We wouldn’t need to if it wasn’t the worlds biggest bass drum rolling down the road. The amount of extremely low frequency noise that the Model Y amplifies while going down the road is unequaled, in my experience.
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Cabin noise in model Y
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We wouldn’t need to if it wasn’t the worlds biggest bass drum rolling down the road. The amount of extremely low frequency noise that the Model Y amplifies while going down the road is unequaled, in my experience.
Ldub22
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Well, mine is being delivered tomorrow, so I think I will need to get a snare and a hihat!
Ldub22
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Seriously, I would get that shelf for the back. I'm a bass player, and low frequency sounds are best controlled with baffling.
Someone used to make one, but i can't seem to find it.
Ldub22
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Thanks Rob!
I took delivery of my Model Y in early November. This week, I made a round trip of about 675 miles. My daughter and I both talked about how quiet the car is. I've been quite impressed with it - no problems at all, and I wear hearing aids which accentuates peaky sounds.
BTW - mine does NOT have the new laminated double-glass windows.
BTW - mine does NOT have the new laminated double-glass windows.
I've posted a comment/question on the Boominess as well.
MY Long Range "Boominess" sound, same with Performance version??
MY Long Range "Boominess" sound, same with Performance version??
I had my winter rim 19" and continental ice tire installed, felt more boominess on the bumpy road. It's like a low frequency resonance. The inside of car like a drum, some one play the drum. and we are inside the drum.
Did you change your tires? If so, did it reduce or eliminate the boom? I just got a brand new Model Y and it's driving me crazy. Went to Tesla service and they said it is normal, and should get better after a few thousand miles once suspension breaks in.
rxlawdude
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I've had my Y since June 2020, and the "boominess" is similar to my prior 2015 MS 70D. It doesn't bother me much, but I can see how others might perceive it as a PIA.
ilovecoffee
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I can confirm this to not be true. How? I swapped to MPP coilovers before I added a majority of my booming reduction items (rigid hatch stops and tubing in the gasket). It was still annoying after the coilover installation.
If someone claims otherwise I bet they just got used to it.
I wouldn't wait for your suspension to settle. I'd just mod it right away if it's bugging you.
I'll second this. I did MPP coilovers, mass loaded vinyl, acoustic foam, tubing, and rigid hatch stops.
MPP improved the ride considerably.
Tubing and hatch stops helped the boominess more than anything else.
Still glad I did everything to make the car quiet. Can't wait to get new tires when my OEM Goodyears wear out. I'm going 255/45/R20, most likely the Quatrac Pros.
Yes, rigid hatch stops. This is the tubing I used, but others have had success with slight variations larger:
HAHA! I'll take that bet!!!
Your single data point of "boominess", corroborated by JonB65, might represent a few/some/several/most MYs, but certainly not all!
At age 67, I've not lost any of my hearing (I'm tested regularly). The boominess in my MY was eliminated by adjusting the rubber stops on the rear hatch. For sure, I've not just gotten "used to it", as the boominess just doesn't exist anymore. I've had numerous passengers, all of them fussy, classically trained musicians, 2 reputable recording engineers, who pride themselves on their hearing, and none of them have registered any complaint of "boominess". Rough ride, yes, but no boominess.
I'm thinking there's just enough variance in the manufacturing tolerance of these models that it creates some that boom, others that don't. If it were universal amongst ALL MYs, there would be thousands of complaints, not the few we're reading about here.
I don't doubt the issue exists, I just don't think it is universal.
@Pianewman I agree that this can't be happening with all/most MYs.HAHA! I'll take that bet!!!
Your single data point of "boominess", corroborated by JonB65, might represent a few/some/several/most MYs, but certainly not all!
At age 67, I've not lost any of my hearing (I'm tested regularly). The boominess in my MY was eliminated by adjusting the rubber stops on the rear hatch. For sure, I've not just gotten "used to it", as the boominess just doesn't exist anymore. I've had numerous passengers, all of them fussy, classically trained musicians, 2 reputable recording engineers, who pride themselves on their hearing, and none of them have registered any complaint of "boominess". Rough ride, yes, but no boominess.
I'm thinking there's just enough variance in the manufacturing tolerance of these models that it creates some that boom, others that don't. If it were universal amongst ALL MYs, there would be thousands of complaints, not the few we're reading about here.
I don't doubt the issue exists, I just don't think it is universal.
I also had continued boominess after my MPP coilover installation.
For me, I think the hatch stops adjustment make the biggest difference/improvement. I can change the hatch stop adjustment and bring the boominess back. This is even true after the tubing installation. For me.
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