FWIW the hardtop on my wife's Mercedes roadster dramatically quiets things down. You can even notice better bass response (cavity effect) since convertibles are tough to get good bass response within. Also the heat and AC work more effectively.

Stan

[Edited by E30M3 on 02-07-2001 at 11:11 AM]

 

I have the hardtop and it reduces cabin noise dramatically!

 

Put it in 7th gear.

 

Hey VM, I got Mingster's aeroscreen instead of the stock, and it has been the best thing for the entire drive experience. I can talk to my wife at a civilized level instead of yelling all the time. I say get an wind screen of any sort, but the taller the screen itself, the better the results. Good luck!

 

I recommend headrest inserts (These are the ones I had made for our S2000s). They definitely stop the wind from blowing through the stock mesh inserts. I also recommend the 7/8 RH windscreen (shown is a full size soon to be swapped out with a 7/8) I suppose undercoating or dynamatting would reduce noise, but it sure would increase the weight of the car.

 

I like the noise !

 

Hi Rick,

Yes, but which noise, the wind noise, the road noise, the engine noise, or the "Honey, I'm sorry I backed into ..."
Good luck on getting yours back better than new. Hide your car.

2x6spds

 

how much weight exactly is a lot of weight with dynamatting the entire interior of the s2000?

 

you know, it's probably not a big deal, maybe 7-10 pounds if you really put a lot of it in. i have more than that amount of weight in my trunk on my commute: lunch box (usually frozen dinner of the lean cuisin/healthy choice type, but i don't seem to be losing weight at all...), school books (they weigh at least 10 pounds all together), my work bag with an ancient toshiba laptop that weighs like 20 pounds, plus all kinds of crap that fills my trunk. so no, it's no big deal, and i might even consider doing it.

 

does anyone know what products are better at sound deadening?