DIY: Cheap Method of Car Damping Using Yoga Mats

[loboprashanth]

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Nice one Varun. Seriously hats off to your creativity. Do give a drive review after installing on the front doors too

 

[Varun560061]

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Amazing DIY, Varun. That’s some creativity. Let me attempt to do this on my car whenever I’m free. To how much extent it has helped?

Thanks, I used to get rattling sound from my hatch door when I used to increase the volume..also rear doors used to rattle when run over pot holes/rough roads now it has been vanished (may be upto 85%).

Nice one Varun. Seriously hats off to your creativity. Do give a drive review after installing on the front doors too

Thanks for your comments, surely will update as soon as I finish it for the front doors..

 

[Mr.Boss]

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Varun, this is what I'm thinking of doing to my NHC. The only concern I had is thickness of the mat. Let me try this next week end.

 

[Varun560061]

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The mat is tick enough to reduce the rattling noise.. try and let me know the result..

 

[ss80]

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I did it to the front doors. I have missed a few spots on the right side door, but on the left door I feel I have done a good job.

Please see pictures below, In M800 the main causes of rattling noise in doors are

1. Metal rods (thin ones that lock/unlock the doors) touch the sheet metal
2. windows glass/roller hitting the sheet metal
3. Metal rods hitting each other
4. Loose bolts/buts holding the doors to the chassy

The left door in my car doesnt produce that squeaking noise every time I go over pot holes! The right side door, I forgot to put the mat pieces between the rod & the sheet metal (on the inside area).

But this is worth the time spent on it, definately reduces the large/loud noises easily.


Driver side Door (normal with door pad)


Door pad removed (dirty interiors visible)


Cleaned the metal interior part with kerosene (great cleaning stuff)


Right side door completed


The left door


Completed Damping


Sticking process


Sticking process


These are the gaps I was mentioning (metal rods hitting each other/ sheet metal)


Yoga mat - 1 Nos - Rs.235, good thickness, 50cmx80cm

Glue - Fevicol SR - Rs.40 for 100ml (more than enough if done only on doors)


Will continue with rear doors soon. Hatch door will have to wait, as I need to copy the DIY of Varun - Remote Hatch & Petrol lid opener)

 

[Varun560061]

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Great, thanks for sharing, as I need to complete on the front doors..it will be helpful..

 

[Mr.Boss]

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Material for DIY (Yoga mats + Fevicol) purchased yesterday. Awaiting this weekend to stipe off my City doors.

 

[Varun560061]

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Great to know that many are doing this .. please update once done ..

 

[Rao66]

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Hi Varun,
Hats off for your excellent creativity. But be careful; Dynamat people may be cursing you!
Regards.

 

[Varun560061]

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Ha ha ..So I shall patent this !! so there will be no issues..

 

[Marun]

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Excellent stuff there Varun. Go ahead and patent this.
What could be the life time of this sort of damping. How much one would get if they have done it professionally.

Ha ha ..So I shall patent this !! so there will be no issues..

 

[Varun560061]

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Thanks, For the price which we have spent on it should last at least 1 year, then its worth of it..

 

[saishibu38380]

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where will i get this yoga mat actually??

 

[Varun560061]

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We can get Yoga mats in all marts/malls (big bazar etc)

 

[Varun560061]

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Today finished the rest of the damping..

I finished it on the front doors, rear end (speaker slots)..SO the remaing would be the roof ,will finish that too..

Need to check for the rattling sound, but the irritating sound is gone when the music playing..(terr terr)

Here are some pic's..