I made another post last night about possibly trading my Cavalier for something a little less.... bland
I gave it a good thorough clean and polish today and it really isn't a bad car, plus it's mechanically a known quantity. My primary gripes are how noisy the cabin can be on the freeway, part of that I'm sure is the lousy Oregon roads; but the dashboard and some of the trim panels are just flat out noisy. The car was pretty cheap new, it is an economy car after all and chevy isn't exactly known for their interior build quality. I went to town on the glove box with some 3M double sided foam tape to get rid of an annoying rattle. I was thinking of spraying foam in some of the cavities in the dashboard to muffle things a bit.
What are some things I can do to spruce it up a bit and minimize road noise?
Making the ride a little more comfortable would be nice too, suspension and tires come to mind... unfortunately the tires that came on it aren't even a year old but they were the bottom dollar cheapies from Les Schwab, so basically garbage. Some window tint is on the menu as well, especially as summer approaches.
I gave it a good thorough clean and polish today and it really isn't a bad car, plus it's mechanically a known quantity. My primary gripes are how noisy the cabin can be on the freeway, part of that I'm sure is the lousy Oregon roads; but the dashboard and some of the trim panels are just flat out noisy. The car was pretty cheap new, it is an economy car after all and chevy isn't exactly known for their interior build quality. I went to town on the glove box with some 3M double sided foam tape to get rid of an annoying rattle. I was thinking of spraying foam in some of the cavities in the dashboard to muffle things a bit.
What are some things I can do to spruce it up a bit and minimize road noise?
Making the ride a little more comfortable would be nice too, suspension and tires come to mind... unfortunately the tires that came on it aren't even a year old but they were the bottom dollar cheapies from Les Schwab, so basically garbage. Some window tint is on the menu as well, especially as summer approaches.