SteveW

Hi,

I have a '06 RS 3.0 that I bought new and have put on about 16K miles. I put on 17" forged Centerlines, TRD springs, strut tower brace and rear sway bar and love the way the car handles and drives like a gocart.

That said, the thing about the car that is making me consider dumping it is the noise inside the cabin that is transfered from the road, engine and wind.

My brother bought a '06 also and did the same mods and is tired of all the noise too. He even went back to 15" wheels, but that didn't help much.

My question is:

For those of you with experience with the 1st gen and 2nd gen xBs, is the 2nd gen noticably quieter?

Thanks for your input,

Steve

xseveredveganx

Truthfully, no. There is road noise, which is understandable, because it's an economy vehicle. If this were a Lexus LS460 and had this noise, I'd be severely disappointed.
You can do some basic sound deadening. I'm planning on doing at least a full layer of SecondSkin's DamplifierPro on my whole car, single layer on the floor, followed by their Spectrum spray, and ultimately (on the floor and wheel wells) some of their Luxury Liner Pro.
I'm sure you can go with lesser expensive product, like Elemental Designs' line up, and you should be fine!

sp2

i was planning on getting this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00020CB2S

let you know when i do how it turns out

good luck in whatever direction you go

aggj24

check this from elemental design audio...
http://www.edesignaudio.com/product_...products_id=55

AAG

iTrader: (1)

How many sq ft would you need to do the entire floor (including the rear cabin area) and doors/hatch in the xb2? I'm seriously considering doing this soon. The noise is getting to me too.

longboardluv

i totally agree, this is a noisy car. i have a murano also and there is ahuge difference. i cant really take out seats and carpet on my own. i wonder how much a shop would charge to soundproof the whole thing?

xseveredveganx

I'd do it for leftover pieces, Del Taco, and some Red Bull. That is if you went with DamplifierPro and you had a lot of leftovers.

And a lot of Red Bull.

aggj24

to be honest i dont know how many square feet you would need but if you are gonna do your whole car i would just start of with 10 square feet and if you need any more just order some more. one of my friends just used some on his car along with 3 layers of dynamat and you can barely here anything inside or out

longboardluv

Next time you are in Texas let me know.

DAILYXB-TYPE-R

i just bought some off ebay " fatmat rattle trap " for $190 100sq ft
waiting for it to arrive

xseveredveganx

I was in the DFW airport. Once.

NoLimitzBuilt

It only gets worse when you start changing everything inside also. LOL.. Mine is pretty bad now. I dont have all the plush seating to absorb some of it.

cobb

Just get a few cans of the 3m under coating rubber sound deadner. I put 3 cans in the rear of my xb under the spare tire and the other plastic pieces. I put 2 cans under the rear half from the gas tank back.

Wayy more quieter than before. Next I wan to pull up the front carpet, seats and spray there too.

ari_c

Thanks for the tips. I'll have to try it out.

ShaffNasty

Cobb - how hard is it to remove the 3M stuff if i dont like it or sell the car? i might spray the inside of my door panels cuz the rattle is killing me... also about how much is it and where did you get it?

DAILYXB-TYPE-R

got the fatmat rattletrap done yesterday and it made a big difference. i installed it to the whole trunk area including the hatch and the floor of the rear seats. only did 1 layer though maybe gonna do another layer later but gotta get the doors and front done first.
when i install the deadner i've notice theres 2 openings in the rear lower 1/4 panel. its seems like its for air flow but not too sure how that works. i wanna know if it's ok to cover up those 2 openings " 1 on each sides "?

cobb

Its like spray paint, you would need to blast it off. Its like 7 bucks a can from advance auto near the bed liner and spray paints. Its a gold can with black top.

Zsanz

i dynamatted my front two doors with 4 sheets...superior difference.

really looking to do the rest of the car i get alot of exhaust drone with my set up and im looking to eliminate that

chadfo

When I had my XB1 I did the following and it made huge difference in the road noise:
Sound dampening sheets on the roof
Undercoating (the XB1 has no undercoating from the factory)
Packed fiberglass insulation into the rear hatch
Sound dampening sheets in the doors
Sound dampening sheets on the floor particularly in the rear

I noticed the biggest differences when I did the roof and the undercoating.

Another big reason these are so loud is because all the interior parts are just cheap plastic. They don't absorb much sound energy like other models constructed with more plush materials.

quackPOT

I put my 2006 xB through about 25,000 miles before it was totaled. So far, I've got about 15,000 miles on my 2009 xB. A lot of those miles, on both cars, were highway miles.

My answer to your question would be yes, definitely, especially at freeway speeds.