Designing a cabin/hatch seperator (comments please)
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Designing a cabin/hatch seperator (comments please)
I dont know if something like this already exists for the C6 or not, so with my spare time and a little computer work I came up with this. (sorry if my graphic design is not that great)
The purpose of this piece is to reduce cabin noise amplified by the rear hatch area (exhaust drone) for people like me with crazy loud exhausts. and also maybe to make the AC cool down the interior faster during the summer. Let me know if something like this exists. If my measurements were correct this can be done and still allow the seats to be fully extended back and reclined, not that the vette seats really recline much, lol.
It would be easily removable via mounting brackets, and sealed around the edges using a foam strip to seal the cabin area from the hatch area. The materials used to make this are still up in the air, possibly fiber board and dynamat and wrapped in carpet to make it match. And also a lexan window so you can still use the rearview mirror. Feedback would be greatly appriciated (I did a cut away of the corvette to make it easir to see the location and mounting of the piece)
The purpose of this piece is to reduce cabin noise amplified by the rear hatch area (exhaust drone) for people like me with crazy loud exhausts. and also maybe to make the AC cool down the interior faster during the summer. Let me know if something like this exists. If my measurements were correct this can be done and still allow the seats to be fully extended back and reclined, not that the vette seats really recline much, lol.
It would be easily removable via mounting brackets, and sealed around the edges using a foam strip to seal the cabin area from the hatch area. The materials used to make this are still up in the air, possibly fiber board and dynamat and wrapped in carpet to make it match. And also a lexan window so you can still use the rearview mirror. Feedback would be greatly appriciated (I did a cut away of the corvette to make it easir to see the location and mounting of the piece)
Last edited by superscout03; Feb 27, 2012 at 07:41 PM.
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I have the waterfall from RPI in my Z06 and it is a little taller then the factory bulkhead. If I wanted 100% seperation, I think I would just add the polycarbonate window to the RPI unit.
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Hmm yeah I have never seen the RPI waterfall before thanks for showing me that. But that just seems to be an asthetic piece that just covers the hump behind the rear seat. I am going to fully enclose and seal my cabin from the rear hatch to see about reducing the interior drone, because that rear hatch area just acts like a drum bass and the angled glass bounces the sound right back up front. After looking at parts to make the piece it seems it could be done for about 75-100 dollars, depending on the type and quality of sound deadining material used.
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I've found two instances of this being done before. I don't know how well the partitions were sealed but they were made of plexiglass and fiberboard.
I have a smaller partition and if this could really reduce cabin noise and improve the A/C experience, I would upgrade. Keep us posted.
I have a smaller partition and if this could really reduce cabin noise and improve the A/C experience, I would upgrade. Keep us posted.
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I've found two instances of this being done before. I don't know how well the partitions were sealed but they were made of plexiglass and fiberboard.
I have a smaller partition and if this could really reduce cabin noise and improve the A/C experience, I would upgrade. Keep us posted.
I have a smaller partition and if this could really reduce cabin noise and improve the A/C experience, I would upgrade. Keep us posted.
