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I'll let you guys know. According to the Tech working on it there are a lot of areas in the car that have very little if any sound insulation. I told him I want it lined front to back with the 1lb MLV and then the panels I will have him use the Self Adhesive ButylFollowing..
Considering doing my doors in the spring for the road noise. I feel that anything more than the doors my be diminishing returns for the amount of work?
View attachment 501933 View attachment 501934 Hello all. Plan on doing a complete Mass Loaded Vinyl / Butyl sound proofing of my 2018 Modes S P100D 21" Arachnids. I did some DBA Driving Videos at various speed. I'll keep you all posted if the MLV and Butyl makes a perceived difference as well as DBA levels.
I think it may also vary based on the year, but I can't see the floor needing any treatment. Remember there is a giant 4 inch thick battery pack under you.
I treated my doors with a combination of RAAMmat and ensolite. It helped, but the car is not quite a cocoon. Still pretty quiet though. I plan to do the rear hatch at some point, maybe when install a rear dash cam.
I wish our S was as quiet as our previous Lexus but I don't know if I want it that badly. The Raven S isn't too bad noise-wise. I just use good Grand Touring tires and turn up the music.
Props for the effort and commitment though.
Nice work! I’m doing the same in my Model 3. One suggestion for the floor is to add a 3rd layer using “STP Noise Block”. This also blocks the high frequency range. It can only be used in horizontal areas like the floor.View attachment 502390 View attachment 502391 Here’s the Car at 75% covered with MLV from earlier today. (Covered Firewall to start of the rear cushion area
View attachment 502390 View attachment 502391 Here’s the Car at 75% covered with MLV from earlier today. (Covered Firewall to start of the rear cushion area
...and total weight added. I feel like those two data points are super important since weight is the biggest negative (other than cost/time) to insulating vehicles and one of the big reasons Tesla chose to skimp on this aspect since the cars are already super heavy compared to other sedans in the segment.Would you mind letting us know how much this cost you, once the work is done?
This is good to know. I had wondered if the sound isolation in the Model S Ravens had been improved. The main complaint I have about our March 2017 build S75D is the amount of road noise that gets in.
Actually, our July 2018 Model X100D is even noisier than our S75D, allowing even more road noise to be transmitted into the cabin.
Haha I'm with you on this one. I was fortunate to have access to a Tesla Technician. He's stripped the S. 3, and X down the the frame many times before. Hard working Young Man. He made sure to bring replacement clips and any else that may present an issue.I get anxious when I look at pictures like this. It would be my luck that once everything was bolted back in, there'd be some unidentifiable, unlocate-able rattle going on inside the cabin.
No not yet. Honestly my biggest complaint is ambient road noise. I know 100% that the wheels and tires are not helping. I plan to do basically the entire Car wheel wells, door panels etc. Besides the noise dampening and prevention of unwanted rattles as the Car ages this should also provide better temperature insulation as well. 1lb MLV is extremely dense material.Did you make any improvements to the door seals? I feel my 75D lets some wind noise in at highway speeds.