123d - underbonnet sound insulation?

[cheddar]

Just purchased 12 month old 123d Coupe. Low mileage, main dealer.

Noisy bugger at idle, heard they were but, you know, poked around, lifted the bonnet and there's no sound insulation, just metal.

No rubber on the sharp edges of metal either.

Normal?

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[hornetrider]

Looks like.

http://www.babybmw.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=29...

[cheddar]

hornetrider said:

Looks like.

http://www.babybmw.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=29...

Extraordinary.

Good old PH - One can post a query from the other side of the world at 1 in the morning your local time and get a 100% accurate answer 7 minutes later.

hornetrider - thankyou.

[Funk]

Indeed, no insulation. Surprised me, too. Apparently earlier ones had it, I suspect it's a victim of cost-cutting.

Mine does have rubber 'feet' though on the metal frame.

[hornetrider]

cheddar said:

Extraordinary.

Good old PH - One can post a query from the other side of the world at 1 in the morning your local time and get a 100% accurate answer 7 minutes later.

hornetrider - thankyou.

You're welcome. I did only put 123d bonnet insulation into google though...

[cptsideways]

Reminds me of a 1970's Skoda under there There is also the aspect of condensation to consider, lift your bonnet early in the morning & it will be soaked under there, drips everywhere without it. Not good.


I'd go to the BMW dealership & ask for one as yours is missing

Edited by cptsideways on Saturday 24th December 09:48

[Fox-]

Awesome view. Where do you live?

[cheddar]

Fox- said:

Awesome view. Where do you live?

Lyttelton - New Zealand

Quake central

[JNW1]

cheddar said:

Just purchased 12 month old 123d Coupe. Low mileage, main dealer.

Noisy bugger at idle, heard they were but, you know, poked around, lifted the bonnet and there's no sound insulation, just metal.

No rubber on the sharp edges of metal either.

Normal?

Sorry, meant to reply to this ages ago but just to confirm my 123d (5 door hatch, November 2008 car) does indeed have sound insulation under the bonnet; perhaps that's why you think the engine in your car's noisy whereas I think the one in mine's pretty refined?!!