bart i have been thinking about this too... someone had photos of their sound deadening install ( i think it was kenny maybe) but the interior looked nice with the sound deadening fabric stretched over the deadening material... my reason i havent considered it more seriously is the wiring.. there is a decent amount of wiring that runs to the tail lights behind the panels.. and in my case to the speakers, auxiliary outlet, trailer lights, 4th and 5th brake lights, cb antenna.. led lighting... etc.. and either those wires would have to be exposed or covered in the process.. and u would not be able to get to them after that.. but i do HATE how much room we lose to those panels
I recall previous to Dynamatting, I gutted my VX down and drove it for about 2 weeks before actually getting around to even STARTING laying the mat. Driving was painful! Road noise was excruciating and I even stopped driving highway and took back roads to work until I finished it and trimmed it back together.
Now that I think about it, that was with mt street Yokos on too.... with the Nittos on now, I can only imagine what sort of upset stomach it would give me, hehe (of course, with about 80lbs of Dynamatting in there now, it would be a different story).
Gary Noonan
'01 S/C VX / '18 Forester XT
So it seems the problems out weigh the benefits in this situation. Thanks for the input guys. The vision in my head of what I want and the reality of the situation are probably much different, as usual.
Bart