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Old Dec 3, 2016 | 07:20 AM
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i like a decent loud exhaust but not the drone all the time , i bought some soundproofing from ebay for about 12£ , i've soundproofed the boot especially the spare tyre well, it's surprising how much quieter it is when you are cruising probably a third reduction in noise
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What stuff did you buy? Link? Looking to do my hatch.
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Old Dec 3, 2016 | 05:39 PM
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Sounds like a good result. Any pictures? A link to the stuff you used would be good too...
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Old Dec 3, 2016 | 10:07 PM
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2220544256...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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Old Dec 3, 2016 | 10:09 PM
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just a pair of scissors and have covered any thing i can get near too under the boot tray especially the spare wheel area as no sound proffing there , took 15 mins or so
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Ordered a set as with a 3.5 inch straight through system it does drone a bit on the motorway.
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Old Dec 3, 2016 | 11:05 PM
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it does improve things , i've bought a second lot , i would go under the back seats too
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I'll have to add this to the to-do list. Thanks for the tip.
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That's ok, but i think you will find Silent Coat is more effective, ideally combine the two.
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I was looking to do this in the near future, my roof lining is down at the moment i wonder what effect it would have in the roof lining, door cards, boot etc
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Old Dec 4, 2016 | 01:18 PM
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it is noticeable not msssive the mrs picked up on it and agreed it was worth doing , works best when cruising along , i did it on my v8 it was more expensive soundproofing but made a lot difference
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