 35 sqft of Damplifier Pro for 100% coverage.

Subaru Impreza Soundproof

Rear seat area of the car stripped and cleaned with denatured alcohol.

Subaru Impreza Soundproof

Rear seat area looking real good and quiet. We recommend cutting out around the access ports in this area as most times they are for the fuel tank or fuel pump access points.

Subaru trunk sound deadening

Left side of the trunk/hatch area on the car skinned with about 20 sqft total of Damplifier Pro in the trunk.

Subaru Impreza Soundproof

Right side of the trunk/hatch area of this Subaru fully skinned with Damplifier Pro. Wheel wells are very important to cover with 100% coverage even if you are only doing 40-60% coverage in other areas of the vehicle, don't skimped on the wheel wells.

Subaru Impreza Soundproof

Rear hatch lid covered with about 8 sqft of Damplifier Pro.

Subaru door soundproofing

Driver's side front door skinned with 6 sqft of Damplifier Pro, making cut outs for the lock mechanisms and other items to keep them fully functional.

Subaru Impreza Soundproof

Passenger side front door skinned with Damplifier Pro.

Subaru Impreza Soundproof

And don't forget those rear doors, they need that Second Skin love too....great looking work Andrew.

2005 Subaru Forester Wagon Soundproofing

2005 Forester xt by toast_king

Type of Project: Full Floor, Ceiling, All 5 Doors (Inner & Outer Skins)

Products Used: 120 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadener (Floor/Doors/Ceiling/Cargo Area)

60 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Sound Barrier Material (Floor/Cargo Floor)

40 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Hydrophobic Melamine Foam (Doors/Hatch Door)

Accessories: Dual Lock Reclosable Fasteners, Wooden Roller

2018 Subaru WRX Soundproofing

2018 wrx

Type of Project: WRX Sound Deadening Doors & Trunk

Products Used: 45 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Sound Deadener (Doors/Trunk)

25 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Mass Loaded Vinyl (Trunk)

24 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam (Outer Door Skins)

Accessories: Double Sided Tape, Wooden Hand Roller, Speaker Tweakers

WRX Soundblocking MLV

2019 Subaru WRX

Type of Project: Doors (MLV Inner Skin)

Products Used: 30 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadener (Doors Inner & Outer Skin)

24 Sq Ft of OverKill Closed Cell Foam (Doors)

24 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Sound Barrier Material (Doors)

Accessories: Dual Lock Reclosable Fasteners, Wooden Roller

Subaru STI Soundproof

2016 STI

Type of Project: STI Sound Deadening Floor, Doors & Trunk

Products Used: 80 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Sound Deadener (Doors/Floor/Trunk)

28 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam (Outer Door Skins)

Accessories: Wooden Hand Roller, Speaker Tweakers

Galicia322's Subaru Trunk Install

Subaru full trunk install using the Bulk Pack 36 sqft of Damplifier Pro box for complete coverage along with a Wooden Roller.

Subaru Trunk Sound Install

Trunk floor before adding Damplifier Pro, cleaned with denatured alcohol.

Subaru Trunk Sound Deadening Kit

Trunk floor after about 15 sqft of Damplifier Pro.

Subaru Trunk Sound Install

Trunk walls before Damplifier Pro.

Subaru Trunk Sound Install

Trunk walls and wheel wells covered with about 5 sqft of Damplifier Pro on each side of the trunk.

Subaru Trunk Sound Install

Rear deck of trunk before Damplifier Pro.

Subaru Trunk Sound Install Sound Deadening

Rear deck after about 4 sqft of Damplifier Pro used to stop the vibrations. We do not recommend applying the Damplifier Pro to the speaker like in this picture.

WRX Floor Sound Barrier

2015 WRX

Type of Project: Floor, Trunk Floor

Products Used: 54 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Mass Loaded Vinyl (Floor/Trunk Floor)

Accessories: Spray Adhesive (2 cans), Vinyl Tape

2020 Subaru WRX sport tech rs

Type of Project: Floor, Doors, & Rear Cargo Area

Products Used: 84 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadener (Floor/Doors/Cargo Area)

50 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Sound Barrier Material (Floor/Cargo Area)

24 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Hydrophobic Melamine Foam (Outer Door Skins)

Accessories: Double Sided Tape, Wooden Roller