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Old 23-08-12, 10:53 PM   #1
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Cabin noise

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Just back this weekend from Kinross with my wife and son. And as usual had to listen to my wife moan about how noisey the car is at motorway speeds. Is there anything i can do that doesnt envolve stripping the entire interior out the car. Ive heard various things like
1- Put the carpet out a 2004 Rover 45 in it.
2 -Lift the gear gator and pack it with foam
3- Cover the car in Dynomat
4- Spray foam in the A-Pillars

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Is there any truth to any of this and has anyone already done any of it with good results ?
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Old 23-08-12, 11:41 PM   #2
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Here's an excellent post from sheddist over on XPF's-
http://forums.xpowerforums.com/showthread.php?t=34541
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Old 23-08-12, 11:51 PM   #3
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Thats an amazing link, thanks very much. Gonna have to study that a bit.
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Old 24-08-12, 08:13 AM   #4
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Just tell your wife it could be worse - could be cruising on the German Autobahns at 100-110mph all the time
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Old 24-08-12, 08:32 AM   #5
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Probably be much more quiet on the smooth german road. From what ive heard their road tax actually gets spent on the roads (what a great idea)
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To be honest i dont have an issue with my 180 regarding cabin noise its a little louder than my vectra sri was but i do have a xpower exhaust on so ive gotta expect that .
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Old 25-08-12, 11:28 AM   #7
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what is the noise? wind noise or tyre noise? or the exhaust? mines okay on the motorway actually
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Old 25-08-12, 11:35 AM   #8
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I know what you mean. I have a full exhaust system on mine as well, although due to having kids opted to fit a nice big silencer. However the majority of the noise seems to be road and wind noise. It is my only real complaint about the car, it drives me nuts. And unfortunately im not very handy with the spanners so im reluctant to strip the interior in case i damage anything.

What to do
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Old 25-08-12, 11:51 AM   #9
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id be looking at the tyres, if they are hard compound then they may be noisy, also things like the seals round the windows, make sure they are all fitted properly not loose as that can cause alot of wind noise
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What is it you do at Machargs Richie. I had my car in there last year. Dont suppose you are there MG Master Tech per chance ?
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