[BMW DIY Guy]

I hope everyone is having a fantastic, week and I am excited to share my latest video! I have been working through installing SoundSkins Global products into my BMW M2C, to reduce road noise and improve the already amazing audio upgrades from BimmerTech.

With all of the sound mat work in the car, I wanted to provide a real concrete follow up on the results of those changes. Keep in mind that I have worked through essentially stage 1-3 of updates to my M2C.

Stage 1 wouldn't change sound floor levels so isn't represented in this video specifically. It absolutely though did make a difference in the sound quality of my door mids. They were more pronounced and richer in sound quality.

Stage 2 did make quite a bit of road noise difference and also continued to improve sound quality of the audio from the door speakers.

Stage 3 is the full meal deal, looking to go after road noise, but also with the underseat subs, insulate them away from the metal floor as well.

So with that, I took measurements at OEM, stage 2 and full stage 3 to show the real world effect of adding materials like this to your car.

The preview is, I am super impressed and REALLY glad I did it. Check out the video for actual results and samples, but the instrumentation does show very positive results.

If you find your car a little too noisy, or you want to dramatically improve your audio quality, this is a fantastic way to do so.

[CoffeeLife]

Very nice and I agree its totally worth it! I did a small amount in the trunk and doors a year ago. Just that alone improved my stock sound system quite a bit and cleaned up some of the unwanted busy road noises.

https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...4&postcount=22


I just recently ordered some insulated heat shielding to toss in two places under the car. Will see if that effects anything.

[BMW DIY Guy]

Originally Posted by CoffeeLife

Very nice and I agree its totally worth it! I did a small amount in the trunk and doors a year ago. Just that alone improved my stock sound system quite a bit and cleaned up some of the unwanted busy road noises.

https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...8;postcount=22


I just recently ordered some insulated heat shielding to toss in two places under the car. Will see if that effects anything.

I am floored on what a difference this made both in noise reduction and audio improvement.

[dab1981]

How well can you hear the good noises, like the engine, after adding the sound matting?

[BMW DIY Guy]

Originally Posted by dab1981

How well can you hear the good noises, like the engine, after adding the sound matting?

I still hear the engine (through the front firewall) and exhaust (through trunk/back seats) pretty clearly. Door and floor matting mostly cut road and tire noise which is great!

[dab1981]

Originally Posted by BMW DIY Guy

I still hear the engine (through the front firewall) and exhaust (through trunk/back seats) pretty clearly. Door and floor matting mostly cut road and tire noise which is great!

Awesome! Sounds like a win-win. Great work and thank you for sharing! I'm going to have to do this.