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[funbobby]

anyone done it ,worth doing? im finding on longer journeys I would rather a bit less noise must be my age ! so wondered if its worth doing at all?

[slindborg]

ear plugs

[CocoPops]

The cars have sound proofing behind the seats. It's a sheet of pillowy material, behind the parcel shelf plastic trim.

[chris_uk]

You could put 2 of the pillowy material there, its what i plan to do.

[FLD]

Tubbies (which were designed for fat old men) have a thicker sound deadening pad behind the parcel shelf.

[Wolfstone]

Tubbies (which were designed for fat old men) have a thicker sound deadening pad behind the parcel shelf.

And the touring pack added extra carpets throughout the cabin and sound proof material under the car mats.

[funbobby]

was thinking of some dynamat back there or do you think it will be a waste of time? had ear plugs today coming back from courtneys but too be honest seem a bit disconnected when wearing them.

[-JK-]

Is it engine noise that's your problem? Don't know what the NA is like but I can't hear my tubby's engine above the road and wind noise at motorway speeds. Not much you can do about tyre and wind noise though.

[funbobby]

yes engine noise, gets a bit drony after a while, maybe it was the long drive to courtneys that did my head in!

[Lou_m]

Get some custom molded ear plugs. So much more comfortable and a lot less wind/engine noise with the roof off. Also you don't hear all the annoying rattles/knocks from the car!

[JG]

I wear ear plugs on all journeys more than around 10mimutes.

[chris_uk]

Just turn the stereo up Can you buy tubby sound deadening? Where would i get it from?

[Harry Hornet]

have Gooses's wife as a PX...seems she is very talkative these days

one drone for another...

...seriously....though.....doubt if you would ever get rid of it totally...what ever you put in

[FLD]

Just turn the stereo up

Can you buy tubby sound deadening? Where would i get it from?

Ask Liz.

[D3YMO]

was thinking of some dynamat back there or do you think it will be a waste of time? had ear plugs today coming back from courtneys but too be honest seem a bit disconnected when wearing them.

dynamat will be useless for what you want it for - dynamat is to reduce panel resonance - add a few more pieces of the OEM sound deadening in there for good measure - although it wont make much difference

you ideally want a foam barrier...i used a mixture of dense camp mats and 6 layers of dynamat in my SQ+ Competition car - it ended up being rather heavy and expensive - not what you want in the VX

as others have suggested, if you dont like the noise, invest in some earplugs or headphones

[funbobby]

mm does sound like a bit of a waste of time then, I was thinking more some type of foam stuff than dynamat. what did they put in originally then?

[Mangham54]

1. Remove a hard top (unless it is a lined version) and replace with a soft top. 2. Stick a pillow behind each seat and roll up a quilt and shove it behind the seats onto the parcel shelf. 3. Consider folding a small towel and tucking up inside the soft top spars and roof (and I am not trying to peddle my wares here at all) and use a soft top liner Once you get beyond this stage there is opportunities to reduce wind noise with carpets as well as to look at the obvious points where air is entering the cabin... eg the aperture between the clam and chassis behind the door joints. I also tried a bit of tape over the outer edge of the window (as it to replicate a 'double seal' on the window and that had a surprisingly large effect also. It depends on how serious you are, but there is so much scope to cut down noise in the cabin, but it would take a methodical approach and may cost you a kg or 5 to solve.

[pezley]

out of curiosity, why remove the hard top to reduce noise ?

[CocoPops]

Because the hardtop allows echoes in teh cabin. Think about a room with hard floors and wooden blinds, versus a room with carpet, curtains and lots of soft furnishings..... which one echoes and amplifies noise more?

[pezley]

Because the hardtop allows echoes in teh cabin.

Think about a room with hard floors and wooden blinds, versus a room with carpet, curtains and lots of soft furnishings..... which one echoes and amplifies noise more?

Makes sense ! Should have thought about it more really