Okay, I've decided that yes, I want to buy a partition panel for my '02 vert, more than anything else, to provide a little more sound insulation from the rear tire noise.

I've seen several vendors offering them, with prices ranging from roughly $139 to $250. All of them say "ours is the best!!", "ours fits better, sounds quieter, easiest to remove and replace, etc."

But either they are all the same in terms of quality and performance, or one of them is stretching the truth a little.

So here is my question and challenge. Which one really IS the best? Which one fits the best, is easiest to remove and replace, looks the best and last but not least, has the greatest sound isolation?

If no one can provide me a definitive answer, having tried them all, then I hereby challenge up to four vendors to send me their vert partitions for a full review, including photos and detailed analysis, so we can put the issue to rest. The study will include before/after sound pressure readings to determine which one (if any) actually provides superior sound insulation characteristics, driving at predetermined, consistent speeds on the same road for a fair and scientifically accurate comparison test.

I will then publish the results of the challenge here, carefully pack and return the panels to the manufacturer, and purchase the one that wins the challenge for my own use.

I have written and published several professional reviews of home theater equipment if anyone wants to see my credentials for carrying out such a comparison test and have been involved in audio production for over a quarter of a century. My ears are among the best for discerning small differences in audio quality.

So how about it CF vendors? Any takers? Anyone care to put their product to the test?

 

I just got one from Dan at exoticvettes. looks great the fit is good and the carpet matchs good. the shipping was fast and Dan was great to deal with. But are far as anything else i dont know yet i havent got to drive my vert since i put it in the weather here suck with rain sleet snow all yesterday so i guess i not to much help except i got mine for 140 shipped.

 

I think to make the test valid you have to compare customer service and satisfaction in the mix. I can't speak for the other vendors, but I got mine from Dan at exotic and the fit was great, the match was good and he is one stand up guy. Price was lowest of the ones I looked at.

 

 

Nice approach good luck.

 

I'm very happy with mine

 

I'm afraid that customer service really isn't an attribute that would affect the outcome of the review, unless it were exceptionally bad, which I don't think it would be considering this review would be published for all to see. I would expect all vendors to be on their best behavior when presenting their wares for review, and as helpful as possible as issues arise, so this would might or might not be an accurate assessment of how they normally go about their business.

Frankly, customer service and satisfaction are a given, here. No reputable vendor can stay in business without it. I am more interested in the technical performance aspects of the partitions, and determining not only the best performing, fitting, etc., partition, but also the best performance to value ratio.

I have already heard from one vendor via PM asking the color of my interior, so perhaps we'll get some action with my comparison challenge. But I want to wait until I have at least three, preferably four lined up for the review. And all these should be manufactured, not just distributed, by the various vendors, thus insuring that they are in fact, different in some way or another.

My interior color is black, BTW.

 

Got mine from Dan and happy with it. Can't tell you about the others to make a comparison.

 

c'mon vendors!!!