There are few drawbacks when you buy a Diesel car and one of that is noise and vibration. Since day one I was trying to figure out some solution to reduce the in cabin noise, which is already lesser if I compare to some other cars but cant compare to petrol ones.

So after researching a lot I finally decided to go for sound proofing (damping) stage 1 i.e. damping hood. For damping material I had no choice except "Dynamat" which was easily available at accessory shops (a bit expensive I would say).

I removed the stock cotton made covering sheet and damped the "Dynamat all over hood, it took 3 sheets of 24" x 48" Dynamat Xtreme.

Result was not very impressive it only reduced noise by 3-6%. Again I am looking for some other things which can reduce noise futher. Few are:

• Use Dynamat on central tunnel and under dashboard
  
• Use Hoodliner over Dynamat under hood

Pasting damping material under dashboard is critical because it requires removing dashboard, steering etc., looking for dealer to assist.

In coming days I will use Dynamat on central tunnel around gear, break and doors but not sure when will do that. I will definitely update once I finish.