Soundproofing
 

Hey guys,

As you all know the Mazda 3 isn't the quietest ride out there. I had to put some winter tires on mine because I live in a frigid hell hole. Now though the road noise is just that little too much. Have any of you tried some soundproofing on your 3's? There seems to be a ton of products out there but I don't want to buy into something that isn't going to work, or add too much weight. I'm thinking of just doing the wheel wells.

RE: Soundproofing
 

I put some in mine and maybe it made a slight difference at certain frequencies but I probably wouldn't bother again now knowing. I put Dynomat in the trunk on the floor and wheel wheels. I put another product on the strut towers and some on the firewall in the engine compartment. I couldn't ever find an easy way at getting at the firewall and floor inside the car though. You would have to pull a LOT of stuff out it seems.

RE: Soundproofing
 

Try driving my work truck.

Not quiet.

Sometimes I have to yell in my phone just to talk to someone because of the loud diesel engine.

Maybe I'm just ranting lol

Turn the music louder? ;-)

From what I've heard from members who have actually done this you'll get the biggest result in noise reduction by doing the entire floor and the roof. Bear in mind that to do that you need to remove the entire headliner, all the seats, the center console, the plastic trim, and the carpet. Definitely a weekend project.

I just turn the Stereo up, much easier :D

Although turning the stereo up works for the most part...I'm one of those creepy people who sometimes drive in silence...so I can plot the end of the world, muahahahahaha!

Seriously though, I was thinking of QuietCar.net, stuff looks pretty legit from what I've researched so far. I really don't want to get anything like Dynamat that will add too much weight. The hatchback is porky enough. I haven't bought any yet, I'll probably wait until summer for this little project, but I'll be sure to check back and tell you all how it went.

Nice. LOL