Started my first ever deadening job on a Kona EV today. Watching your video at 0.25 speed helped a lot to figure out some tricky spots. Managed to finish the roof. Floor tomorrow. Thank you :)
Awesome! Glad to be of assistance. My suggestion: do a 2nd layer on the roof, especially if you don't have a sunroof. I ended up going back and putting 3 layers total (2 butyl, 1 foam) on the roof and it was significantly noticeably better than the original single layer.
I did 1 butyl and 1 ccf for now. I have a rugpad felt that I want to slide in between the ccf and the roof trim later. Don't think i would be able to do another butyl above head. My arms were like overcooked spaghetti yesterday
Fabulous job, can you advise if any hidden screw in the flat gear panel which you lift up at 0117 or just only clips pried up from the edges, I try to pry it up but it stays firm, thank you!
that center console gear selector trim panel just hasta be yanked upwards, or you can crowbar at it, whatever it takes, it's Hyundai tight: goes together quick and easy but not necessarily fun to take back apart.
It has precisely how much I'd expect from an economy car. Let's be clear: damping material costs money and if ya wanna keep a production car cheap, that's a reasonable way to accomplish that goal!
lolol, but I don't have any experience with NOT cracking it!! nahhh, you just gotta be gentle, a long pry tool helps but isn't necessary. Get all the easy accessible poppers around the perimeter, apply even pressure from as far inward as you can reach, it'll come free no problem. Me breaking it was a direct result of just going aggressive since I didn't care in the rear of the vehicle. The back half of that car is a pickup truck bed to me so it's already been destroyed way worse from hauling materials than a single little crack from this disassembly.
As for all Hyundai Techs like myself. PLEASE Remove the dampner over the HV Emergency shut-off lid under the backseat. Just cut around it and remove it from the lid. We have to take the safety out when performing work on the HV system..
@@knatt99 oof, yea, I don't trust Hyundai to honor any warranty for me. Nor would I trust a local dealer tech to touch my car when they've never seen one in their life.
@@Bythirteen its an Hyundai Kona EV. What about when the speed reducer or engine goes to shit? That’s warranty, and not something you want to pay for (expensive as fuck). And fairly easy for us techs to change, I’ve done about 17 engines on the facelift Kona EV. They go bad 🤷🏼♂️
Started my first ever deadening job on a Kona EV today. Watching your video at 0.25 speed helped a lot to figure out some tricky spots. Managed to finish the roof. Floor tomorrow. Thank you :)
Awesome! Glad to be of assistance. My suggestion: do a 2nd layer on the roof, especially if you don't have a sunroof. I ended up going back and putting 3 layers total (2 butyl, 1 foam) on the roof and it was significantly noticeably better than the original single layer.
I did 1 butyl and 1 ccf for now. I have a rugpad felt that I want to slide in between the ccf and the roof trim later. Don't think i would be able to do another butyl above head. My arms were like overcooked spaghetti yesterday
@@SmugglerK-rb4xx that's how you get STRONG! :D
How much for the total cost with labor?
I’m glad we got to see how stoked you were :)
I felt it was an important aspect of the process!
Excellent work! The roof is often an ignored area where lots of noise hangs around. This should help with rain/wind and road noise.
very much so!
Quite overkill, but may as well while youre in there! Noticable difference in audio quality, and NV?
Overkill? Oh no sir, this is the bare minimum.
Fabulous job, can you advise if any hidden screw in the flat gear panel which you lift up at 0117 or just only clips pried up from the edges, I try to pry it up but it stays firm, thank you!
that center console gear selector trim panel just hasta be yanked upwards, or you can crowbar at it, whatever it takes, it's Hyundai tight: goes together quick and easy but not necessarily fun to take back apart.
Do you have a video of how you removed the center console?
like in detail, no. It's just a center console, nothing fancy.
Great stuff. Looks like Kona got no (or just a little) sound proofing? Looking forward for doors video!
It has precisely how much I'd expect from an economy car. Let's be clear: damping material costs money and if ya wanna keep a production car cheap, that's a reasonable way to accomplish that goal!
Ahh service for the ears, good job.
ears are mighty serviced!
Could you explain how to NOT crack the passenger side rear quarter panel when taking it apart?
lolol, but I don't have any experience with NOT cracking it!!
nahhh, you just gotta be gentle, a long pry tool helps but isn't necessary. Get all the easy accessible poppers around the perimeter, apply even pressure from as far inward as you can reach, it'll come free no problem. Me breaking it was a direct result of just going aggressive since I didn't care in the rear of the vehicle. The back half of that car is a pickup truck bed to me so it's already been destroyed way worse from hauling materials than a single little crack from this disassembly.
@@Bythirteen Thanks so much for the tips!
What about at the steering column? I can feel cold air coming in from there, so I know it brings in sound!
lol ummm I think you may have bigger problems than sound if you have exterior air coming through the steering column!
@@Bythirteen There's definitely air coming in from somewhere down there that shouldn't be coming in!
@@sunbeeson you should definitely investigate that. :)
@@Bythirteen your video shows some work in that area (removing the carpet), but is there something else to look for?
@@sunbeeson ..... where the cold air is coming from?! Dude, just get off your phone and get under your dash and start looking and learning!
Do you know if this voids warrianty?
I know it doesn't. Magnuson Moss Act.
As for all Hyundai Techs like myself. PLEASE Remove the dampner over the HV Emergency shut-off lid under the backseat. Just cut around it and remove it from the lid. We have to take the safety out when performing work on the HV system..
lol, you act like I'll ever have a Hyundai tech working on my car... or a backseat... O.o
@@Bythirteen warranty work man…
@@knatt99 oof, yea, I don't trust Hyundai to honor any warranty for me. Nor would I trust a local dealer tech to touch my car when they've never seen one in their life.
@@Bythirteen its an Hyundai Kona EV. What about when the speed reducer or engine goes to shit? That’s warranty, and not something you want to pay for (expensive as fuck). And fairly easy for us techs to change, I’ve done about 17 engines on the facelift Kona EV. They go bad 🤷🏼♂️
@@knatt99 lol well then at that point I think we've got more important things to care about than a pesky layer of butyl that needs to be peeled back.
My fear would be having a few spare items once I’d reassembled and the fear of introducing a new squeak or creak to the car when driving it.
Even if you don't do anything, your car is going to develop new squeaks and creaks. The thing is 90% plastic. Might as well make em quieter.
@@Bythirteen That’s probably true, but I haven’t had that experience myself yet so I must have been lucky.