can I wrap Vance & Hines baffles?

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Sep 26, 2016 | 09:16 AM

Wisenheimer16

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can I wrap Vance & Hines baffles?

I have a set of 4" slash cut VH slip ons. I have the "quiet" baffles installed but they are still too loud. I am thinking of wrapping the whole baffle (about 2 feet long) in fiberglass to make them quieter. Can this be done and if so how? I can see chunks of melted fiberglass blowing out the back if I don't get some advice on this.

Nov 18, 2016 | 12:24 PM

wideglideCVO

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They are probably already wrapped with fiberglass wrap. You may have to go with a different make slip on muffler. V&H are pretty loud.

Nov 19, 2016 | 03:11 PM

penmaker

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Originally Posted by wideglideCVO

They are probably already wrapped with fiberglass wrap. You may have to go with a different make slip on muffler. V&H are pretty loud.

They aren't wrapped, just a plain metal baffle. I've got the same slip on's. As far as wrapping them, I don't see why you can't. As you know the baffles come out easy. Buy the correct material and you should be fine.

Nov 20, 2016 | 06:03 PM

Rick58

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Sounds like the baffles you have are not the quiet baffles.

Nov 22, 2016 | 12:31 PM

dfwhockey17

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Pick up some dirt bike muffler packing and wrap away!

Nov 22, 2016 | 04:41 PM

penmaker

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Originally Posted by Rick58

Sounds like the baffles you have are not the quiet baffles.

The quiet baffle is an insert that goes in the end of the baffle.

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Nov 23, 2016 | 07:51 PM

tbrince

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The Texan hit the nail on the head. I don't have the quiet baffles, but I did wrap my twin slash with glass from a dirt bike repack kit. In fact when I went in and told him what I wanted he said he did same thing and showed me what to do. According to the decibel meter I have on my phone the glass lowered the sound three to four decibels. Just enough to take the edge off.