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Fitting a Noisekiller Soundproofing Kit to a Series Land Rover Due to some changes in the Dutch 'grijs kenteken' law resulting into a massive road tax rise for my 130 Quadtec I decided to bring my safari Land Rover back on the road. It's a 1972 Series 2/3 hybrid and older than 25 years which does mean it is road tax free here in Holland . Changing from 200Tdi diesel power and a 'modern vehicle' to the Spartan running 109 is a bit of a shock. Although I've been doing more than 150.000 Africa km's with this Series Land Rover it is not rely as comfortable as the 'silent' 130 with power steering, heater and coil springs. Engine, gearbox and overdrive are creating so much noise that listening to the radio, calling somebody on a cell phone or just a basic conversation with your passenger is almost impossible while driving on the motorway. To get rid of the noise I decided to fit a noise killing kit from Noisekiller. They do make complete easy to fit DIY kits for Land Rovers and all kind of other vehicles like campers or normal sedan cars. For Land Rovers they do supply kits for al types new and old, front and rear sets. Also available under bonnet sound deafening and heavy blankets to cover up engine & transfer box. The two kits I have been fitting into my Series Land Rover are the 109 front cab set and the 109 rear station wagon set.
Land Rover Series Station Wagon Kit (picture above) After opening the nicely packed box I did find a complete set accompanied with a basic sheet with fitting instructions. All parts are pre cut and do have a unique number which does make fitting a very easy job if you are a little bit handy. Comprehensive kit with instructions (picture above) Arial view of all the pieces of the front cab kit. Note the in the center the precut part to be fitted to the bulkhead panel around the pedals (picture above) All parts are pre cut but you might have to trim the parts a little bit. On my Land Rover only a few part needed some trimming. So a good sharp knife and ruler should be kept in sight. Prior to fitting some cleaning and degreasing is advisable otherwise the self adhesive mats will not stick properly to the steel bulkhead & aluminum bodywork.
The Noisekiller Mats: The Noisekiller parts are made out of grey rubber on the outside and on the inside they are made of some kind of neoprene rubber material. It's about 8 mm thick and very heavy. For example, the weight of a piece measuring 108 x 21 cm is 1,5kg. There are several types of mats, I've used the Noisekiller Self-Adhesive Acoustic Mats, the Noisekiller Non Adhesive Acoustic Floor Mat and the Noisekiller Foil Faced Acoustic Mat. For inside the door there is another type available, the Noisekiller Self-Adhesive Barrier Mat a heavy duty mouldable polymer damping sheet with a self-adhesive backing and foil facing. All these mats are included in the two kits.
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