I had my whole Honda Accord autofoam-ed before this, full package and on every single foamable spot To be honest there are surely differences (nothing great) but the price we're paying is way too expensive (RM4K+). Since there are alternatives in the market these days, I will try other types of foam which is cheaper.

I'm speaking from the perspective of value vs money spent

I mean there are differences, for example the car feels more solid, a bit more stable during cornering and that's about it. This product won't transform a Proton Waja to a Mercedes or BMW If it's priced cheaper then I would say it's worth to do it but at RM4K+ for the whole car, it's just extremely over-priced. If it's really that good, I would've foamed my new car top to bottom but I won't do it. No harm done if you have extra money to burn though, haha.


Like I said there are differences and yes, it's good in some ways but again, the price we pay for is just not worth it. Imagine how much you can do with the RM4K+? You can go elsewhere to do some simple sound proofing and although the effects are not so good, you can literally save a huge amount of money. You also need to know that RM4K+ is not the end of it. After that you will be introduced to sound proofing materials here and there, bla bla bla and that's another 1-2K. Overall you spend a fortune on the car but in reality, it's just a bit better than stock. Like I said, it won't transform a Waja to a BMW or Mercedes.

Just my real life experience with Autofoam. Personally I will do it if it's more reasonably priced.

I took the full package, full autofoam on the whole car inclusive of soundproofing on the trunk, etc It costs that much and it will give improvements but I feel the price we're paying is a bit too much. That said, I rather try those Profoam products at a cheaper price. Maybe they won't work that well but at 60-70% cheaper, why not?

RM1.1K is not so bad boss Mine is mid size sedan so they charge more.

I used to drive an Accord and as you know, the original sound proof and NVH is already quite good in some ways I thought the same thing like you do thinking that Autofoam will help me with the rattling sound. The answer is "NO", it does not completely solve the problem. It reduced it a bit but you will still encounter rattling all over the place including your windows even after foaming the whole car.

There's nothing much you can do about that because Malaysia's weather is terribly hot and as time goes by, the rubber bushes, parts gets hardened and your car loses the ability to absorb vibration. Even our engine mounting screws up faster than usual.

BMW also gg.com Even my windows have some squeaking sound and I confirm autofoam won't solve my problem because it's nothing to do with the chassis but the rubber itself, haha. I need silicon spray and some lubricant or change the whole run channel which costs a bomb

1. This statement shows the power of marketing/advertising

2. These foams are not invented/made in Malaysia. Autofoam imported it and put their brand name

3. If the other foam sellers would put in money to make a brand name, marketing, advertising and allow Petronas, TV3 or some Rally drivers to testify and test, I am pretty sure the comments would be somewhat the same - the foam works

4. I have tried both foams and I can tell you the cheaper foams some sellers are selling are just as good as the Autofoam. Even if Autofoam is better (by a slight margin or by the brand name), do you think it's worth to pay 4x - 5x the price?

5. If we foam 5 x Toyota Vios with Autofoam and 5 more with IceFoam (or whatever we call it), flip them all around and ask an expert to label it, do you think the person could label all of them correctly? If not then this shows how minimal is the difference.

The money is yours so make a wiser choice when you buy such products Just my 2 cents. Buying a DKNY white shirt costs multiple times more than a normal plain white shirt. Maybe it feels better, looks better but ask ourselves again, is it worth to pay so much more for the minimal difference and worse still, the brand name?

Like I said, it's all about marketing/advertising If we start promoting another type of foam with a proper brand name, marketing, reviews, etc then it will eventually become popular. It's just like Michelin VS Continental tyres. On the other hand, I don't think the foam is from Wurth (at least what I have been told when I foamed my car years ago was something else).

Anyway it's a personal choice on how we spend our money My point is clear, if the difference is minimal then it's pointless to pay so much more for something that will work.

To be honest those cheaper foam works just as well It's good to have alternatives around, at least we don't pay a bomb for something that is supposed to be a lot cheaper. My 2 cents

+1 and I totally agree The product is obviously not their own R&D and it is very likely competitors are probably using the same foam except they don't brand it.

This foam is probably known in Malaysia because the shop pioneering it claims all sort of nonsense that it stiffs the car, turns your Proton to a BMW, etc when in fact it's not recommended to foam the whole car. There's a reason why chassis are left hollow at some parts

Kelvin definitely has a point It's literally stupid to foam the whole car and if this thing really works, all the manufacturers will start making chassis that is solid and not hollow. The selling point is that these hollow parts would give you vibration and generate noise so we are asked to pay RM3-4K to foam the whole bloody car Good thing is that we now know there's a competitor selling the same product at a much cheaper price.

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Added on October 3, 2011, 7:25 pmIf you really want to foam then you should look for Kelvin. I'm pretty sure it's the same product except he don't brand it something else and claim credit that it's his own invention Charges should be reasonable and that's what he is doing. Foaming a car and transform it to a BMW is a pure rubbish marketing statement, lol.

This post has been edited by clawhammer: Oct 3 2011, 07:25 PM

It's good to hear that we now have many of alternatives and competition means it's better for consumers

Like I said it's the same foam, lol I went for Kelvin's foam and saved a lot of $$$

You need to know this is a product with a niche market. Do you think if we have 5-10 manufacturers making the same products in mass production, they can survive? How many people actually foam their cars so please don't be surprised it's from the same manufacturer but with a different brandname. We all know that in Malaysia, it's quite hard to find a really honest/gentleman businessman.

Haha, go ahead and do it It's so cheap and affordable these days and just don't go Autofoam (the price is a total rip off).


They probably have some and it's not practical to foam the whole car because if it does, they would already done it ages ago.


The problem is not with the anti-roll bar but the road conditions in Malaysia. These bars are not really recommended for our roads because almost everywhere, our roads are wavy and not flat As such you will have a bumpy ride because of the uneven roads. In Europe and US, the roads are flat and even so the anti-roll bars only works when they take corners but over here, it works all the time, lol.

Total lost means insurance will pay you and no point repairing

That's obviously not true No such thing as they don't pay you because you've modified the car, LOL