DIY - Yogamat in the boot of Civic

dinu2506 · 5th December 2009, 16:15

No, the Yogamat has not been used for damping this time, however it might help as well. As some of you know, I had gone in for a major ICE upgrade couple of years back and ended up having 2 subs in the boot in custommade fibreglass enclosures. The ICE performs great even after 2 years and I should appreciate the workmanship of Anwar here. For interested people the thread is
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/sound-...e-upgrade.html
One thing which was left out was the carpeting of the boot which was not too neat as the original carpets and the cardboard base had to be cut to accomodate the fibreglass enclosures of the 2 subs. Making this right was in my DIY list for a long time and today, finally I invested sometime for this. The posts regarding using Yogamats for various purposes also motivated me. Got prepared yesterday with buying a black Yogamat (2' x 5.5'), a small tin of Fevicol rubber based adhesive and a putty knife. Other things like scissors, chalks, pencils etc were with me.
First was to make a template of the curves in the boot floor. used a newspaper and a lot of hit and trial to get it right. Using this, the yogamats were cut into shape. The original carpeting from the cardboard base was peeled off. Fevicol was applied liberally on the mat and the base, waited for 10 min and stuck them together. Attaching photos to do the talking. Hope you all liked it as it gave me immense satisfaction and achievement of completing something which was in my mind for long. Hope it also adds to the damping.

M124 · 5th December 2009, 16:31

neat work. what about the damping ability of yogamat?

mercedised · 5th December 2009, 16:36

Please can anyone tell me what is a "YOGAMAT" and what is its desi name.

dinu2506 · 5th December 2009, 16:51

Yogamat is nothing but a mat being sold in shops for Yoga purposes. Its a nonslip map of closed cell rubber foam. Costs around Rs 350 for a sheet which is 5.5ft x 2 ft. Available in different colours in most supermarkets. Lot of people have used it for damping as well as it has some sound deadening properties although not as good as prefessional damping sheets.

hotstuff · 6th December 2009, 14:07

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Originally Posted by M124

neat work. what about the damping ability of yogamat?

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Originally Posted by mercedised

Please can anyone tell me what is a "YOGAMAT" and what is its desi name.

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Originally Posted by dinu2506

Yogamat is nothing but a mat being sold in shops for Yoga purposes. Its a nonslip map of closed cell rubber foam. Costs around Rs 350 for a sheet which is 5.5ft x 2 ft. Available in different colours in most supermarkets. Lot of people have used it for damping as well as it has some sound deadening properties although not as good as prefessional damping sheets.

Dinu2506, Neat work! and yes, I agree about the immense satisfaction that you get when the DIY works out good

M124, Mercedised 'Yogamat' does work quite well as a sound damper. When I first thought of using the Yogamat stuff in Jan 09, I was taking a chance; but decided to go ahead with it anyway. And it worked out quite well. Check out my thread here :

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...-yoga-mat.html

The same songs which used to produce a lot of jarring earlier now sound very clean. Not bad at all for a sub 500/- DIY.

dinu2506 · 6th December 2009, 18:25

Yes, hotstuff, I had seen your thread earlier which was also an inspiration for me. Its pretty easy to work with Yogamat as its quite amenable to a pair of scissors.
Next project for me is to try it out on the floorpan. Doors and Bootlid is already damped during my audio upgrade.

unni.ak · 6th December 2009, 19:16

Good DIY. I'm sure it'll have some damping effect as well.

I've had a chance to go for a drive in this car and the audio set up is AWESOME. Hat off to your taste Dinu.

PatchyBoy · 7th December 2009, 08:29

A very neat install. I came across some material available here in the USA in Lowes, essentially meant for lining tools drawers. The label claims that it has some kind of rust resistant properties, but the material looks and feel like the yogamat and is not very heavy. Can someone tell me the weight of the Yogamat. Planning on getting some of this material from here

Cheers,

Rajan

dinu2506 · 7th December 2009, 10:33

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Originally Posted by PatchyBoy

A very neat install. I came across some material available here in the USA in Lowes, essentially meant for lining tools drawers. The label claims that it has some kind of rust resistant properties, but the material looks and feel like the yogamat and is not very heavy. Can someone tell me the weight of the Yogamat. Planning on getting some of this material from here

Cheers,

Rajan

I think the material you are referring to is the mat with holes. Yogamat is fully closed and you cannot see through it. Its around 3mm thick. The approx weight for a 5.5ft x 2 ft mat is around 2-3kg.

aamir_subzero · 13th January 2010, 00:07

I love the woofer boxes , i think they look very classy . About the yoga mats spot on man .

5th December 2009, 16:15	#1
dinu2506 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,092 Thanked: 975 Times View My Garage	DIY - Yogamat in the boot of Civic No, the Yogamat has not been used for damping this time, however it might help as well. As some of you know, I had gone in for a major ICE upgrade couple of years back and ended up having 2 subs in the boot in custommade fibreglass enclosures. The ICE performs great even after 2 years and I should appreciate the workmanship of Anwar here. For interested people the thread is http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/sound-...e-upgrade.html One thing which was left out was the carpeting of the boot which was not too neat as the original carpets and the cardboard base had to be cut to accomodate the fibreglass enclosures of the 2 subs. Making this right was in my DIY list for a long time and today, finally I invested sometime for this. The posts regarding using Yogamats for various purposes also motivated me. Got prepared yesterday with buying a black Yogamat (2' x 5.5'), a small tin of Fevicol rubber based adhesive and a putty knife. Other things like scissors, chalks, pencils etc were with me. First was to make a template of the curves in the boot floor. used a newspaper and a lot of hit and trial to get it right. Using this, the yogamats were cut into shape. The original carpeting from the cardboard base was peeled off. Fevicol was applied liberally on the mat and the base, waited for 10 min and stuck them together. Attaching photos to do the talking. Hope you all liked it as it gave me immense satisfaction and achievement of completing something which was in my mind for long. Hope it also adds to the damping. Attached Thumbnails
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5th December 2009, 16:31	#2
M124 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: mumbai Posts: 148 Thanked: 36 Times	neat work. what about the damping ability of yogamat? Last edited by M124 : 5th December 2009 at 16:32. Reason: wrong use of words
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5th December 2009, 16:36	#3
mercedised Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indore Posts: 1,242 Thanked: 449 Times View My Garage	Please can anyone tell me what is a "YOGAMAT" and what is its desi name.
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5th December 2009, 16:51	#4
dinu2506 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,092 Thanked: 975 Times View My Garage	Yogamat is nothing but a mat being sold in shops for Yoga purposes. Its a nonslip map of closed cell rubber foam. Costs around Rs 350 for a sheet which is 5.5ft x 2 ft. Available in different colours in most supermarkets. Lot of people have used it for damping as well as it has some sound deadening properties although not as good as prefessional damping sheets.
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6th December 2009, 18:25	#6
dinu2506 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,092 Thanked: 975 Times View My Garage	Yes, hotstuff, I had seen your thread earlier which was also an inspiration for me. Its pretty easy to work with Yogamat as its quite amenable to a pair of scissors. Next project for me is to try it out on the floorpan. Doors and Bootlid is already damped during my audio upgrade.
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6th December 2009, 19:16	#7
unni.ak BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 777 Thanked: 84 Times View My Garage	Good DIY. I'm sure it'll have some damping effect as well. I've had a chance to go for a drive in this car and the audio set up is AWESOME. Hat off to your taste Dinu.
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7th December 2009, 08:29	#8
PatchyBoy BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Goa Posts: 923 Thanked: 2,161 Times View My Garage	A very neat install. I came across some material available here in the USA in Lowes, essentially meant for lining tools drawers. The label claims that it has some kind of rust resistant properties, but the material looks and feel like the yogamat and is not very heavy. Can someone tell me the weight of the Yogamat. Planning on getting some of this material from here Cheers, Rajan
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13th January 2010, 00:07	#10
aamir_subzero BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 39 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	I love the woofer boxes , i think they look very classy . About the yoga mats spot on man .
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