AJ-MJ
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I installed the Hothead headliners and like them. I would submit they are superior to the Mopar headliners. There several YouTube videos. Check them out and decide for yourself. "my 2 cents"
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I will say that I'm finding the majority of the noise was coming from the wind hitting the windshield, not the top. I can't see how headliners would help wind on the top of your roof as it's basically going directly over the car anyway. Where I found the best bang for the buck was the rain hitting my roof. It's significantly different for me after the assassins and headliners with rain outside. The only reason I can attest to this difference is I originally installed front headliners first (Weather was miserable so I parked it under my carport and brought the fronts inside to install first). I then parked it uncovered and sat in the front, then sat in the back without headliners. It was noticeably different. It's the reason I didn't order side panels as I didn't see value there.I installed my headliners, side panels and Sound Assassin strips a couple of days ago when the outside temp was 22 degrees F. The medium grey does a great job of matching the graphite Bartact seat covers. I brought the Freedom Panels into the living room for the install, and ran the Jeep with the heater blasting for about 10 minutes (several times) to warm up the rest of the top...in addition to using a heat gun. The install took about 4 hours because of the time spent warming up each section of the top and each piece of the product before installation. The adhesive appears to be holding just fine.
I assume the Hotheads will make at least a slight difference in interior temps during the summer and winter, though I will re-install the Sunrider as soon as it warms up in the Spring. They do not appear to have made any difference in sound. While the interior seems quieter, I may just be trying to convince myself that I made a smart purchasing decision. There is no measureable difference in sound. I measured the sound levels over the past week on 2 different sections of road on the way to town...identical speeds (45-50mph) and weather conditions (zero wind). The measurements were exactly the same before and after the Hotheads installation...57 dB. Perhaps the Hotheads/SoundAssassin duo will make a difference at freeway speeds, but I won't be near one for 10 days and I do not have a "before" sound level measurement at those speeds.
Unfortunately, you cannot install them on top of the stock headliners. For proper adhesion, they need to stick directly to the fiberglass hard top after proper preparation.I have a stupid question... did you put those on top of the stock ones? did you remove the stock ones? or did your truck not come with the stock ones?
Maybe even @Hothead Headliners could answer....
The hard top with headliners will be the quietest solution. However, we do now make Soft Top Headliners for the Gladiator, which also help quite a bit as well.Thanks for this. I had no idea this existed. Im curious if the soft top liner makes it as quiet as a hardtop? I'm trying to decide if I order a gladiator if I should buy a hard top or if this would suffice?
Thanks for your feedback!I installed the Hothead headliners and like them. I would submit they are superior to the Mopar headliners. There several YouTube videos. Check them out and decide for yourself. "my 2 cents"
Thanks for your review. The Gladiator is a lot better insulated than previous Jeep models so the sound reduction isn't as drastic as it would be on a JK, etc. However, the headliners still have sound deadening properties that will improve the acoustics of your stereo and help you hear phone conversations better over Bluetooth. The Sound Assassin strips are an extra benefit of sound damping, removing extra vibrations caused from road noise (especially with bigger tires) along with rain/hail dinging on your hard top.I installed my headliners, side panels and Sound Assassin strips a couple of days ago when the outside temp was 22 degrees F. The medium grey does a great job of matching the graphite Bartact seat covers. I brought the Freedom Panels into the living room for the install, and ran the Jeep with the heater blasting for about 10 minutes (several times) to warm up the rest of the top...in addition to using a heat gun. The install took about 4 hours because of the time spent warming up each section of the top and each piece of the product before installation. The adhesive appears to be holding just fine.
I assume the Hotheads will make at least a slight difference in interior temps during the summer and winter, though I will re-install the Sunrider as soon as it warms up in the Spring. They do not appear to have made any difference in sound. While the interior seems quieter, I may just be trying to convince myself that I made a smart purchasing decision. There is no measureable difference in sound. I measured the sound levels over the past week on 2 different sections of road on the way to town...identical speeds (45-50mph) and weather conditions (zero wind). The measurements were exactly the same before and after the Hotheads installation...57 dB. Perhaps the Hotheads/SoundAssassin duo will make a difference at freeway speeds, but I won't be near one for 10 days and I do not have a "before" sound level measurement at those speeds.