Anyone have experience reducing noise levels inside a TSX?

I like my '06 TSX a great deal, but the level of tire noise on long
highway journeys is very tiring, especially with Interstate 5 up and
down the western coast. 500-1500 mile trips are something I end up
doing at least a few times per year.

Honda/Acura in general does not seem to control transmitted noise into
the cabin as well as some other makers do (we own an '03 Accord as
well). I have tried several different tire lines on our Accord and none
have made a big difference in noise levels. The TSX still has it's
factory Michelins which are in good shape with plenty of remaining tread
life.

Has anyone tried having aftermarket undercoating applied, and if so does
it significantly improve noise levels?

How about this QuietCar polymer technology?

http://www.quietsolution.com/html/quietcar.html

John

On 2007-12-09 11:40:15 -0600, John Horner <jthorner.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> said:

> I like my '06 TSX a great deal, but the level of tire noise on long
> highway journeys is very tiring, especially with Interstate 5 up and
> down the western coast. 500-1500 mile trips are something I end up
> doing at least a few times per year.
>
> Honda/Acura in general does not seem to control transmitted noise into
> the cabin as well as some other makers do (we own an '03 Accord as
> well). I have tried several different tire lines on our Accord and
> none have made a big difference in noise levels. The TSX still has
> it's factory Michelins which are in good shape with plenty of remaining
> tread life.
>
> Has anyone tried having aftermarket undercoating applied, and if so
> does it significantly improve noise levels?
>
> How about this QuietCar polymer technology?
>
> http://www.quietsolution.com/html/quietcar.html
>
> John

I've heard of people installing all sorts of quieting panels behind the
various door panels, floor panels, etc. Look on clubrsx.com for several
threads about this and links to products. It's a lot of work, but
supposedly it makes a big difference.
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