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Good suggestions I'll check it out. Is that inside the car? The cabin is the last area I'm going to do if I have to. To do it right I'd have to remove the dash and seats. As fas as the hood, I see it mentioned in the two sites by professional installers. The DIY videos are hit or miss with it. In fact, this guy says 1. Sound Deadening Noise From The Engine Car noise comes from a lot of different places, and one of the most obvious sound deadening a car enginePlaces is the engine bay in fact statistics show that the engine alone accounts for over 40% of the overall vehicle noise especially a diesel engine. If you want to soundproof your vehicle, The Engine is where you should start. Luckily Soundproofing the engine is a simple task that you can do right now, follow these easy steps. That's why I'm looking at the hood. It's easy and 40%!! Heck if I get a 25% reduction that would be great.

Thanks.

It's funny but I don't hear the exhaust that much. I was surprised when someone else started it and I was outside. The sunroof seems okay. Never thought of the windshield seals. That's a good idea. I have to figure out a way to measure the temperature in the engine compartment. Fatmat I believe is good to 212 degrees. I think I'll start with the hood as that seems the loudest. Then the trunk. Then the doors. Everywhere (mostly) is saying you only need to cover 25% so I'll do the easiest areas.

Boy, the list is long but yes, Cold Air Intake and upgraded turbo as well as turbo back Invidia exhaust. I think the idea with thicker seals was not really crazy thicker but thicker and more pliant so the window can kind of sink into them.

Hmm. That is interesting. Thanks.

Thanks. I was driving today and noticed that the engine noise does seem to come in right through the windshield. Also running my fingers along the window edge I could feel air coming in at just 40 MPH. Those will be my first areas to address. I wonder, do you have any suggestions for door seal replacements? I've seen people say get thicker ones which is fine but how thick and which clips would I get?

Looks like this thread hasn't had much added in years so I hope someone is still watching. I'm trying to reduce road, wind and (other) vehicular noise. I have many questions but I'll start with just a couple: - Does putting, say Fatmat, under the hood reduce noise? I've read in some places ~40% of the noise comes from there. - I've also read that changing the weather seal around the doors is a big improvement. Has anyone tried this and if so what size/type of seal did you use? Obviously too big and the doors won't close. Thank you. I have a 2008 Legacy. Any yes I did read the entire thread! :-)

Thank you.

Thank you. I'm on it.

Well, basically the road noise - a combination of tires, engine, wind and other vehicles.

Hi all. I'm a noob here obviously. lol. I'm enjoying my new (to me) 2008 leggy but it was modified by the previous owner and is very noisy inside. It goes like a bat out of hell but on long road trips the noise is intolerable. I've been looking at some options for reducing cabin noise and strangely I can't find anything about it here. Unless I'm missing something and I have searched. Anyway, besides the obvious hood, doors, floor, trunk, and head I'm seeing that replacing the door seal with a newer/thicker one is supposed to be a very effective first step. I'm wondering 1) if anyone has done this, 2) what are the specs of the OEM seal so I can get a proper replacement, 3) has anyone else done any noise reduction on their car? What brands are suggested? How effective? Thank you all in advance and I'm happy to have found this forum.