Ok guys, a less asked question this I think, but I have a question about road noise.
The other week I needed to replace the inspection light hatch in the front wheel arch trim due to it being 'lost' by my body shop (yes he had to pay for it and get an ear bending for the carelessness!).
Anyway whilst on the phone trying to order a replacement with HR Owen, the chap mentioned that the hard plastic wheel arch trims in the early 4200 models were replaced in the later 4200 and GS by some flexible material as it more common with other cars. He thought the change reduced the road noise intruding in to the cabin - and this makes sense given the hard plastic covers wouldn't be very good at absorbing noise.
If this really would reduce road noise appreciably, I might go for it - or perhaps there are other solutions such as insulating the wheel arches on the inside?
In a similar vein, when driving in the semi-wet, from the driver's position, I can actually hear the rear tyre cutting through water very clearly, whereas noise from other traffic is nicely isolated.
Any ideas welcome - I'm not desperate but it would be nice to reduce road noise intruding in to the cabin. Long journeys might be nicer across some of the rougher motorway roads as well.
Cheers, Dolo.
The other week I needed to replace the inspection light hatch in the front wheel arch trim due to it being 'lost' by my body shop (yes he had to pay for it and get an ear bending for the carelessness!).
Anyway whilst on the phone trying to order a replacement with HR Owen, the chap mentioned that the hard plastic wheel arch trims in the early 4200 models were replaced in the later 4200 and GS by some flexible material as it more common with other cars. He thought the change reduced the road noise intruding in to the cabin - and this makes sense given the hard plastic covers wouldn't be very good at absorbing noise.
If this really would reduce road noise appreciably, I might go for it - or perhaps there are other solutions such as insulating the wheel arches on the inside?
In a similar vein, when driving in the semi-wet, from the driver's position, I can actually hear the rear tyre cutting through water very clearly, whereas noise from other traffic is nicely isolated.
Any ideas welcome - I'm not desperate but it would be nice to reduce road noise intruding in to the cabin. Long journeys might be nicer across some of the rougher motorway roads as well.
Cheers, Dolo.