The Jeep Grand Cherokee is arguably the best size for an off-road vehicle. However, by design the Jeep Grand Cherokee tends to be loud due to little or no automotive sound deadening being installed during manufacturing. The good news is that you can find affordable automotive sound deadening products for your Jeep Grand Cherokee at B-Quiet. Installing automotive sound deadening will quiet your ride and allow you to have a normal level conversation inside your Jeep.
Why Sound Deadening Matters in a Grand Cherokee
Noise in the Grand Cherokee usually comes from:
- Road and tire vibration: large wheels transfer sound through the floor pan.
- Engine hum and vibration: traveling through the firewall and front floor.
- Wind turbulence: entering around doors, roof, and rails.
- Cargo area resonance: the open rear cabin amplifies exhaust and road noise.
Sound deadening stops these vibrations at the source, lowers cabin noise, and improves the clarity of your audio system.
Where to install B-Quiet Ultimate in you Jeep Grand Cherokee
The team at B-Quiet.com recommends installing B-Quiet Ultimate Sound Deadener on the floor, headliner, the doors and in the trunk.
B-Quiet Ultimate can be installed on the floor and headliner by removing the seats and the carpet. You simply apply the peel and stick sound dampening material directly onto all metal surfaces. The process is very simple an will took about 4 hours.
Next, you can install B-Quiet Ultimate to the doors and trunk. To do this, the interior door panels need to be removed, and B-Quiet Ultimate can be applied directly onto the inside door skins and then the doors as well as the trunk.
Installation Checklist
- Preparation: Remove carpet, seats, and interior panels. Clean all metal surfaces.
- Floor: Apply Ultimate Sound Deadener directly to exposed metal areas.
- Doors: Remove interior panels, apply Ultimate inside the skins, then reinstall.
- Trunk: Apply VComp to rear panels and hatch floor to control resonance.
- Reassemble: Put back the carpet, seats, panels, and trim.
How Much Material Do You Need?
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a mid-sized SUV (~126 sq ft of surface area). Based on coverage charts:
- 2 × 50 sq ft rolls of Ultimate + 3 × 12 sq ft rolls of Ultimate: ideal for full coverage of the floor, doors, roof and cargo area.
- Add VComp: Mass Loaded Vinyl Sound Absorber for over the transmission tunnel.
To make things easier, consider the SUV Sound Deadening Package. This bundle provides the right amount of material for most SUVs, including the Grand Cherokee, and includes everything you need for a complete installation without the guesswork.
