XK Convertible sound
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XK Convertible sound
Just took my cat out a day ago to try and stretch the legs, which is hard to do in the Metro but I got at least a 50 mile run with good 75+ mph speeds. Since this is my first convertible ever, is noise in the cabin just the norm? should I expect better, even without a good reference point? Also, I imagine the supercharger plays a role too, just asking. Anyway, wouldn't trade the "touring" ride experience for any other car. Thanks.
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Buzzer (10-22-2020)
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Don,
I'm a bit puzzled. Your post shows that you joined the Forum in 2013 and have a 2010 XKR. It's now 7 years after you joined the Forum and you're just now asking about noise in the cabin. What am I missing?
Your XKR is 10 years old and a lot could have happened to affect cabin noise. Rubber door and window seals deteriorate, especially in the hot Texas sun. The windows are indexed; to clear the weatherstripping, they automatically drop down a bit when the door is opened and go back up when it's closed. Maybe that's not working properly and the windows aren't fully closed, thereby increasing wind noise.
Driving with the top down is, of course, going to be a lot noisier than driving with the top and windows up. But those of us who have installed WhiteXKR's remote control top kit with the optional rear window controls enjoy a much quieter and calmer cabin, particularly if we also added a rear windscreen. The cabin is completely transformed when driving above 50mph with the top down and all four windows up and a rear windscreen.
See: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-109235/page7/ and my Post #153 for installation tips.
And: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...lector-186904/
Stuart
I'm a bit puzzled. Your post shows that you joined the Forum in 2013 and have a 2010 XKR. It's now 7 years after you joined the Forum and you're just now asking about noise in the cabin. What am I missing?
Your XKR is 10 years old and a lot could have happened to affect cabin noise. Rubber door and window seals deteriorate, especially in the hot Texas sun. The windows are indexed; to clear the weatherstripping, they automatically drop down a bit when the door is opened and go back up when it's closed. Maybe that's not working properly and the windows aren't fully closed, thereby increasing wind noise.
Driving with the top down is, of course, going to be a lot noisier than driving with the top and windows up. But those of us who have installed WhiteXKR's remote control top kit with the optional rear window controls enjoy a much quieter and calmer cabin, particularly if we also added a rear windscreen. The cabin is completely transformed when driving above 50mph with the top down and all four windows up and a rear windscreen.
See: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-109235/page7/ and my Post #153 for installation tips.
And: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...lector-186904/
Stuart
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Sorry for your confusion. When I joined I owned my 94 XJS V12 which was later lost to a Texas hail storm (only out the garage that night). Anyway, just got the 2010 XKR last year and slowly learning the new Jag. What's a "WhiteXKR remote control top kit" or is that one of the links.. Thanks.
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Buzzer (10-23-2020)
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What do you mean by "Wow"? Isn't that being a bit testy? You should just own up to your own shortcomings instead of dissing me. Insincere thanks are worse than no thanks at all.
I was trying to help you, and the answers to your questions were there if you had clicked on the links. That's on you, not me.
I was trying to help you, and the answers to your questions were there if you had clicked on the links. That's on you, not me.
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Scott in PA (10-23-2020)
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I'm a convertible guy and I'd say ours are pretty quiet. My suggestion: go test drive a few more convertibles to get a comparative feel.
But-- make sure you test SOFT TOP convertibles. The technology on some of those hard-top collapsable roof convertibles is amazing. I simply don't like them because of the space they take up when the top's down. As soft-tops go, our cars are pretty good.
And I hesitate to bring this up (want to avoid a mini-thread flare), but... tires. If it's road noise and not engine noise... tires.
Funny, I just gave a friend a ride and he commented on how "refined and quiet" the car was. But then he's got an old Fiat Spider convertible, so...
But-- make sure you test SOFT TOP convertibles. The technology on some of those hard-top collapsable roof convertibles is amazing. I simply don't like them because of the space they take up when the top's down. As soft-tops go, our cars are pretty good.
And I hesitate to bring this up (want to avoid a mini-thread flare), but... tires. If it's road noise and not engine noise... tires.
Funny, I just gave a friend a ride and he commented on how "refined and quiet" the car was. But then he's got an old Fiat Spider convertible, so...
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Just rolled past 80,000 miles on mine. Still loving it.
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d a (10-24-2020)
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The best place here...
I-80 between the Bonneville Flats exit and the Knolls exit. About 45 miles of nothing but totally flat, straight, uninterrupted freeway with zero bridges, vegetation, wildlife or exits.
Not that I'd ever do that though.
I-80 between the Bonneville Flats exit and the Knolls exit. About 45 miles of nothing but totally flat, straight, uninterrupted freeway with zero bridges, vegetation, wildlife or exits.
Not that I'd ever do that though.
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