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Originally Posted by SubieNate
On the speakers - I really don't think the drivers themselves are the issue. It's something inside the door buzzing. So the driver replacement he mentioned in the article was probably pointless.
Put some dynamat or similar (I prefer SDS Tiles  ) on the doorcards and sheetmetal, use a bit of lightweight open cell foam between things that could rattle and you're golden, with maybe ~10 pounds added to the car. If it matters that much to you.
Everything else is pretty generic and could apply to 99% of 2+2 coupes.
I don't get all the complaints on the interior quality myself. I think the plastics are fine for a $26k car and the center console is utilitarian and minimalistic and doesn't get in the way of shifting. I like being able to put my drink far enough back that most of the time it's not in the way of my elbow. I hated on my Impreza how the cup holder was up high in the dash, if it spilled at all it would get ALL over the place. With the FR-S, I lay a microfiber over the cupholder before I put a cup in it, and usually ask for the little plugs for the lids in paper coffee cups.
Most of the time, I make coffee at work with my french press and a desktop water boiler. It tastes better anyway.
Nathan |
From what I can tell the door buzzing is from the piece of plastic that the window switches are mounted to. It's screwed into the door panel. If you hold that piece down the buzzing will go away. A bit of foam around the edges of that bit will probably stop the noise, but I've been too lazy to take my door apart again and give it a try.