Have pulled the car apart again to finish off the acoustic insulation over the boot area. Also chucked in some thin polyester batts in the rear ceiling, so the whole ceiling is now done. Also threaded the acoustic foam into the stiffening cross bars, using a piece of backing paper twice as long, doubled back, then pulling the end of the paper when the foam was in place. A bit tricky but the foam is in a reasonable position & the hollow beams filled fairly well.

Over the driver & front passenger I have stuck acoustic foam on the back side of ceiling lining panel. Also tried to fill gaps and hollows around the front & pushed the acoustic foam into the structural section where the windscreen meats the roof, above the sun visors. I have noticed on hot days that the sun visor area was a fair bit warmer than the main ceiling due to lack of insulation. So this should be better now, about as much as one can do within reason.

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You have certainly been busy again , I see you have lined the A Pillar trim with sound deadening, now I am not familiar with the layout exactly in the FL2 but it has curtain airbags, not sure if these extend down the A Pillars or just across the tumblehome, if there are bags under the A Pillar trims I’d advice removing the sound deadening on the trim, it is designed to stay in place but split and allow the bag out, if the trim does not split the bag will blow the trim off faster than a bullet and turn that few grams into a couple of kilos effectively, just a heads up rather than a “heads off”

Come on then......what’s the next mod?  Regards

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The A pillar cover has a snap line. I looked very carefully at the way the airbag would deploy so I would not become a late casualty of the French Revolution!

Mind you, it probably is the best way to go, if you have ever fainted from low blood, lopping ones head off sends a message in no uncurtain terms announcing low blood pressure, quite pleasant if you have every smashed your thumb with a hammer, becoming conscious again is not recommended, personal experience!

I made sure the acoustic foam was in 2 sections across the airbag panel snap line.

Some of the mildly fiddly bits on the B pillar lower panel. 12mm foam on the sides & 6mm foam on the wider face into the car.

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That’s good, I could not see any gap so thought to warn you.

After seeing all that effort sound proofing I really must get on and find an annoying little rattle which occasionally emanates from the sunroof shade/rear interior lamp position, sound like the “roller blind” is loose or lost its tension, then again on our short journeys compared to yours it cannot be half as annoying as a rattle that lasts few thousand kilometres constantly  Regards

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Just turning the audio a little higher would deafen any annoying rattles surely

After doing this, for the people who complain about the seat belt noise, pull the panel off, the lower B panel first. There is not a lot behind there, it is amazing the simplicity of design. You just need a star key bit for the screw behind the airbag logo. The logs around the car leaver out with a small butter knife or similar, they hide screws, that's all! With a bit of packing & making sure the hight adjuster still moves there is not a lot that can go wrong. The door seals around the door frame simply push back on to the body. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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Sidthecat wrote:

Just turning the audio a little higher would deafen any annoying rattles surely

Unfortunately not for us, we seldom listen to the radio in our vehicles and when we do it’s almost always the local station for traffic updates........I listen to music in a room which doesn’t resonate like a baked bean can when the volume is turned up  Regards

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Mr Brownie, it was intended tongue in cheek . I appreciate that any little rattle is indeed annoying

Sid, don’t worry I knew that......but in all seriousness we really don’t often have any music onunless it’s on between the chatting on the local station, boring old fart here

Besides Mrs BB doesn’t like Black Sabbath, LED Zeppelin et al at No.11.....  Regards

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That’s number 11 in the volume scale......not in Downing Street, then again don’t suppose Ozzie could do much worse with the economy  Regards

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We generally don't have the car radio on, turning into an old fart. Need to concentrate more on every increasing traffic & goat track roads. Also get a bit tired of loud exhausts due to owners tiny 21 digit!

Our economy is all smoke & mirrors (made in China), especially smoke from coal! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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I was actually referring to No11 on the volume scale (as in Marshall amps) and wishing it not to get confused with No11 Downing Street as in the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and confusing him with Ozzie Osbourne of Black Sabbath one of the groups mentioned......Ozzie of course would be Aussie if referring to your lovely country

I hope I cleared that up

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Lightwater wrote:

Our economy is all smoke & mirrors (made in China), especially smoke from coal!

Isn’t everybodies?  Regards

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I have added stage 1 & covered it with stage 2 12mm foam on the door, covering where the mirror is mounted. Also lined the plastic trim with stage 1 & stage 2, layering up the 12mm foam a bit.

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Filled in the centre trim with 2 thicknesses of 6mm foam. Where the speaker would sit for the premium hifi I reversed the foam so it is not sticky through the speaker vent. You just cut the foam to the overall size & then press the paper side of the foam onto the pattern to leave an impression on the backing paper.

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