Quiet ride?

Sup folks,

Does the Noico insulation keep noise out and make for a quieter ride?

See lots of posts about speakers and sound quality, but more interested if it makes ride quieter.

If so, how much quieter? Is it worth it for that reason alone?

Thanks for input!

 

Depends on which product you use and how its applied.

The CLD product is used to cover roughly 30-50% of the surface area to reduce panel vibration.

The MLV product is used to cover 100% of the area for noise absorption.

The best results are obtained when both products are used together as a system. Target areas are doors, rear panel, floor, firewall, roof, pretty much in that order.

Do more research for all the details. Its scattered around the Internet. Be wary of the "documents" sponsored by a brand.

Yes, the noise will be reduced. Although, you may need to look to the noise source, such as tires, exhaust, intake, weather stripping........, loose parts.......

Bear in mind, when all your effort is completed the truck will not be quiet like a Rolls Royce.

 

IMO my 07 taco is not as quiet as the full size trucks I've ridden in, even before I got 33's.

Do you think its quiet for a truck? Is it noticeably improved/worth it?

 

My 07 taco is WAYYYY louder inside than my ‘21 Silverado 2500 work truck. Like, it’s an embarrassing difference.

I can have a normal conversation in the Chevy. I have to raise my voice in the Taco. I didn’t notice how bad it was until I got the company truck. Now I feel like I need to quiet the Tacoma, substantially.

I’m planning on starting with the doors and behind the rear seats, then under the headliner. Then I’ll strip the interior and do the entire floor and as far up the firewall as possible.

 

I don't remember what brand I used, but have the typical silver sound/vibration stuff on all doors, the rear floor and the rear wall. The rear floor and rear wall also has a double layer of Noico. It made a noticeable difference for me. It seems the floor and wall were key in noise reduction. I'd driven it for week or so pre Noico installation and noticed the difference. It's no Lexus, but was worth the time and effort.

 

Floor will have a much bigger effect than headliner. I'd save the headliner for last.

 

The quietest truck I've owned was a 2004 GMC Sierra 2500HD, extend cab, 6.0L. I don't expect the Tacoma to achieve that level. You need to temper your expectations.

I think any product will work to reduce the noise in the cab. ONLY you can determine if it is worth it and if its improved.

I'm waiting for Spring to do this work. Not too excited to work in -20+*F wind chill, also not too sure about the adhesion of the products.

My research has indicated that my truck would benefit. I have spent time to attempt to locate the greatest sources of noise and which panel/areas of the truck need attention. My truck isn't too bad, but road noise is notable. My tires will sing a high pitch note at highway speeds, sometimes the song is louder depending on the surface. I have addressed all the noise sources, weather strip primarily. Tires will come later. Located and eliminated rattles, loose heat shields, loose radiator mounts and other bits. Other sources of noise were old fluids in the trans, xfer case and diffs. Front and rear prop shafts had noisy carrier bearing and worn U-joints.

YOU would be surprised at the noise generated by worn/loose components or old fluids.

 

What Knute said

And Knute is that a Honda CX?
If so, we were just talking about them in the Connecticut b.s. thread the other day

 

@CTSpruceMica

Yes, specifically....1981 Honda CX500C. Purchased as a wrecked not running bike. Repaired and restored to OEM condition to become a daily rider.

 

Good to know. Wasn’t sure since the undercoat kinda helps deaden sound a bit and the headliner is basically nothing covering bare tin.

 

If I lived somewhere with constant rain I'd do the headliner to eliminate the druming. It is fairly simple to do the roof and getting the headliner out is not a particularly tough process.

 

I’ve done the floors, back wall, doors and roof. Overall, I think it’s well worth the time/cost. Even the sound of the door having a nice thud when you close it is more satisfying.
now my biggest source of noise is wind from the windshield and a-pillars. Not much to really do about that. I think people used to spray expandable foam in them, but I’m not sure it’s worth it.
I’d like to spray some undercoating on the trans tunnel. Might be able to gain a little more from that.

this was a huge difference imo.

 

Our trucks are still tin cans compared to modern vehicles. Our engine bays and fender wells are not well insulated, many of us have larger knobby tires, roof racks, etc that make more noise on top of that.

The Dynamat or Noico stuff is good to reduce the rattles. You get a thud more than a jangle when you shut the door. However, it doesn't really decrease the ambient driving noise. Even if you use closed-cell foam on top of the soft rubbery Noice stuff, it doesn't have a significant or seriously noticeable effect like a quiet new BMW or Lexus.

Spraying some sort of soft rubber coating in the fender wells may help disperse the noise of road grime and gravel smacking against it. That's something I may try.

I have yet to line my interior with acoustic panels, but that's an insane line I will not cross.

This is coming from someone who spent lots of time trying to make my truck less noisy. The door "thud" and fewer rattles were the most I got. It was worth it, but you have to set expectations. Its not going to be a luxury vehicle

 

Shooting for the equivalent to a full sized truck....I feel they're quieter. Even my old 99 f150 (fleet truck) was quieter all round than my taco

 

The very first thing I did to my 07 AC Prerunner was gut the cab and installed a two part sound deadening system from B-Quiet https://www.b-quiet.com/ . I first laid down https://www.b-quiet.com/products/ultimate50sqft then followed up with https://www.b-quiet.com/products/vcomp on top of the ultimate. The https://www.b-quiet.com/products/hliner was put on the underside of the hood. I was able to do all this over a weekend. Now if you tap on the doors or the top of the cab it makes a thud sound instead of sounding like a tin can.

Ten years later it's still the best thing I did for ride quality for the truck. Going from a Dakota to the Tacoma was an "ear opening experience." That 2000 Quad/4x4 Dakota was a well made vehicle. I passed it on to my youngest son who drove it for another 9 years.

 

I’m always surprised when one of these cab noise threads comes up. I’ve had my 2011 DCLB for about six months, and I’m always surprised how quiet it is when I drive it. I finally decided the previous owner must have put in some of this sound deadening material, so I pulled a door panel off to look; nope.

But by the same token, I have the crappy factory six CD stereo, and I think it sounds fine. So my opinion on the matter is probably best ignored.