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Sound Deadening a 1st Gen Tacoma - Mat & Foam Installation

In the last post, I outlined the Materials and Prep necessary for sound deadening a 1st gen Tacoma. This time, we'll walk through the specifics on how to do the actual deadening. As a reminder, all you really need to do this job are the following: Sound Deadening Mat and Foam (below is the "most worth it" option - bang for the buck, really - but there are others that are better, and others that are cheaper) Dynamat Xtreme - Sound Deadening Mat - 1 kit @ 48sqft Dyaliner - Sound Deadening Foam - 4 kits @ 12sqft ea 3/8"…

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Sound Deadening a 1st Gen Tacoma - Materials and Prep

While I believe the saying, "They don't make them like they used to," generally does apply to a 1st gen Tacoma, it most definitely does not apply to the sound deadening of these old trucks. Nearly any vehicle you get today will have better sound deadening than a 20-year old truck and after thousands of freeway miles, I decided it was finally time for some peace and quiet in the cab. Or at least, that was the plan. Oh, and while I'm definitely no audiophile, I figured I might as well put in some new speakers while I was at…

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