Hi there,
been driving my new A3 8V FL Limo 2019 for about a month, but the lack of proper soundproofing makes me totally sad. And this was supposed to be a "premium sedan", which I've paid quite a money for.
If only there was some kind of aerodynamic noise, it would be just fine, but...
What I've been experiencing so far:
- lack of soundproofing from the doors - I can literally hear every kind of whistle or wind flowing outside, every car overtaking me or me overtaking other cars (even at small speeds like ~43mph/70kph), I can even hear people just walking around my car when it's parked with all doors closed
- road noise in general - pretty sensitive to road surface type and it's much worse at higher speeds - on some kind of surfaces (mostly new) it's kind of okay, on rougher surfaces it's pretty unacceptable (I have 16" wheels with winter Contis TS860)
Engine (35 TFSI with CoD) on the other side is pretty refined and silent most of the time.
To support my findings, I've checked the back/rear trunk where my spare wheel resides and there's absolutely zero sound-deading material on the floor - it's just bare metal, if I can describe it somehow.
So the question is - can this be solved somehow? Has somebody attempted to soundproof his/her A3 8V FL and if so, what were the results?
There are three companies in Czechia which offer complete soundproofing of cars and I'm in contact with them, but before I begin, I just want to make sure this will not be a total waste of money. Otherwise I am thinking of selling my brand new car...
So all A3 8V FL owners out there, have you performed some kind of soundproofing to your car and did it help?
Thanks all in advance.
been driving my new A3 8V FL Limo 2019 for about a month, but the lack of proper soundproofing makes me totally sad. And this was supposed to be a "premium sedan", which I've paid quite a money for.
If only there was some kind of aerodynamic noise, it would be just fine, but...
What I've been experiencing so far:
- lack of soundproofing from the doors - I can literally hear every kind of whistle or wind flowing outside, every car overtaking me or me overtaking other cars (even at small speeds like ~43mph/70kph), I can even hear people just walking around my car when it's parked with all doors closed
- road noise in general - pretty sensitive to road surface type and it's much worse at higher speeds - on some kind of surfaces (mostly new) it's kind of okay, on rougher surfaces it's pretty unacceptable (I have 16" wheels with winter Contis TS860)
Engine (35 TFSI with CoD) on the other side is pretty refined and silent most of the time.
To support my findings, I've checked the back/rear trunk where my spare wheel resides and there's absolutely zero sound-deading material on the floor - it's just bare metal, if I can describe it somehow.
So the question is - can this be solved somehow? Has somebody attempted to soundproof his/her A3 8V FL and if so, what were the results?
There are three companies in Czechia which offer complete soundproofing of cars and I'm in contact with them, but before I begin, I just want to make sure this will not be a total waste of money. Otherwise I am thinking of selling my brand new car...
So all A3 8V FL owners out there, have you performed some kind of soundproofing to your car and did it help?
Thanks all in advance.