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Our friends at @Middleton Motorsports installed today. Super impressed. Videos coming soon to our YouTube channel and Instagram page!
My thoughts after the first 24 hours:
It is a great piece, the only downside I see is that at some angles and lighting, the pieces don’t look color matched. If looking at it in neutral lighting , they look the same. Not sure if that is something they can resolve when using multiple pieces. The texture is rougher than the MIC which is not my preference. There was a 12-16 decibel difference on the highway doing 80 mph compared to the soft top. The music sounds better inside the cab now too. Overall, I don’t regret the purchase at all.
If you decide to buy one, I’d definitely recommend finding a dealer within driving distance to avoid shipping charges like I did.
@Middleton Motorsportsis who I got mine from and they were the greatest people!
Photos by @Middleton Motorsports
Some Q&A:
I tried to due a screening recordings with the decibel meter but Apple wouldn't let me due to CarPlay. I'll be doing a YouTube video after the drive to Tennessee this weekend to give a better assessment/analysis.
I can say that the biggest difference in sound has been the reduction of wind noise, but my tire noise is the primary noise source now.
If somebody local wants to set up some time to swap a factory MIP on mine and do an Apples to Apples comparison, I'd be game for that. But with my schedule, it would be a couple weeks before I'd have the time since I'll be in TN all next week.
My thoughts after the first 24 hours:
It is a great piece, the only downside I see is that at some angles and lighting, the pieces don’t look color matched. If looking at it in neutral lighting , they look the same. Not sure if that is something they can resolve when using multiple pieces. The texture is rougher than the MIC which is not my preference. There was a 12-16 decibel difference on the highway doing 80 mph compared to the soft top. The music sounds better inside the cab now too. Overall, I don’t regret the purchase at all.
If you decide to buy one, I’d definitely recommend finding a dealer within driving distance to avoid shipping charges like I did.
@Middleton Motorsportsis who I got mine from and they were the greatest people!
Photos by @Middleton Motorsports
Some Q&A:
I came from a soft top and it’s about a 10 decimal drop according to the app I used before/after
They are really rigid and solid. They used billet components with them, so I'd surprised if they went cheap on the rest. If you're at Super Cel next week, come check them out.Are the latches 3D printed? They look kinda cheap and or not finished well. Maybe they are different in person? I would expect high quality, molded parts for the price. Other than that, the headliner and outside look great.
Relax, I've had it all of 19 hours and have a life outside of Broncos. I HAVE given the number difference. It fluctuates between 12- 16 decibels lower than the soft top at 80 mph during high winds. Posting the actual numbers won't mean much unless you have the exact same mods as I do. I have a light bar that produces lots of wind noise, TRUE Mud Terrain tires (37") and fender deletes, so mine is going to be way louder than say a stock sasquatch and definitely a non-Sasquatch regardless of the top I use.
I tried to due a screening recordings with the decibel meter but Apple wouldn't let me due to CarPlay. I'll be doing a YouTube video after the drive to Tennessee this weekend to give a better assessment/analysis.
I can say that the biggest difference in sound has been the reduction of wind noise, but my tire noise is the primary noise source now.
If somebody local wants to set up some time to swap a factory MIP on mine and do an Apples to Apples comparison, I'd be game for that. But with my schedule, it would be a couple weeks before I'd have the time since I'll be in TN all next week.
I am answering and have been, but I don't live on here 24/7 nor do I work for anyone in here. The decibels fluctuate constantly while driving. The app gives me a 1 minute average and that average fluctuates as well while driving over time but ultimately gave me a difference of 12-16 decibels between the factory soft top and new hard top. So if your soft top is 94 decibels, the Hard Top is going to be around 80 decibels by comparison. I could just spit out a random number in those ranges, but it's not giving you any more information than what I already have provided.
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