Soundproofing for C200 CDI

[jan]

I have a November 53 reg C200 CDI SE Elegance saloon with 21000 miles on the clock.
I find the car to be rather harsh sounding and noisy when accelerating.
At first I thought this was down to the car being new and that it would quieten down once it was 'run in'.
To a certain extent the car has become much smoother and quieter as the miles have increased..however I still feel it is too noisy.

Does anyone know of any soundproofing kits for these cars...I remember you used to be able to buy kits with all the relevant pads etc pre cut and instructions on how to fit them...unfortunately I can not find anything like this now. Alternatively does anyone know of any companies that undertake such work.

Thanks

 

[Alps]

dynamat do kits, it still takes alot of effort to do this, most good car stero places will give you a price for dynamat extreme soundproofing and the associated cost in installing it.

 

[jaymanek]

do remember your car is a diesel! Most MB diesels are noisy on acceleration...

 

[jan]

dynamat do kits, it still takes alot of effort to do this, most good car stero places will give you a price for dynamat extreme soundproofing and the associated cost in installing it.

Thanks for your reply...I had not thought about trying car stereo places but I will now...

Jan

 

[jan]

do remember your car is a diesel! Most MB diesels are noisy on acceleration...

The thing is i had a C220 CDI Coupe before I changed over to the C200 CDI Saloon and that car..even though it developed quite a bit more power was much quieter on acceleration.
I was once loaned a C270 CDI...now that car was almost agricultural it was so noisy..but what a lot of fun driving with all that HP and torque.

Jan

 

[northernlad]

Soundproofing material

A company in Bradford called Euromats supplies this stuff - give them a call on (01274) 355664

 

[jan]

A company in Bradford called Euromats supplies this stuff - give them a call on (01274) 355664

That is good news northernlad as they are only 8 miles away from me.

Thanks

Jan

 

[Dieselman]

Have the car chipped to bring the power back. Because the engine is de-tuned you have to drive it harder hence the noise. If there was more torque available you would use lower revs.