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Does the mk7 have a soundaktor?

ElectricEye

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I'd be willing to bet that it does have one.

The soundaktor is there to bring a sound and impression into the cabin that is otherwise refined and insulated out of the car by design.
The MK7 is even more refined and quiet than the 6, so...
 
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Yes. I remember reading it somewhere.
 
ElectricEye

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Vancity2Constantinople said:
.... shit..

that means the R will get it then ..
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You can unplug it if you don't like it.
Many people have unplugged theirs at the MK6 forum.

I happen to like it.
Unless I were to add something like a downpipe and louder catback - mine's staying plugged in.
 
DW58

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I simply can't see the point - the only person it's fooling is the driver. Pandering to the small pecker brigade.
 
ElectricEye

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Vancity2Constantinople said:
lol. I wish they would just straight pipe it.. like the fiat 500.

none of these fake engine noises..
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I'd prefer it done via a noise pipe as well.
Then at least you'd be really hearing your own car.

The soundaktor - so far as I was able to deduce - almost acts like a phone vibrate function.
Unplugging it in a MK6 is a cinch.
Some guys have done it and love it.
Others have done it, only to plug it back in.
Others like myself have elected to keep it plugged in.
 
Becks

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DW58 said:
I simply can't see the point - the only person it's fooling is the driver. Pandering to the small pecker brigade.
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:confused:

It would seem to me that some folks enjoy the sound they get inside the cabin, and it would be no different then saying that you don't care for a particular kind of music. One of the great things about these cars is the never ending personal customization options out there. I don't think anyone is fooling themselves, they just enjoy what is being offered.
 
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Pardon my ignorance, but this concept is completely new to me! Am I likely to have a soundaktor on my Mk 7 SE 1.4 petrol? ... and if I have, where's the bit I unplug?
 
ElectricEye

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Becks said:
:confused:

It would seem to me that some folks enjoy the sound they get inside the cabin, and it would be no different then saying that you don't care for a particular kind of music. One of the great things about these cars is the never ending personal customization options out there. I don't think anyone is fooling themselves, they just enjoy what is being offered.
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If it was there to fool people, it would be an external sound.

It's an admittedly odd thing to artificially put something back in that was in essence engineered out.
Something I was uncomfortable with when I found out that my car had it.
It's one of those things that we are going to see - or hear more and more of.

Again, if you don't like it, pull the plug.
 
ElectricEye

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Johnnieboy said:
Pardon my ignorance, but this concept is completely new to me! Am I likely to have a soundaktor on my Mk 7 SE 1.4 petrol? ... and if I have, where's the bit I unplug?
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It might only be a GTI thing.
I believe it's only on the GTIs for the MK6's.
 
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