54 replies to this topic

[ChrisS1]

As above - I use noise cancelling earplugs. They have filters on so you can still hear the stereo and have a chat but cancels out the background noise.

[Steelic]

How about taking the bulkhead cover off and sqirting it all over with a layer of expandable foam in a can?

[FLD]

How about taking the bulkhead cover off and sqirting it all over with a layer of expandable foam in a can?

That foam is rigid so it'd be a pain when you wanted to get at the bolts for the rear clam.

[Goosenka]

As above - I use noise cancelling earplugs.
They have filters on so you can still hear the stereo and have a chat but cancels out the background noise.

They sound good. Where from Chris?

[NickA]

What's your budget? http://www.bose.com/...sp&src=AUTO0005

[Harry Hornet]

As above - I use noise cancelling earplugs.
They have filters on so you can still hear the stereo and have a chat but cancels out the background noise.

They sound good. ?

Pardon?

[Mangham54]

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? ;)/>

Bingo.

When I borrowed a hard top I really liked how it looked, but the increase in engine noise put me off.

What the VX requires is a shagpile carpet with underlay and curtains behind the seats.

Joking aside there really are some simple little fixes I was working on to help reduce noise on the motorway just before I had to sell up.

[RalphyBMW]

Funny you say that, obviously I'm a newbie, but I did notice when I got mine (in August) that the engine seemed louder with the soft top on, than with no roof.

[Rickwoo118]

I just have my iPod on with earphones.....can't hear much else!

[Mangham54]

Funny you say that, obviously I'm a newbie, but I did notice when I got mine (in August) that the engine seemed louder with the soft top on, than with no roof.

Try a hard top - takes it up a notch further.

Top off is always the way forward. And I always think back to (sh*t I forget who it was) their signature says "more gas = less wet"

[Mangham54]

I just have my iPod on with earphones.....can't hear much else!

Tried that once... really didn't like it.

[ChrisS1]

As above - I use noise cancelling earplugs.
They have filters on so you can still hear the stereo and have a chat but cancels out the background noise.

They sound good. Where from Chris?

These not spectacular but for £15 they should help prevent tinnitus.
http://www.amazon.co...words=ear plugs

[techieboy]

I've got a couple of sets of silicone earplugs that have various colour coded attenuating inserts that you can change to find something that works best - think I settled on the -20dB inserts for giving the best balance between cutting out some of the noise but not isolating you totally from the world. Last years Le Mans trip was so much nicer for using them.

[funbobby]

earplugs I use are just those foam ebay jobbies which are fine for sleeping but felt to detached from any noise when driving, is there room behind the cover for some more foam type insulation?

[Goosenka]

Thanks. Its either this or spending a wedge on a new exhaust.

[Anarchy]

I put Dynamat style stuff behind my seats during SC build, when there was no sound proof the engine was very loud, with Dynamat stuff it became bareable and then with the OEM foam stuff as well it was even quieter again, so it made a difference for sure but maybe only do it if you already have the car in bits.

Edited by Anarchy, 09 April 2013 - 06:28 PM.

[techieboy]

is there room behind the cover for some more foam type insulation?

You've got one. What's stopping you taking a speaker out and sticking your arm into the cavity to see how much space there is for yourself?

Personally, I think, if you're not going to poure concrete into the cavity, it'll make fcuk all difference. Too many other sources of noise.

Get proper earplugs that only attenuate some of the sound and don't try and block everything.

[Captain Vimes]

I use earplugs on my motorbike. It felt alien at first but i hate riding without them now. Removing the white noise makes me more relaxed and able to concentrate more on what i can see and what i can feel through the bike. Haven't tried it in the vx but will give it a go as soon as i have a longer journey, i suspect it will make for a more relaxed and therefore a safer drive.

[funbobby]

Def more relaxing with plugs in but I get paranoid something might be falling off and I wouldn't hear it! I'm guessing by the depth of the speakers there is a fair bit of cavity back there.

[Gedi]

Def more relaxing with plugs in but I get paranoid something might be falling off and I wouldn't hear it! I'm guessing by the depth of the speakers there is a fair bit of cavity back there.

IIRC, the foam is cut out where the speakers are