Sound Deadening & Poly-fil Jeep JK Soundbar Upgrade, Project Dirty Willy Ep.20

[@redneck94chevy]

Some people say they can't tell the difference but sounds like the sound deadening mat and poly fil gets you a full and rich sound while eliminating the high raspy notes. The sound quality isn't really Wranglers selling point, but with some elbow grease and some upgraded components, they can sound amazing.

[@k5_kiaupgrades622]

That’s a lot of work to put the oem speakers back on. 🤔

[@DumbCarGuy]

The point was to show the difference with the exact same speakers. I hope your better now.

[@seasidemetaldesign1472]

Lol agressive much?

[@redneck94chevy]

It's a step process to show the difference of what the mat and poly fil can make on the same set of speakers. Throwing in higher quality speakers would been an unequal comparison in sound unless you started with the aftermarket speakers for your beginning comparison

[@youtubetv1588]

Wow you get so much more freedom with the soundbar removed

[@RockyXTV]

I did notice that, I thought about not putting it back in, but I like my music. Thanks for watching!

[@djmoetec6759]

This was better than the other videos that i saw. Im gonna be doing this soon.

[@justinm.791]

Very nice improvement

[@user-cg7cc7zj3e]

Well I ordered 20 lbs of this to stuff my couch. After the couch i have an entire 10 lb bag left...on to the Jeep!

[@RockyXTV]

That's much better than having to take some out of your couch to do the Jeep! Thanks for watching!

[@offroadnchill]

Great video, yeah jeep need to do something better on the next Wrangler Sound bar because this one is not the best.

[@RockyXTV]

Totally agree!

[@redneck94chevy]

I'm not sure if the JL/JT are improved from the JK but I think Jeep doesn't focus on sound quality much because that's not what people really buy wranglers for. That being said, there is aftermarket support for much better sound bars.

[@society86]

You think this could be mounted on a KJ? I got rid of my headliner awhile back so that parts outta the way

[@RockyXTV]

I'm honestly not sure. I have a 2005 Liberty Renegade that has been used on this channel quite a bit, but never thought about seeing if this would fit. Sorry I couldn't answer your question, but thanks for watching!

[@rockymtnredneck4888]

I used the GT Mat Quadro in the entire tub of my Suburban's cargo area and love how much they reduced exhaust noise! Too bad GT Mat is sold out of Quadro right now. I want to do my passenger area now that it's warming up again. I love GT Mat's products.

[@RockyXTV]

The Quadro was some of my favorite stuff to work with as well!

[@rockymtnredneck4888]

I used their 80mil regular stuff on my doors and it does a great job, as well.

[@najiaqin]

HI! Are you interested in testing new LED tail lights for JK?

[@theknifeshow5238]

Hi did you do a video on improving front speaker sound thanks

[@ezzak01]

I just installed new speakers an love it

[@RockyXTV]

Awesome! Did you use ant poly-fil or anything? What speakers did you get?

[@ezzak01]

no sir I didn't. but I think the speakers are kenwood or kicker 6.5 and the screw in my 2016 is a T-15. must be a little different than yours I think. now just adding my amp for a little boost in performance.

[@ezzak01]

also I never took the sound bar out I just sat there an did it by hand

[@RockyXTV]

Anything sounds better than those stock plastic speakers!

[@RockyXTV]

I only took it out for video purposes, and it made adding the GTMAT easier.

[@souperwulf]

Awesome video and very helpful, thank you 👍🏼

[@schmonkeeshomky5386]

The biggest issue I find is the rattling from the sound bar light.

[@RockyXTV]

I thought I was going to have this issue, but after installing the GTMAT sound deadening material... No rattles at all! Thanks for watching!

[@michaeltdanko9417]

I like it

[@raulangelfonseca9955]

I had the same problem with the light but I actually took my light apart and applied a thin layer of clear heat resistant silicone to any part that could vibrate. Worked like a champ I also some resonating from my spider web lying on top of the sound bar and that I was able to resolve by placing Dynamat Padding on the outside of the top of the sound bar.

[@RandomAffectProduct]

I had the same issue and just put a small amount of electrical tape anywhere the plastic touched more plastic

[@coremartialartsacademy8455]

Should the front pods be insulated also?

[@mjoet731]

I'm sold!!

[@YungG714]

Thank you for this! The speaker is a 6.5” ?

[@Mike_hocksbig69]

6.5 but some aftermarket speaker baskets are too wide.. I had to cut the basket frame off to fit some kickers

[@lawrencehittinger8094]

Where would you find the GT Mat?

[@GDOVERLAND]

Could you tell me how many ounce POLY-FIL you use?

[@adamdeford4338]

Following

[@EGlideKid]

Another helpful video. Even over my iPad speakers, I could hear a lot of difference. Am wondering if you had to adjust your fader after the install. I would think your “new” rear speakers would make the fronts sound puny and overpower them. Did it pose any problems like that?

[@RockyXTV]

Not that I noticed, but you could tell that the rear speakers were filling in the sound more than the fronts, but not overpowering them. I didn't have it like this for long before doing the fronts and adding amps, and speakers, so I can't really speak for the long term. Thanks for watching!

[@EGlideKid]

Rocky X TV I’ll be interested if you did a video of the fronts. Looks like I’m going to have to buy a shop manual for my JL in the meantime!

[@RockyXTV]

I believe I replaced the front speakers in episode 21 of Project Dirty Willy.

[@EGlideKid]

Heading there now. Thanks buddy!

[@christoffer1973]

sound like you get more bass.

[@RockyXTV]

It did increase the bass response quite a bit. I think that's doing a lot considering they are still the factory speakers, thanks for watching!

[@pimpmyride7278]

Sounds the same to me.

[@johnblaies7286]

Where does one buy the GT matt?

[@RockyXTV]

You can get it on Amazon, Ebay. I have some listed in my Amazon store - www.amazon.com/shop/rockyxtv You can find it in the Automotive Audio section. Thanks for watching!

[@larrynewingham1494]

Cool

[@RockyXTV]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheBeardedJeeper]

I've done the polyfill but not the mat. I want that stereo I just have the basic one. What do you have your settings on as far as bass and treble?

[@RockyXTV]

Everything was set flat during the testing, all at 0. I think the Poly-fil works okay, but the sound deadening works great! It makes the plastic enclosures act and sound more like a sturdy wooden box. Thanks for checking it out man!

[@TheBeardedJeeper]

Rocky X TV what do you have your stereo set to normally?

[@RockyXTV]

Normally I had it set to +2 on the bass +3 on mids and 0 on highs. With the sound treatment and OE stuff it went to +1 bass, +4 mid and +1 high

[@RockyXTV]

With the amp it has changed drastically, it's like -4 bass, +4 mid and -5 high. There's just so much more low and high I had to cut those and up the mid for the vocals to come through.

[@UndergroundTrev]

Dude, you're so good at using multiple cameras and angles. How long does it usually take you to edit a video?

[@RockyXTV]

Way too long lol! Usually a day or so per video, if I don't try and get to fancy with it.

[@omlettedufromage8588]

great video, thanks for doing this! i'm copying what you did, and i'm ordering materials now but I have 2 questions... did you only use 1sq foot total as stated or 1 per side of the sound bar? Also, I see you used 12 ounce polyfil is there a reason you didn't use 20 ounce? thanks again!

[@RockyXTV]

It was just over 1 sq ft for the total soundbar. You could be a little light with it and get away with 1 sq ft for the soundbar. You can do the soundbar and the front speaker pods using the 5 sq ft kit and have some left over. I used the 12oz because that's what the hobby store had, they didn't have the 20, I can't say how much of a difference there would be with the 12 vs 20. Here is a link to my Amazon storefront where you can find different packs and types of sound deadener - www.amazon.com/shop/rockyxtv Just look under Automotive Audio and it will be below all the speakers. Thanks for watching!

[@omlettedufromage8588]

hey I really appreciate the reply! I ordered 10sqft of Quadro (12x12 squares) just in case. I had figured/guessed 1sqft for the horizontal area (cut to fit) and then 1sqft cut in half for the vertical sides (2, 6 inch strips). the excess material is just in case I goof up. thanks again!

[@RockyXTV]

Awesome! I think you'll be really impressed with the Quadro, I really like the stuff.

[@omlettedufromage8588]

Rocky X TV cool! Ya, I’m excited! Radio and material come in Friday.

[@FernanoVasquez]

@@RockyXTVthanks for the tip. The sound was so annoying.

[@michaeltdanko9417]

I like it good job

[@RockyXTV]

Thanks!

[@jesseburk1986]

stripped T-heads lol

[@bennylozano7485]

Couldn't hear the difference

[@tjmueller3631]

Do you use the deadening mat on the front speaker boxes as well?

[@RockyXTV]

I eventually did, made a huge difference! Thanks for watching!