JasonO
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- First Name
- Jason
- Joined
- Oct 30, 2019
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- Location
- Lake Charles, LA
- Car(s)
- Supra LE
Well it is my DD and Iām in my car for 2-4 hours a day. The back of my mind item is what sound proofing will do to my warranty. The weight alone will be between 150-250 lbs depending on what I can get away with. That could be half the load allowance of the car. At that point any suspension and possibly transmission issues Iād be concerned about getting screwed on.Yeah, I'm seriously considering the sound proofing route considering how it sounded parked - at least the doors and the "bass tunnel" areas, though the floor would also be required for most improvement. It's really weird coming from my RC-F... while certainly not a champion system, the ML factory setup (ironic considering that's also a Harman company) was quite good once you ditched the goofy DSP and moved the fader to full front. The car was very quiet so that helped loads.
Unfortunately it was such a unbearable porker at over 2 tons, and the suspension was so punishing on anything that wasn't paved in the past 10 days - that I never wanted to take it on long drives. With the MKV, it's so comfortable while being sporty and a blast to drive - but the audio makes me again hesitate to select it for anything longer than 20-30 minutes. I guess as long as I add some mods and a tune along with soundproofing everything and replacing all drivers and adding a real sub - problem solved.
Of course, by then it will be likely closer to a $70K car when all is said and done (and possibly with a voided warranty)... so that's a different kind of problem.
Anything electrical they will blame on everything being pulled and something getting knocked loose, overheating, or whatever if I sound proof. The amp install didnāt bother me as it isnāt much additional load and it has its circuit protections. I think the amp and soundproofing would be hard to argue for warranty if both were done. Just too many what ifs there.
I may just replace the speakers with a bavsound kit when they release it. That way it is plug and play. Oemaudioplus is an option, I just donāt want the subwoofer as I need the cargo space and have my own already.
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