Dicky Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Anyone had any success trying to reduce road noise in the Z or is planning to try it? Quote
RobPhoboS Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Well I'd guess the thing is, you'll be adding weight no matter what. Someone on here recommended 'Silent Coat', cheap enough to test out (ebay/amazon). Depending what tyres you're on as well, I found the original Bridgestones were awful (MPSS now). Quote
mouthwash Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Get a louder exhaust, road noise becomes a thing of the past (so does hearing in general). 2 Quote
veef13 Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) I put some thick carpet underlay under the boot carpet, which has made a bit of a difference. As did a tonneau cover. Outside of that as Rob said, would need to look at other form of panel deadening in the boot to limit the resonance, that and seek quieter tyres. Edited April 22, 2015 by veef13 Quote
zebedy Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Ive been using under laminate flooring foam with silver back, addehiv'd every where like doors, panels etc. Works a treat and cheap as chips 1 Quote
PPod Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Yep mouthwash is right best option cant be beaten Quote
JetSet Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 I put some thick carpet underlay under the boot carpet, which has made a bit of a difference. Would agree with that. Had to remove the thin under carpet in my boot to get a custom boot divider fitted and the noise level went up several decibels. Pete Quote
nowhereboy Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 Plus one for the exhaust option! It's a sports car, not a luxury saloon Quote
Randy_Baton Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 I went for the underlay option and according to my db meter it made no difference what so ever... But I've ordered some of this )http://www.interfloor.com/underlay/colours-red/) and will try it in again in a few weeks. Went on a stag do and my boot was completely full up of bags, booze etc. and that was the quietest its ever been. Quote
Dynamic Turtle Posted April 24, 2015 Posted April 24, 2015 On a recent trip involving a sleeping bag in the boot and pillows on the passenger seat, road noise was pleasantly reduced. And no, this wasn't a case of my girlfriend kicking me out! Arguably not a long-term noise management solution... Quote
Dicky Posted April 26, 2015 Author Posted April 26, 2015 Cheers chaps, sorry for the reply delay been a bit ill. Unfortunately being one of the more senior members, quite power apeals more these days. I do like the exhaust note when pushing on a bit but the road noise can get you down. May do a couple of experiments with the boot space first but don't fancy taking door cards off. Quote
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