Removing your headliner and insulating/sound deadening

Will the light map light / sunglasses panel come out on it's own without removing the headliner?

 

It does in a 2nd gen, but not sure what the configuration is in a 3rd. I would suggest removing the diffuser lens first and the seeing how the light housing/backing plate is attached. Mine takes a bit of flexing of the thin plastic to get one side (driver's) out and the other side (passenger's) has a retaining clip with very little tension on it, IIRC.

 

Simply pull straight down using steadily increasing force. It is held up with four or
five clips. There is an electrical connector on the driver's side that you can disconnect
and work on the lights with the console sitting in your lap.

 

Ha, wish I had seen this reply before spending 15 minutes poking and proding for screws and hidden retention systems!

3rd Gen Headliner Removal (front half)

 

Sub for future project!!

 

Lowes in the insulation isle 25bucks it's foil,bubble,foil,bubble,foil I made it 3 layers thick. Cut the heat in half.

 

Is that the Frost King or anther brand?

 

While yours is off, can you unplug the harness that is supposedly the TPMS sender and see if that turns off the TMPS gauge indicator?

 

Well done. Looks like Reflectix insulation. Wish I had put more than one layer in when I installed. Smart to use as much as possible.

It doesn't work. @PeterVICEG tried it in another thread. I hope he'll come in here and confirm.

 

It doesn't shut off . Just remove the bulb. Behind the gauges. I was able to use the tpms sensors from my steel rims on my new aluminum rims.

 

I don't know the brand it comes in two ft, and four ft. Wide Rolls.

 

Sounds like Reflectix. Bummer the two Lowes' near me don't carry it. Amazon does.

 

I've used http://www.lobucrod.com/ for insulation with good results. I've used it on a mustang behind the firewall on the cab side along the transmission hump as those areas heat up.

 

How much noise reduction did you notice?

 

Hey Liz!
Noise reduction was actually noticeable as there is more of a "thud" when closing the doors and the tin can noise is reduced. I noticed it more while on the FWY as my roof rack had some noise/vibration to it. I do miss the sound of rain on the roof of the truck since that's all gone now. I will say that if you plan on doing this for noise reduction purposes or to improve your audio setup in the truck, you will get more satisfaction from sound deadening the doors more that the roof. The roof definitely helps, but the doors is where you will get more sound penetration from the outside.

 

HIIII :Wave:

That was going to be my next question, rain on the roof = almost heaven for me. Don't want to lose that, but I wanna get some better sound quality. I'm not as concerned about the heat since I only keep some small items up in the storage and not actually sun glasses. Curious though how much would be needed for the doors. I've pulled the front doors off already to put in the new speakers, so the rear doors should be as hard. Eventually I would have to do the cab roof once I get a cap and rack put on I'm guessing, since it seems as though everyone has the same complaint with roof racks.

 

Is that stuff self-adhesive or you need to use spray adhesive?

 

The amount of stuff I purchased on the first post should be enough for you to do your 4 doors and then some. All in all, you'd still be in for just over $120. I was able to do my entire roof and back wall with full coverage and I have enough to do maybe 2 doors about 3/4 of the way each. I say 3/4 because I'm anal about symmetry and would rather have two doors that match than one door all sealed up and one that barely has any material on it. Which is also why I haven't installed it yet. Once I get more stuff, I'll get into the doors just for kicks since I've been in a truck that is all sealed up and the difference is extremely noticeable.
There are a few threads about doing the doors in varying levels of detail. I can link them for you if you want.

 

Only if you are bored, I've been just bouncing around the site trying to keep my mind distracted. Stumbled across your thread, and decided I wanted to add it to my list later down the road.

 

Pressure fit. And some aluminum tape. Put the sound deadner first. Then that.