Cboonh 2nd Gear June 17, 2016 Share June 17, 2016 And how are you liking it? How much did you pay, please? MI quoted me $1,150 got 4 doors plus roof. Enjoying it! 4 doors, 2 layers. Front arch, rear boot area, whole floor - 1 layer. Total need about 22-24 pieces of Sp materials (Stp brand). Each piece (depending on the thickness) cost 50-70 each. You do the math. :) MI doing how many layers? Using what materials? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachdanom 2nd Gear June 17, 2016 Share June 17, 2016 I find the stock 2016 facelift FXT very quiet already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linux8998 1st Gear June 17, 2016 Share June 17, 2016 Enjoying it! 4 doors, 2 layers. Front arch, rear boot area, whole floor - 1 layer. Total need about 22-24 pieces of Sp materials (Stp brand). Each piece (depending on the thickness) cost 50-70 each. You do the math. :) MI doing how many layers? Using what materials? May I know where you did it? Looking for a reliable shop who can do a proper job. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuzFXT 2nd Gear June 17, 2016 Share June 17, 2016 To all, just curious when you all sign on the dot. Is insurance premium inclusive in the grand total? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTong Turbocharged June 17, 2016 Share June 17, 2016 (edited) To all, just curious when you all sign on the dot. Is insurance premium inclusive in the grand total?Insurance usually is excluded from the cost available for financing coz differs for each buyer. But will form part of the total amount you need to pay before they pass you the car. Edited June 17, 2016 by BenTong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muser 4th Gear June 17, 2016 Share June 17, 2016 Enjoying it! 4 doors, 2 layers. Front arch, rear boot area, whole floor - 1 layer. Total need about 22-24 pieces of Sp materials (Stp brand). Each piece (depending on the thickness) cost 50-70 each. You do the math. :) MI doing how many layers? Using what materials? My math fail leh. Okay, so about $1.4k based on median cost, excluding labour, but covering more total area than what MI was proposing to me. Dunno how many layers or what specific material cuz I got sticker shock and stopped inquiring. But when I brought up my concerns about weight, my SA said the material wasn't oil-based and hence wouldn't be that heavy. Sounds like it could involve some sort of applied coating in addition to layers of material. I'll ask for more details at my 5k servicing so that I'll be able to compare it more usefully to your package. I don't think I'd do the floor because the Clasani coats are quite effective, but I can see why the front arches could be worthwhile. Why is the boot area worth doing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zommy3 Neutral Newbie June 17, 2016 Share June 17, 2016 You'll be interested in proper sound proofing too I guess. 4doors and wheel arches at least? I did. :) Can advise where you did it? How much is the damage? Keen to do the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slazen 1st Gear June 17, 2016 Share June 17, 2016 (edited) Any ways to tune the reverse sensors? They are like my wife, always overly sensitive and overacting And now within 2 weeks of marriage they refuse to beep Edited June 17, 2016 by Slazen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Civicguy Neutral Newbie June 17, 2016 Share June 17, 2016 Sigh. Got my car and first day scratched like badly at turning in MCSP. Anyway indeed the car studio cannot show double byte characters from my iPhone via the charging cable. Both Songs in Apple and Spotify. Sad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhan1982 4th Gear June 17, 2016 Share June 17, 2016 (edited) My math fail leh. Okay, so about $1.4k based on median cost, excluding labour, but covering more total area than what MI was proposing to me. Dunno how many layers or what specific material cuz I got sticker shock and stopped inquiring. But when I brought up my concerns about weight, my SA said the material wasn't oil-based and hence wouldn't be that heavy. Sounds like it could involve some sort of applied coating in addition to layers of material. I'll ask for more details at my 5k servicing so that I'll be able to compare it more usefully to your package. I don't think I'd do the floor because the Clasani coats are quite effective, but I can see why the front arches could be worthwhile. Why is the boot area worth doing? Hmm, I'm also can't quite decide on doing soundproofing for my fxt. The car itself is actually very quiet already. The engine is pretty silent except when u rev hard and need the sudden urge to overtake. Even then the engine sounds pretty refine. Wind noise is noticeable at > legal hw speeds of 100,110 and beyond. Even the doors are pretty well insulated as I find the HK system to work well even when listening to sounds with heavier bass. The doors may not feel as solid as a bmw x3, but they certainly don't vibrate or sound hollow. The biggest culprit i find is the road noise, especially driving over very rough patches of road. To be honest, even a bmw 3 series with 18 inch wheels suffer from pretty bad road noises despite its excellent sound insulation. Doing a complete enhance floor and wheel arches sound proofing is the only way to reduce road noise. But i find this to be a bit too extensive as it requires the removal of all seats (our electric chairs!) and floor carpet, which i feel very uncomfortable about it. BTW, the clasani undercoat does help a bit on the road noise. On well-paved roads, the car appear to be more silent. On rougher patches, road noise also sounded more muffled. $290 is quite well spent, especially its done by our agent MI. Hmm... But SP for boot is kinda questionable leh. I used to layer my boot floor with 2 layers of mat and that will reduce some noise from the undercarriage. I know of some who also SP the boot cover but aside from making the boot cover heavier and close with a nicer thud, i'm not sure how that will help in reducing noise? Some audio shops also do boot SP by removing the spare tire and filling it up with SP mats. Actually, MI's proposal for SP the 4 doors and roof is quite tempting except for the slightly high cost. its about $1150 for Forester. Can offset $200 (for every $1000 spent) if u have enough DUO points. essentially almost 20% discount. But then again, i doubt it will help to reduce road noise further which is the main culprit. Change to better tires may be the cheaper and more effective option to reduce road noise further. Sigh. Got my car and first day scratched like badly at turning in MCSP. Anyway indeed the car studio cannot show double byte characters from my iPhone via the charging cable. Both Songs in Apple and Spotify. Sad. Tan Chong charges about $200 for full bumper respray if no dents. Half day job. MI might charge similar since they are affiliated. The HU can display eng only, chinese only, mix eng and chinese characters perfectly when i play music using my iphone (music app) via bluetooth. haven tried pluggig in cable though. Edited June 17, 2016 by mrhan1982 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJGDKK8 1st Gear June 18, 2016 Share June 18, 2016 Sigh. Got my car and first day scratched like badly at turning in MCSP. Anyway indeed the car studio cannot show double byte characters from my iPhone via the charging cable. Both Songs in Apple and Spotify. Sad. I just choose "blue tooth audio" and YouTube a song. It works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuzFXT 2nd Gear June 18, 2016 Share June 18, 2016 Today got forester ad at $114k guaranteed coe for FNA. $2k drop from promotion price. Seem to show not much taker after price increase. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelogist 2nd Gear June 18, 2016 Share June 18, 2016 Today got forester ad at $114k guaranteed coe for FNA. $2k drop from promotion price. Seem to show not much taker after price increase. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelogist 2nd Gear June 18, 2016 Share June 18, 2016 Bookings must have dropped tremendously since price increase last week or stocks for anticipated sales arrived, but no sales. Price drop back down to lure back buyers. Good for buyers though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrYotsuba Neutral Newbie June 18, 2016 Share June 18, 2016 Hi What is the insurance premiums like for the NA & XT? Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L23 6th Gear June 18, 2016 Share June 18, 2016 Hi What is the insurance premiums like for the NA & XT? Thanks! Age, NCD level, year of exp? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopherChia 4th Gear June 18, 2016 Share June 18, 2016 (edited) Age, NCD level, year of exp? 50, 50% NCD and 25 years of experience, thanks! Edited June 18, 2016 by ChristopherChia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohto Hypersonic June 18, 2016 Share June 18, 2016 50, 50% NCD and 25 years of experience, thanks!Around $1300+ ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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