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Old 10-29-2022, 08:09 PM   #9101
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I have done sound deadending to my Mazda 5 and Model 3 by myself. The difference is very obvious even without having a decibel meter. I like to drive without music and the roads are horrible in Hong Kong, it cuts down all those wind and small noise penatrate the doors. Noise still come in from the windows, if the project can cut down 5db is already very successful and significant.
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You really gotta do a decibel test afterwards and let us know if all this effort is worth it.
I'll do some testing next week once I get it all wrapped up as I have readings from before on highway 1 at 100 and 120kph. I did take some readings today and in the city I'm down about 4-5 dbs at 60kph. I used to be around 63-64dbs on average roads and now I'm seeing 58-59dbs on similar roads. This is using an iPhone and the NOISH app (National Occupational Health and Safety).

The biggest diff is with cheaper cars, particularly those that don't have any sound insulation like Mazdas, Toyotas and Hondas. Much less impact with a Lexus or Buick. My RDX splits the difference - there's some sound deadening in place already and some semi-thick carpet but no acoustic glass or a plush ride with soft bushings.
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im surprised the RDX doesnt have more sound deadening materials. its a luxury SUV.

The wife's RX is super quiet, like more quiet than my ES. Acoustic glass is amazing stuff.
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Old 10-29-2022, 10:26 PM   #9104
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im surprised the RDX doesnt have more sound deadening materials. its a luxury SUV.

The wife's RX is super quiet, like more quiet than my ES. Acoustic glass is amazing stuff.
They try to sell the sport in the SUV. The RX is really just a UV. Now if Acura would fix the dumb tranny.....
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sound deadening is a fun project but make sure you don't buy stuff that might emit toxic substance. I spend hundreds of dollars to do tests, end up buying all 3M stuff that costed 10 times more than cheap china mats. You might search the news from China, Audi owners got blood cancer from toxic parts.

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im surprised the RDX doesnt have more sound deadening materials. its a luxury SUV.

The wife's RX is super quiet, like more quiet than my ES. Acoustic glass is amazing stuff.
The MDX is pretty quiet but the rest of the line up isn't much to write home about when it comes to sound insulation. The Integra had no additional sound insulation added compared to the Civic and I'm not sure if the RDX got much more than a CR-V or Pilot - the carpet doesn't feel any nicer but there is some deadener in the sheet metal and the wheel wells are carpeted. On the down side, the RDX pipes in fake engine sounds and its far too loud and can't be deactivated unless you also turn off noise cancellation (same fuse). My brother's CX-9 is definitely quieter than my RDX.
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Old 11-01-2022, 02:44 PM   #9107
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I just did a 3 hour garage shuffle, moved some scrap metal out. Wanting to get my truck out of the elements, I managed to to get it into the garage. I think I can fit one more, 2 if I want to leave a car in the air. I just need enough room around a couple cars to work on them.
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My wife had alot of battery issues in her Rav4, i ended up just disabling the VVCS because her car just barely managed to start on our outing last night. The thought of her and my kids being stranded somewhere and asking for a jump didnt sit well with me(its happened a couple times already). I disabled it in my truck a couple years ago and ive never had an issue since.
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I stuck the rear camber arms back into my TSX, I messed these new snow tires up pretty good last year. So cold today, the perfect opportunity to park my hatchback outside and test sub zero cold starts.

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^ Are those mods supposed to make cold starts hell? I don't know much but I was under the impression idle can be tuned relatively well unless you have big cams.
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Ya those are all a challenge, has long duration cams with more than typical overlap too. I bet most of the swapped and tuned local hondas with half the mods on a easy piggyback ecu will not cold start today. Forget about these shops attempting to write a tune from nothing on a standalone.
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i recall from winters past, every time you wash your car it seems like a pointless endeavor as it'll get dirty as soon as you drive around the block. the salt, the grime, it just sticks to the car like glue. Even w/ ceramic coating, shit just looks horrible as soon as you drive it out
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i recall from winters past, every time you wash your car it seems like a pointless endeavor as it'll get dirty as soon as you drive around the block. the salt, the grime, it just sticks to the car like glue. Even w/ ceramic coating, shit just looks horrible as soon as you drive it out
My ceramic coating has held up excellent, it takes a real effort to get it dirty. If it's bad, even a simple rinse does wonders as the grime/dirt just mostly washes off. Car wash takes me just 15 minutes and a single pass with the mitt in one of those self-serve bays.

Maybe you used a crap ceramic coating
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Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"?
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The Gyeon ceramic coating on the X3 is 3 years old now and isn't as hydrophobic anymore, but stuff still doesn't stick on it that much. It got super dirty as I drove it in the snow a lot, but 5 mins at the wand wash and it's 80% clean. The new wheels that weren't coated on the other hand.....
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I got graphene ceramic coating from Adam’s. I think I’ll still get dirty. I’ll try it when I’m back tomorrow
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You DIY'd or had a pro do it?

I had Cquartz CSL + EXOv3 topper applied by Autowerkes Exclusive.
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The Gyeon ceramic coating on the X3 is 3 years old now and isn't as hydrophobic anymore, but stuff still doesn't stick on it that much. It got super dirty as I drove it in the snow a lot, but 5 mins at the wand wash and it's 80% clean. The new wheels that weren't coated on the other hand.....
Coating my wheels in ceramic has been one of the best things I could spend money on (considering I'm fairly obsessive about having a clean car). Makes cleaning so easy.

I have Crystal Serum Ultra on m RDX and it's 2.5 years in and still holding really well - the very limited warranty says it's a 9 year coating but I'd be happy if I get 5 solid years out of it. 5 years and I'd call it money well spent considering how I'd otherwise be paying for an annual detail (or doing it myself).
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Coating my wheels in ceramic has been one of the best things I could spend money on (considering I'm fairly obsessive about having a clean car). Makes cleaning so easy.

I have Crystal Serum Ultra on m RDX and it's 2.5 years in and still holding really well - the very limited warranty says it's a 9 year coating but I'd be happy if I get 5 solid years out of it. 5 years and I'd call it money well spent considering how I'd otherwise be paying for an annual detail (or doing it myself).
I had coatings on the original wheels, but I got used 20"s and they were curbed so I didn't do it. It's one of those "I'll get it refinished" eventually, and eventually never happens.
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I used Gyeon Rim on my wheels. Did two coats on the entire face and barrel. Everything comes off easily.

Gave the remainder to my friend and he was able to do a coat on his wheels as well.
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I had Cquartz CSL + EXOv3 topper applied by Autowerkes Exclusive.
I did it myself but it’s pretty brainless shit. Especially on her white RX because I can’t even see any friggin high points even if I do screw it up. I laid it on thicccckk so I don’t know why it accumulates dirt and dust so easily. Especially on the rear tailgate…. I think it’s the way aero is handled on the RX. It seems to keep the front really really clean but the back sucks.
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Anyone use Avalon king? It's like super advertised on YouTube and seems quite affordable about $80 a bottle? I'm still poor here using Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic wax and turtle graphene flex wax
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Haven't heard of that one. I use Gyeon Cancoat and it works well for me.
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Anyone use Avalon king? It's like super advertised on YouTube and seems quite affordable about $80 a bottle? I'm still poor here using Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic wax and turtle graphene flex wax
I've read solid things about it on the Reddit detailing forum but for DIY the top 2 suggestions always land on CQuartz or Crystal Serum Light b/c they're the easiest to apply and will still deliver 2-3 years of protection. Gyeon's equivalent product also gets good reviews.
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