Road noise

Adybaby · 03-01-2014, 02:42 PM

At times the road noise in my F30 seems excessive - how do you guys find it - I'm on continentals...maybe it's just the shite road surfaces.

GSAL55 · 03-01-2014, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Adybaby

At times the road noise in my F30 seems excessive - how do you guys find it - I'm on continentals...maybe it's just the shite road surfaces.

What kind of tires do you have on your car? Could be that. I find my e90 to have a pretty quiet cabin. Dunno how the f30 will be out on the road, but when ever I have driven them, I didn't notice anything out of the norm.

NitramA · 03-01-2014, 03:41 PM

I know what you mean. I've got conti's as well and when I first had the car I thought I'd made a big mistake. Road noise was so bad that I was thinking of wearing ear plugs when I was on the motorway.
Since then I've done 5000 miles and I've either gone deaf, got used to the noise or it's got quieter with mileage.
I think it's got quieter, so maybe the run flats need time to bed in?
Still not as refined as my A4 though, with a bit of soundproofing it would easily make a good car a great car.

Adybaby · 03-01-2014, 03:49 PM

Conti sport contact5 RF - maybe it's me finding things wrong when I should just get on and enjoy the car! But on certain roads it sounds like like Apollo 5 lifting off!!

Bluelondon · 03-01-2014, 04:21 PM

The 428i has more road/wind noise than almost any car I've previously owned. After a few threads online to get answers, I quickly learned this is just something common in BMWs today. Sucks but what can we do?

metrathon · 03-01-2014, 06:41 PM

It's "normal" for F30. There are huge threads on this forum about the road & wind noise. The F30 is noisier than E90.

dL. · 03-02-2014, 01:45 PM

It is BMW reducing weight for environmental purpose and fuel economy.

Or in layman's terms, cutting cost to yield more profit.

dL

chylld · 03-02-2014, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Adybaby

Conti sport contact5 RF - maybe it's me finding things wrong when I should just get on and enjoy the car! But on certain roads it sounds like like Apollo 5 lifting off!!

I changed from michelin pilot sport ps2 to contisportcontact 5P, and the contis are MUCH noisier. Highly recommend Michelin ps2/pss if you're due for a tyre change and don't care for the constant tyre roar

Simons975 · 03-05-2014, 11:04 AM

Before I bought my 328i I tested one with 19" wheels (style 403) and one with 18" (style 400). Hugh difference in road noise!!! I bought my car with the 18"...

ft1330 · 03-05-2014, 01:57 PM

I have the 18 with the stock Conti summer runflats and I find it acceptable... But coming from a POS old car anything would have been an improvement.

floydarogers · 03-05-2014, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Adybaby

At times the road noise in my F30 seems excessive - how do you guys find it - I'm on continentals...maybe it's just the shite road surfaces.

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Originally Posted by metrathon

It's "normal" for F30. There are huge threads on this forum about the road & wind noise. The F30 is noisier than E90.

The F30 non-sport sedans I have driven have had significantly lower road noise than my E90 (with sport package.) Road surfaces have a rather dominating effect on road noise, as well as tire type.

snowghost · 03-05-2014, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by NitramA

I know what you mean. I've got conti's as well and when I first had the car I thought I'd made a big mistake. Road noise was so bad that I was thinking of wearing ear plugs when I was on the motorway.
Since then I've done 5000 miles and I've either gone deaf, got used to the noise or it's got quieter with mileage.
I think it's got quieter, so maybe the run flats need time to bed in?
Still not as refined as my A4 though, with a bit of soundproofing it would easily make a good car a great car.

Yes the Conti's RFTs are definitely noisier on less than perfect roads.

dougstand · 03-05-2014, 06:35 PM

My 435 came with 18" Bridgestone Potenza RFs. On some city streets at 25-40, they rumble so much my eardrums are clanking around. I haven't yet tried cracking the window when that happens, maybe to see if part of the effect is acoustically adjustable. It's a max 10-20% ride-time issue, and I'm not going to replace the tires early - they're great otherwise.

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NitramA Enlisted Member 3 Rep 34 Posts Drives: BMW 320D modern Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I know what you mean. I've got conti's as well and when I first had the car I thought I'd made a big mistake. Road noise was so bad that I was thinking of wearing ear plugs when I was on the motorway. Since then I've done 5000 miles and I've either gone deaf, got used to the noise or it's got quieter with mileage. I think it's got quieter, so maybe the run flats need time to bed in? Still not as refined as my A4 though, with a bit of soundproofing it would easily make a good car a great car.
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Bluelondon Second Lieutenant 45 Rep 232 Posts Drives: 2017 X3 35i Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California, USA iTrader: (0)	The 428i has more road/wind noise than almost any car I've previously owned. After a few threads online to get answers, I quickly learned this is just something common in BMWs today. Sucks but what can we do?
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metrathon Captain 79 Rep 623 Posts Drives: 2012 328i Sport Line Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vista, SoCal iTrader: (0)	It's "normal" for F30. There are huge threads on this forum about the road & wind noise. The F30 is noisier than E90. __________________ Enjoying: 2014 Yamaha FZ-09 \| 2015 Lexus GS 350 \| 2015 Lexus RX 350 Past affairs: 2014 Lexus RX 350 \| 2012 BMW 328i Sport \| 2009 Audi A4 2.0T \| 2007 BMW 750Li \| 2006 Kawaki Ninja 650R \| 2004 BMW 530i \| 2004 BMW 520i \| 2001 BMW 530i \| 2003 Opel Vectra \| 2002 Citroen Xsara
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Simons975 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 38 Posts Drives: 328i Xdrive M-Sport Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Before I bought my 328i I tested one with 19" wheels (style 403) and one with 18" (style 400). Hugh difference in road noise!!! I bought my car with the 18"...
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ft1330 Major 231 Rep 1,267 Posts Drives: 2014 335i Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: SE PA iTrader: (0)	I have the 18 with the stock Conti summer runflats and I find it acceptable... But coming from a POS old car anything would have been an improvement.
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dougstand ddraig 3 Rep 20 Posts Drives: 435i M-sport Melbourne Red Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	My 435 came with 18" Bridgestone Potenza RFs. On some city streets at 25-40, they rumble so much my eardrums are clanking around. I haven't yet tried cracking the window when that happens, maybe to see if part of the effect is acoustically adjustable. It's a max 10-20% ride-time issue, and I'm not going to replace the tires early - they're great otherwise.
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