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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by junkmn
It does make a huge difference!
With the top up. I also did the Frost King mod.
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 09:20 AM
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If you want to quiet down the cabin noise of your C5 you need to do 3 things:

1. Rip out the entire interior and trunk. Insulate with the product of your choice. Easiest and least expensive to work with is the FROST KING insulation available at Lowe's.

2. Buy a partition.

3. Replace run-flats with "regular" tires. The run-flats are extremely noisy.

Partitioning alone will not eliminate the outrageous road noise booming from your rear tires though the trunk and into the cabin.

DG
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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The frost king mod is on my list of to do's this winter.
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Delta3-2
If you want to quiet down the cabin noise of your C5 you need to do 3 things:

1. Rip out the entire interior and trunk. Insulate with the product of your choice. Easiest and least expensive to work with is the FROST KING insulation available at Lowe's.

2. Buy a partition.

3. Replace run-flats with "regular" tires. The run-flats are extremely noisy.

Partitioning alone will not eliminate the outrageous road noise booming from your rear tires though the trunk and into the cabin.

DG


4. Drive on smoooooth roads.
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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I a frc because I love the styling and I wanted a truck to keep cabin clutter to a minimum. The partition allows me to really have a trunk and has some sound deading qualities.
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