Leeroy Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I've had my Zed for a few weeks now and was wondering if it normal to hear so much gravel etc hitting the underside of the car, I guess it's stuff coming off the wheels. As far as I can see there isn't anything missing from under the car (wheel arch liners etc). I know there are options for insulating the inside of the boot area - does this help that much? Ta in advance..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Yes as standard it can be very noisy. I overcame it by ripping out the interior and putting in some Second Skin over the wheel wells, made an amazing difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz0 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I've had my Zed for a few weeks now and was wondering if it normal to hear so much gravel etc hitting the underside of the car, I guess it's stuff coming off the wheels. As far as I can see there isn't anything missing from under the car (wheel arch liners etc).I know there are options for insulating the inside of the boot area - does this help that much? Ta in advance..... I get a bit of gravel rattle as well, but i guess its to be expected considering the rear wheel well is pretty much inside the cabin. Some folk have mentioned putting dynamat or second skin on the boot floor or the area behind the glove box under the trim. It doesn't bug me enough to make me want to do this though. If you live on a farm though it probably would get irritating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I love the noise. I always imagine I'm in a rally car or some other fantasy. That's what you get when you buy a car where the driver's seat is in the boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 LOL, I know what you mean guys, it's a fairly cool sound but can get a bit irritating sometimes, I mean you can understand it on a stripped out rally racer...... Chris, what second skin sheet did you use, was it the Damplifier / Damplifier pro? How much of the stuff did you use? Cheers, Leeroy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 LOL, I know what you mean guys, it's a fairly cool sound but can get a bit irritating sometimes, I mean you can understand it on a stripped out rally racer...... Chris, what second skin sheet did you use, was it the Damplifier / Damplifier pro? How much of the stuff did you use? Cheers, Leeroy... I used a bulk pack of normal Damplifier to do the whole boot and rear cubby area. I also cut up some "kit mat" that you get from camping stores to sleep on and put that on top of the Damplifier. Its a closed cell foam so stops airbourne noise a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradders Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Leeroy Only had mine a few weeks too, and yup I get it alot too, especially the rock salt in this weather. I think it just the nature of the beast tbh, I read about it here before, so you aint the first to ask. Reading about it I was aware when it happened. Remember you aint driving an Audi TT. Thankfully... Bradders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gervais Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Not had mine long was strange at first and used to make me wince but I'm used to it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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