Hi guys,

 

Was bored last few days and the zed has been driving me mad with rattlerly interior wind noise and road noise,

 

I re shelled the car a while back and ever since bits of the dash and interior seem to have little rattles and the whole car seemed noisy,

 

So decided theirs only one thing for it rip the lot out lol, pulled everything the dash, roof lining, interior carpets every last bit, the neighbours think im mental (expecially when they asked whats wrong with it and i said the interior had a little rattle)

 

Well the roof lining is ment to have sound proofing (brown bread) the whole front part was missing,

 

Bits of the interior is ment to have it too, can see where it was once stuck and must have fell off while changing everything over,

 

So got a load of about 1 inch thick sponge type foam stuff, and used it as underlay under the whole carpet, and everywhere else i could fit it behind panels, the carpet feels nice now wanna drive with me shoes off so thick and soft,

 

used wadding like cotton wool type stuff and stuffed it in the rear quarters as much as i could force in,

the differance if you tap the rear quarters was amazing, from the sound of a coke can to a thump,

 

And used some roofing bitumen sticky stuff Got from misses dad, just like that sound proofing stuff you can buy, i used that inside the front doors,

again you tap the doors and they sound heavy not like their made of tin,

(only thing i wanna do still on the doors is get somthing to go between the doors and the door pad maybe rubber sheeting - anyone got any ideas) Has the stuff i used is ment to be more for stereos, not so much for sound proofing.

 

cable tied all wires behind dash, and used bits of sponge between bits that sound like their gonna sqeak,

 

Well took it on motorway tonight and the differance is amazing, so much quieter noticed the differance on start up the engine sounds like its in the distance kind of echoy, even misses noticed that, before if i reved engine it seemed quite loud and seemed to vibrate through the car making things rattle, now its like the car parked next to you is reving if you know what i mean,

 

Before i re shelled the zed the car use to feel quite refined, People would get in it like my mum and think its gonna be rough, ratterly and noisy and be shocked that it was pretty smooth and Quiet, then i reshelled it and it was to be honest horrible, had to have stereo blaring to hear it everything ratterling just done my head in on longer journeys,

 

now it seems even better then ever and it was pouring with rain so could hear the water on the road but still better then normal in the dry,

 

Im sure the sponge under the carpets is a lot to do with it, even though with the standard carpets and original mats they are thick with this sponge under them your feet just sink lol, Its a rolls royce of a zed now,

 

Bet i get some stick for this most people wanna rip what they can out,

But i like a car to be quick but then if you go for a drive can be quiet and a nice place to be in too.

 

Anyhow sorry if i bored you all with the long thread, and sorry i didnt take any pics,

 

Thanks for reading.

You wont get stick from me, I have the urge to do ALL OF THE ABOVE... Mines driving me nuts! Got half the car soundproofed, lots more to go yet.

Yeah must say an awesome effort there, I would do anything to stop the rattles and road noise in my car! Must say I don't like the sound of not hearing the engine though, I kinda like the fact it is loud and vibrates the car, reminds me and my passengers what's in it. Definitely know what you mean about wanting a car that's fast and handles well, but can also be a cruiser on long journeys and not irritate the shit out of you with little rattles and road noise though. Well done that man!

good effort. The wee rattles are soooooooo annoying. I've got mine in for a respray soon so may well follow your example

Good stuff, just be careful when bunging it here there and everywhere, there's sometimes reasons why engineers didn't put it there in the first place. water drain routes in doors, ecu's that need a bit of space for heat dissapation, HVAC stale air venting paths etc.

Amazing the difference a bit of rag a fluff can make though!!

Cheers guys 4 all the replys i was expecting - you got a sports car why do you want it more quiet and heavier buy a bmw or audi instead lol,

 

sy gt - only stuffed it in the rear quarters the wool stuff that is, in the doors used that dynomat stuff (Has far as i know that dynomat stuff dont really sound proof that much from road noise more for stereos and making panels sound more solid) but wanna put some kind of soundproof on the outside of door between door and pad, Has i was worried about them drain holes,

Has you say it shouldnt be in some places has sponge would hold water so be careful everyone where you put stuff,

 

Hollow point - you can still hear the engine so dont panic lol, But sounds more solid like in new big motors still rumbles but not all ratterly - i think the engine sounds more meaty hear the throaty noise from exhaust without the rattles taking sound away.

 

sexy craola what you using cause i think foam or underlay type stuff seems better then that stick on stuff, just get some underlay and make yourself a luxary barge,

 

big c - when you respray it would be best time to do it exspecially if changing the color atleast you can blow in the shuts and doors, good luck and what colour you having done, i had mine merc artic white, which i think looks good with black roof bars, makes the whole roof look like glass,

 

goodluck everyone and thanks again for replys.