GEN 2 DIY way to increase base in stock 802A

Gcode450 · Jun 18, 2018

I went with this from Amazon. Still waiting for delivery later in the week. Should be plenty to cover it I figure.

FatMat Self-Adhesive FatMat Sound Deadener Pack with Install Kit - 10 Sq Ft x 50 mil Thick https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TU6066/?tag=fordraptorforum-20

eclou · Jun 18, 2018

HulkSmash23 said:
Roughly how much dynamat is needed and how long did this take?

If you're not too OCD and don't care to make it precise as brain surgery then easily accomplished in less than 1 hour

lawdog · Jun 19, 2018

Anyone done/think it's worth it to also put material (polyfill batting, not dynamat) inside the enclosure?

xxaarraa · Jun 21, 2018

I did this yesterday, took all of 40 minutes. Thanks OP for sharing this idea.

I don't know what improvements it made just yet, I will know once I have more seat time. However, I am not an audiophile and typically cannot tell the difference between slight changes in audio quality.

smurfslayer · Jun 21, 2018

xxaarraa said:
I did this yesterday, took all of 40 minutes. Thanks OP for sharing this idea.

I don't know what improvements it made just yet, I will know once I have more seat time. However, I am not an audiophile and typically cannot tell the difference between slight changes in audio quality.

You have a 2017, right? If you find this hasn’t done it for you, see http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f266/added-sub-52819/?highlight=added

also - http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f29/kicker-8%94-300w-sub-61723/

xxaarraa · Jun 21, 2018

smurfslayer said:
You have a 2017, right? If you find this hasn’t done it for you, see http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f266/added-sub-52819/?highlight=added

also - http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f29/kicker-8%94-300w-sub-61723/

Thanks Smurf. But I love the active noise cancellation and won't be messing with the sub. I heard replacing the sub and amp negates Ford's ANC.

Tlh235 · Jun 21, 2018

Added to my weekend to do list....thank you!

smurfslayer · Jun 21, 2018

I don’t remember hearing that swapping out the sub or putting it through an amp would disable noise cancellation and I don’t think it does.

sub + amp was first for me. next was speakers and dynamat. Next was for scan and then I turned off the enhanced exhaust, and as a result ANC.

I know there was an effect because the level of sound in the truck went down, but, you could pick up on more faint, white noise(?) stuff like loose change jingling in the console once in a while, whirrs and whines at a very low low level that you can only hear with the radio and fan off, with windows up.

I find the cab definitely quieter without the enhanced exhaust noise, but that youtube video scared me off of this mod for a while. Once I had for scan capability, I figured I’d have a go and if it wasn’t for me I’d put it back.

xxaarraa · Jun 21, 2018

smurfslayer said:
I don’t remember hearing that swapping out the sub or putting it through an amp would disable noise cancellation and I don’t think it does.

sub + amp was first for me. next was speakers and dynamat. Next was for scan and then I turned off the enhanced exhaust, and as a result ANC.

I know there was an effect because the level of sound in the truck went down, but, you could pick up on more faint, white noise(?) stuff like loose change jingling in the console once in a while, whirrs and whines at a very low low level that you can only hear with the radio and fan off, with windows up.

I find the cab definitely quieter without the enhanced exhaust noise, but that youtube video scared me off of this mod for a while. Once I had for scan capability, I figured I’d have a go and if it wasn’t for me I’d put it back.

All of you that cancelled ANC say this thing that makes no sense to me. Car is either quieter or its not. It cannot be quieter and yet you can hear other noises that you didn't hear before. That means its not quieter!

I trust Ford engineers to know a bit more about sound engineering than enthusiasts with forscan (me included). I am super happy with the highway legs of this car and its low NVH and happy to leave it as it is.

Raptorguy1 · Jun 22, 2018

xxaarraa said:
I did this yesterday, took all of 40 minutes. Thanks OP for sharing this idea.

I don't know what improvements it made just yet, I will know once I have more seat time. However, I am not an audiophile and typically cannot tell the difference between slight changes in audio quality.

I'm curious it anything is under that carpeted panel on the back of the cab? If it's just metal, adding Dynamat there would help. I had a Tremor and did the entire back part of the cab. Made a huge difference.

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