Sound Deadening on a Suzuki Jimny. Is It Worth It?

[@ramiretz]

thank you fordoing all this work and sharing your honest opinion and the results in db with us

[@jimmys_jimny]

No worries mate! I’d say for sure my experience is different from others due to my mid terrain tyres etc but overall gives you a good start :)

[@Jsmashfq]

Sound deadening is so important for this car. I got my Jimny completely sound proofed today and it drives and feels like a charm.

[@jimmys_jimny]

Good to hear mate! Did you get the roof done too? Interested to know your mods, I think the muddies are the biggest source of noise for me now of course 😂

[@Jsmashfq]

@@jimmys_jimny Everything! I got everything done. Even the hood. You use the car properly as an off roading vehicle 😂 This is what it's meant for. I only use it on the road so i installed customized seats just to make the car more comfortable. I posted a short video of the sound deadening but later I will make a video of the interior. Hope it is helpful for other Jimmy owners 😊

[@jimmys_jimny]

@@Jsmashfq I think the roof would make a difference too! Might get to it one day! What seats did you go with? I’m planning on shifting towards doing more touring than off-road

[@jimmys_jimny]

Thank you!

[@Jsmashfq]

@@jimmys_jimny You're welcome))

[@CasperLabuschagne]

I will be upgrading the Jimny speakers, most certainly the front speakers, and will most certainly install sound deadening over at least 30% to 40% of the front doors in order to improve the performance of the front speakers. This will not reduce the road-noise overall but will dramatically improve the performance of the speakers. The only reason I might still consider applying sound deadening to the rest of the Jimny is that since I am driving in the murderously hot sun in Africa and since I spend many hours observing and photographing wildlife from a parked Jimny, I am seriously considering effective insulation against heat. If one is going to go to the expense of applying proper thermal insulation, not applying a sound-deadening layer first will be short-sighted. I has been claimed, though not verified, that the engine hood is a major source of noise transmitted into the rest of any vehicle and that sound deadening as well as thermal insulation applied to the engine hood is highly effective at reducing overall engine noise as well as presumably road noise from the front wheels. The reduced heat also protects the paint on the hood from heat damage. One of the factors that appeal the most to me regarding the Jimny and that certainly sets the Jimny apart from most other vehicles, is that most projects are not beyond my limited technical skills and your video has provided a great deal of courage that I can strip the interior down and apply the proper sound and thermal insulation in future. This is most certainly not a trivial project, but most certainly do-able.

[@jimmys_jimny]

From an insulation perspective I could certainly see the benefit! I’m sure there are some brands out there that are specifically designed to have better heat proofing abilities like you said! Yeah even putting sound deadening on the firewall made a significant difference! The only thing I was worried about was putting sound deadening in the engine bay and causing too much heat to be retained causing long term issues or simply overheating

[@MightyOverlander]

Great job Jimmy, very informative. Good to see some hard numbers to go off for in a set up similar to mine.

[@jimmys_jimny]

Thanks mate! So hard to quantify the numbers with just my opinion, sound levels are so hard to gauge without a set way to measure them

[@clooperman3745]

@@jimmys_jimny l replaced my Defender 90 Td5 with a new Jimny, the Jimny is much more refined than the Td5, in my Jimny l do notice the wine from the transfer box which l didn't notice in the Td5, result, l'm happy as it is!

[@jimmys_jimny]

That’s fantastic! I do love defenders, but yes unfortunately they’re too out dated now. Have you tried the warranty route for the transfer case wine?

[@clooperman3745]

@@jimmys_jimny l didn't mean there was a problem with the Jimny's transfer case, what l was implying was that my diesel Defender was a lot noisier inside and l couldn't hear its transfer case, l had the same problem with my S1 Range Rovers in the 70s and 80s, they were so quiet inside that you could hear their transfer boxes whining.

[@jimmys_jimny]

Ah fair enough! Crazy I always wanted a defender.. now I’ve got a Jimny I can’t see myself switching 😂

[@deltafoxtrot2]

Good video and explanation. I have had a few Jimnys and now a JB74. The car has absolutely no soundproofing compared to a saloon car and at motorway speeds it can become very noisy above 100kph which can be a shock to the system if it is your first Jimny after having a normal car. To be fair the Jimny is a utility vehicle so such niceties as a sound proofing are not an essential bit of kit. I was thinking of getting military grade throat mic and headset so I can talk to the wife when the car is at full chat... :-)

[@jimmys_jimny]

Absolutely mate I agree, there really isn’t much you can do to make it silent, other than removing the silly mods and making it stock standard but let’s be honest I’m not doing that 😂. I think the throat mic would be a good idea, I think I’ll be investing in some earplugs so I can’t hear a thing 🤣

[@deltafoxtrot2]

@@jimmys_jimny :-) :-)

[@ExploreJimny]

Great video!! I’ve used a thicker material for my doors so far and have noticed a great difference. I might make a video and compare this to yours (after installing the rest) in terms of the difference in material we’ve used. ☺️🤘🏽

[@jimmys_jimny]

I think the biggest notice from doing the doors was the speakers sounding 100x better! Cut out all of the vibration and distortion at full volume, I don’t even feel the need to upgrade the speakers now

[@jimmys_jimny]

I’m keen for a comparison video just let me know when 👌🏼

[@ExploreJimny]

@@jimmys_jimny That was my biggest takeout from that as well! The sound doesn't travel along the doors anymore which made the sound quality soo much better!

[@jimmys_jimny]

Pretty weird I’ve got to say, it was the last thing I was expecting for some reason 😂 have you upgraded the front speakers already?

[@ExploreJimny]

@@jimmys_jimny Yes I upgraded them a while ago which was a massive difference to say the least, however the doors just didn't make it sound as good as I wanted to. Hence it sounds so much better now! :)

[@Curious359]

Can you use the sound deadening effectivly over the plastic doors like that? Everyone else puts it onto the metal

[@jimmys_jimny]

What do you mean mate? The sound deadening is applied to the metal panels only

[@23ofSeptember]

What happens if you flood your Jimny again with all the SD? Does that need to be removed again also?

[@jimmys_jimny]

Uhhh I’ll just stay away from the water 🤣 going to put in some secondary door seals 👌🏼

[@AaronGrayOutdoors]

I found installing the sound deadening to be a major pain that I only did the back half of the car. Then again, I didn’t do it for road noise but for better sounding audio. Install a good sound system and you might find your $300 well spent 👍

[@jimmys_jimny]

Yeah I left that out, massive improvement to the front speakers, and I did install the rear speakers while doing the deadening. Like I said in the video the biggest issue I have was my understanding of what it would do - no fault of the product, I still think it’s great, but just not for what I had imagined (lack of research I suppose)

[@erichad318]

Super interesting to see the disassembling process and installation, even it didnt make a massive difference. I wonder if adding some sound deadening material to the roof would have made a bigger difference

[@jimmys_jimny]

Cheers mate! Hmm I think to some extent it would, but in reality my biggest issue is the roof rack and light bar, without them I don’t think you need it. Also I feel that a lot of the noise is coming through the windows more than the roof being a single glazed window

[@mar7oum1233]

How many SQM I need to buy for my Jimny 2022?

[@frifrafrey]

Hi. I will put sounddeadner on everywhere on my jimny. Your vídeo was disapointing about the real sound deadning but i willtry anyways. Do you know how to disassembly the interior roof ? Thanks for sharing your experience

[@jimmys_jimny]

Hey mate I haven’t done the roof unfortunately, looks like a few plastic clips and also the hand grips then you’ll be able to pull it off Let me know how you go with it!

[@chrishurley5711]

Thanks, very helpful I may just buy some loop ears instead

[@anaissoler978]

Hey ! I have a question, do you have a seat protection on your Jimny’s seats, or did you replace the original seats by ones customized ? Can you tell me where did you get these please ? Enjoy your content 😊

[@jimmys_jimny]

Thank you! Yeah I have seat covers from Razorback 4x4! They’re fantastic the quality is great and the fit is perfect

[@mharro88]

most of it would be from those high profile tyres surely?

[@jimmys_jimny]

Yeah mate that was part of the considerations in the video, that and the roof rack/awnings Not really a quiet car 🤣 shaped like a brick too

[@edenhunter9904]

I think the roof rack creates the majority of the annoying noise in the Jimny. There's an aftermarket wind deflector I'm going to try....☺

[@jimmys_jimny]

With some yes, but the front runner one is pretty much silent and comes with two different deflectors you can use if needed :)

[@vassyakun01]

For best results it wise to plan out: 1) Where 2)What and the 3)Amount of materials used. By the end you should have a carefully planed out sandwich.

[@thenewjimnychannel361]

Very good video man. How much more weight is it for the Jimny? By the way, cool name for a KZbin channel 👌😄

[@jimmys_jimny]

Thank you! Official weight is 0.29kg/ft2 and the entire box is 36sq-ft, by my calculation that’s approx 10.44kg for the entire box (9 sheets)

[@SaltaMed]

Where is a noise insulation? You did only vibroinsulation

[@jimmys_jimny]

Sound is made from vibration?

[@gabrielricci4464]

Good video, but I think you have misunderstood your results, and thus give the wrong recommendation. you seem so disappointed by the results you obtained. you may not know that decibels are measured on an exponential scale in the base of 10, A 3 DB drop is half of the original noise. I think that is quite satisfactory.

[@jimmys_jimny]

Thanks mate, that’s a good insight I didn’t know that. Will be sure to look into that some more I supposed actual results are hard to measure is all as my overall satisfaction level wasn’t based so much off the meter readings but my actual experience. No matter what I do the Jimny is just noisy (mostly because of my tyres and roof rack) 😂

[@kateatkinson4429]

Awesome video, really informative! 👍🏽

[@jimmys_jimny]

Thanks Kate!

[@rodneyharrison98]

If you opened the windows would that let the noise out?

[@jimmys_jimny]

What do you mean sorry mate?

[@beltergeist2]

Pair of noise cancelling headphones and boom 😂

[@StreetsandTracks]

Great video, you summed it up well at the end!👌🏻 having owned a VW Polo 6R in the past the Jimny is very loud compared to it 😆 We sound deadened our old Jimny a lot! We removed the old stuff and fitted new fresh deadener and then added the foam type deadener on top for more insulation and after a lot of hard work it still wasn’t that great! We have done the front doors in our new Gen4 only really to dampen the bass from our speaker upgrade and didn’t really bother doing the rest as it just didn’t seem worth it for all the time and effort 🙁

[@jimmys_jimny]

Ah yes European cars aren’t a fair comparison to the poor Jimny 😂 That’s really interesting to see you went the step further and didn’t get great results still, unfortunately I think it’s just the brick like shape of the Jimny that doesn’t do it any favours That’s fantastic! Noticed a difference immediately and didn’t end up needing to upgrade the front speakers as the sound is 100x better now the vibrations are absorbed like you mentioned

[@StreetsandTracks]

@@jimmys_jimny hahaha they certainly aren’t but theres certainly nothing wrong with trying to improve comfort for longer drives 😁 Well its a bit like what you mentioned, for the time and effort required the end reward isn’t that much of an improvement. Someone on instagram has just fitted wheel arch liners and i wonder if that could aid in reducing road noise as i feel like most of the noise is coming from the wheel arches in the back and also i think a lot of sound is passed through the firewall at the front? I’ll send you a link on instagram to the wheel arch liners 🙂 But yeah for audio upgrades sake, sound deadening is a nice bonus to affect the sound output 😀

[@mrclarky]

All that work and money for -3db difference! Yikes

[@jimmys_jimny]

Results would certainly vary but the mud terrain tyres and awning certainly doesn’t help 😂

[@dannthenitroman]

3db is a LOT is around 30%