So in the beginning of May I plan on doing a major over haul on my Mini. I purchased leather seats off of ebay (I needed the lumbar support.) Since, I'll be removing the seats, I thought it would be a good time take up the carpet and put sound deadening material. From what I've read, I want to use Dynamat. But I'm cheap (really, who doesn't want to save some money these days!!) and don't want to pay for shipping. Does anyone know where I can find it. I live San Francisco, my mechanic and technical support (aka my dad,) lives in San Jose, so anywhere down the peninsula would be great.

Also on the to do list:
Install Ian Cull's auto up
Upgrade Radio to 2005 version
Install bluetooth kit
Paint all ugly scratched silver paint (does anyone have a good suggestion on that one?)
Replace clutch (release bearing is currently rattling, alot)
Install new lock actuator driver side (currently can only lock and unlock with key, very annoying.)
Replacing control arm bushings (I've been told the bumpy ride will get better.)

I'm sure I'll think of more as time passes. May is a long time to prepare.

 

Hopefully someone will know a local source, but I've found that retail shops charge so much for Dynamat that it's still cheaper to get it online, even after shipping.

You can get the 36 sq. ft. Dynamat Extreme kit on eBay for about $135 shipped. If you go with a different brand, you can get 100 sq. ft. for that same price, but not all brands damp sound/vibration equally well. Still, even if you have to double-layer the cheap stuff, it's still less expensive per square foot of coverage.

 

So I need to start surfin' eBay. Good to know.

 

I'm not sure how prices would compare, you'd have to measure and figure out how many square feet you need, but this stuff is the best bang for the buck from what I've read.

http://www.raamaudio.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?p=pr

You can research sound deadeners here:

http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com