GTD Sound Actuator

[p3asa]

I gave my daughter a shot of it and when she came back along the road I couldn't believe the noise it was making. It was growling away  Not in an after market exhaust way though.

[phazer]

We've put some miles on ours and love the noise it makes, very very surprised at just how much different it is over the standard exhaust. Doesn't sound bad in normal either so money well spent there.

People do look at you though when driving in traffic through a town, they must be royally confused when they realise it's a diesel!

[GTD1414]

Guys with the Sport & Sound Pack,

Just wondering if it gives you an option of the external exhaust noise when you change 'Individual' mode?

for example, so you can have cabin noise set to normal and exhaust set to sport or vice versa.

[ffrank]

I'm not really sure what the cabin soundaktor does in an S&S car. I don't know if it gives the same noise as a non-S&S or if it is already disabled.

When I open the car window I hear the same noise in the cabin outside, which makes me think the soundaktor under the windscreen isn't doing a lot in an S&S car??

Maybe I should go unplug it and find out for us both!

Other than that, I don't know if you can adjust the exhaust volume in a new build - as the soundaktor volume control was not in my 14 build. So will be interesting if anyone here has a new S&S.

[GTD1414]

I thought the soundaktor volume control (cabin) was only on the R? (+ maybe GTI?)

Mines a 65 plate GTD without S&S pack.

[p3asa]

I agree with ffrank.

The growl I hear from inside the cabin can be heard from outside as well so I'm not sure what is going on with the soundaktor or if it is even on.

The noise actually costs me a lot more in fuel as its really addictive and I just can't help putting my foot down to hear it.

Anyone that hears my car and is into cars always thinks I have put an after market exhaust on and don't believe its diesel.

If went for any other car that had a similar option I think it would be my first option.

[bri]

Guys with the Sport & Sound Pack,

Just wondering if it gives you an option of the external exhaust noise when you change 'Individual' mode?

for example, so you can have cabin noise set to normal and exhaust set to sport or vice versa.

in a word. no ,at least not on MIB 1 cars like mine. there is no option to have the external actuator on in individual mode.
sport mode switches the actuator on only, its off in all the other modes.

[ffrank]

in a word. no ,at least not on MIB 1 cars like mine. there is no option to have the external actuator on in individual mode.
sport mode switches the actuator on only, its off in all the other modes.

If you put the engine in Sport in Individual the exhaust actuator is on for me, is that not the case for you? Or am I misunderstanding the question, I'm not sure I know what we are talking about anymore - but I do think I will try unplugging the front one to see if p3asa and my thoughts are correct.

Stevie - yes, it's pretty much permanently in sport for me too 

[p3asa]

in a word. no ,at least not on MIB 1 cars like mine. there is no option to have the external actuator on in individual mode.
sport mode switches the actuator on only, its off in all the other modes.

If you put the engine in Sport in Individual the exhaust actuator is on for me, is that not the case for you? Or am I misunderstanding the question, I'm not sure I know what we are talking about anymore

Yeah you can have the external noise on in individual mode (MIB1). In fact that's how mine is set-up as I think the steering is too heavy in sport so I have the individual settings set up the way I like.

[Jeni_R_]

reading through all this and thinking i need a uni degree in setting up the individual mode on this car

Is it a case of pour a vodka slippers on link up to youtube and set up your individual mode or is it a quick job