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chris's fr-s · 11-25-2012, 07:43 PM

I have been noticing my car letting more and more road noise in, I have subs so I leave my back seat down most of the time to keep the trunk rattling down, but man it is horribly loud(road noise) any body have any permanent fixes

Before its said I know I can put the seat up but it's still bad up

axss · 11-25-2012, 07:45 PM

No issues with road noise at all... Sorry.

JoeBoxer · 11-25-2012, 07:47 PM

It's a sports car and they kept weight down by doing very little sound deadening. I mean open the hood and you can see the fender liners it's not going to be quiet.

Norkoastal · 11-25-2012, 08:31 PM

Bust out the sound deadener and get to stickin.. trunk lid, back seats, front doors, rear wheel fenders, spare tire housing all could use some well placed deadener..

nab · 11-25-2012, 10:31 PM

Yup, the car is loud, but like JoeBoxer said it's a sports car. With the back seats upright I've measured in the mid 90 decibels @ ~75mph using an android app (super scientific I know). This was louder than my Mazda 3 rental car. I'm probably going to add a bit of sound deadening material when I upgrade my sound system.

pixel67 · 11-25-2012, 10:42 PM

Fatmat did the trick for me and made it tolerable for extended trips.

chris's fr-s · 11-26-2012, 09:20 AM

Hell ya guys thanks for the tips , I just did a 1400 mile round trip and it was loud, especially here in Texas where every 5 miles is a different patch of road

chris's fr-s · 11-26-2012, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by pixel67

Fatmat did the trick for me and made it tolerable for extended trips.

About how much did you use?

Maik L · 11-26-2012, 09:32 AM

perhaps it is the Noise Generator?

DIY Delete Noise Generator

chris's fr-s · 11-26-2012, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maik L

perhaps it is the Noise Generator?

DIY Delete Noise Generator

Na man it deffinetly just loud road noise but thanks

Texas BRZ · 11-26-2012, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris's fr-s

Hell ya guys thanks for the tips , I just did a 1400 mile round trip and it was loud, especially here in Texas where every 5 miles is a different patch of road

Gotta' love Texas, hehe...

I actually happen to wish there was more road noise to this car.

As I've been told before, road noise = RACECAR

If you honestly feel it's really an abnormal road noise, you may want to get a second opinion from the dealer, perhaps.

Happy motoring!

NOHOME · 11-26-2012, 11:28 AM

Drive it down a gravel road for a few miles. Then, by comparison, the paved roads will sound deathly quiet!

A lot of effort was made to keep this car light, and sound deadening is an obvious casualty. Wait till you get in a sleet or hailstorm!

31katys · 11-27-2012, 01:05 AM

Why do people care so much about road noise? I don't get it. Turn the volume up. BAM

chris's fr-s · 11-27-2012, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 31katys

Why do people care so much about road noise? I don't get it. Turn the volume up. BAM

Guess you have never tried to have a conversation with a lady friend going about 85. Radio works great when I'm alone but, when the fiancee's in the car the radios a no go

11-25-2012, 07:43 PM	#1
chris's fr-s @theexquisite86 Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FR-S Location: Beaumont, Tx Posts: 122 Thanks: 17 Thanked 47 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	road noise I have been noticing my car letting more and more road noise in, I have subs so I leave my back seat down most of the time to keep the trunk rattling down, but man it is horribly loud(road noise) any body have any permanent fixes Before its said I know I can put the seat up but it's still bad up

11-25-2012, 10:42 PM	#6
pixel67 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 Asphalt FRS AT Location: Dacula, GA Posts: 517 Thanks: 138 Thanked 199 Times in 122 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Fatmat did the trick for me and made it tolerable for extended trips. __________________ My Boosted Daily Driver Journal

11-26-2012, 09:32 AM	#9
Maik L Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Gt86 Location: Germany Posts: 77 Thanks: 153 Thanked 53 Times in 34 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	perhaps it is the Noise Generator? DIY Delete Noise Generator __________________ My Car Journal

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JoeBoxer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Whiteout FR-S Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,154 Thanks: 1,666 Thanked 1,627 Times in 997 Posts Mentioned: 72 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's a sports car and they kept weight down by doing very little sound deadening. I mean open the hood and you can see the fender liners it's not going to be quiet.

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nab Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 2013 Firestorm Scion FR-S Location: San Diego Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yup, the car is loud, but like JoeBoxer said it's a sports car. With the back seats upright I've measured in the mid 90 decibels @ ~75mph using an android app (super scientific I know). This was louder than my Mazda 3 rental car. I'm probably going to add a bit of sound deadening material when I upgrade my sound system.

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chris's fr-s @theexquisite86 Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FR-S Location: Beaumont, Tx Posts: 122 Thanks: 17 Thanked 47 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hell ya guys thanks for the tips , I just did a 1400 mile round trip and it was loud, especially here in Texas where every 5 miles is a different patch of road

11-26-2012, 11:28 AM	#12
NOHOME Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: RAVEN Location: LONDON ONTARIO Posts: 787 Thanks: 86 Thanked 786 Times in 341 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Drive it down a gravel road for a few miles. Then, by comparison, the paved roads will sound deathly quiet! A lot of effort was made to keep this car light, and sound deadening is an obvious casualty. Wait till you get in a sleet or hailstorm!

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