BODY STRUCTURE


  1. CONSTRUCTION


    1. Floor Silencer


      1. The floor silencer (applied damping materials) optimal thickness varies by the area, is lightweight and provides excellent quietness. These characteristics allow the floor silencer to reduce road and engine noise which enters the cabin.

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        *a Dash (Cabin Interior Side) *b Right Side View
        *c Floor *d Left Side View

    2. Sealing Material


      1. Foamed materials, damping materials and sponge sealant are optimally placed in the side member opening and front header to suppress wind noise and road noise which enter the cabin.

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        *1 Cowl Top Insulator Sheet *2 Roof Silencer Pad Center
        *3 Cowl Side Silencer Pad *4 Back Door Window Frame Pad
        *5 Pillar Pad No. 4 *6 Pillar Pad No. 6
        *7 Pillar Pad No. 3 *8 Roof Silencer Pad No. 2
        *9 Roof Silencer Pad No. 2 *10 Rear Wheel Opening Extension Pad No. 1
        *a A - A Cross Section *b B - B Cross Section
        *c C - C Cross Section *d D - D Cross Section
        *e E - E Cross Section *f F - F Cross Section
        *g G - G Cross Section *h H - H Cross Section
        A01O7KX Damping Materials A01O7L4 Foamed Material
        B008G8T Sponge A01GGBE Acoustic Material (Silencer Pad)

      2. Hole plugs and sealer are provided in the body to suppress wind noise and road noise which enter the cabin.

        Figure 1. Hole Plug and Sealer (Illustration does not Show All Places)

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        *a Hole Plug *b Sealer

      3. The No. 2 door weatherstrip (front door weatherstrip No. 2 (*1 in illustration) and rear door weatherstrip No. 2 (*2 in illustration)) is added to suppress wind noise and road noise which enter the cabin.

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        *1 Front Door Weatherstrip No. 2 *2 Rear Door Weatherstrip No. 2
        *3 Front Door Opening Trim Weatherstrip *4 Front Door Weatherstrip
        *5 Side Panel Outer *6 Front Door Panel Inside
        *7 Front Door Panel Outer *8 Front Door Molding Sub-assembly Outside Lower
        *9 Rear Door Panel Outer *10 Rear Door Panel Inside
        *11 Rear Door Weatherstrip *12 Quarter Panel Wheel Opening Molding
        *13 Rear Door Molding Sub-assembly Outside - -
        *a A - A Cross Section *b B - B Cross Section

    3. Sound Absorption and Insulation Structure around Engine Compartment


      1. The dash panel insulator outer (*1 in top illustration) is provided in the engine compartment side of the dash panel sub-assembly (*2 in top illustration) and a dash panel insulator assembly (*1 in bottom illustration) is provided in the cabin side. The dash panel insulator assembly (*1 in bottom illustration) has a structure which enlarges the cowl side parts while filling in holes and gaps as much as possible. This structure absorbs and insulates mechanical noise such as engine noise and ensures excellent quietness.

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        *1 Dash Panel Insulator Outer *2 Dash Panel Sub-assembly
        *a A - A Cross Section - -
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        *1 Dash Panel Insulator Assembly *2 Dash Panel Sub-assembly
        *a Enlarged Cowl Side Part (Improves Sound Absorption and Insulation Performance) - -

      2. A hood insulator (*1 in illustration) is provided below the hood sub-assembly (*3 in illustration) and the cowl top panel insulator No. 1 (*2 in illustration) is provided below the cowl top panel outer (*4 in illustration) to suppress engine drive noise which penetrates the cabin and provide excellent quietness.

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        *1 Hood Insulator *2 Cowl Top Panel Insulator No. 1
        *3 Hood Sub-assembly *4 Cowl Top Panel Outer
        *a A - A Cross Section *b Felt

      3. A urethane shield plate (front fender seal (*1 in illustration) and front side air guide sub-assembly (*2 in illustration) is used in the front fender to reduce the noise which travels through the fender toward the cabin.

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        *1 Front Fender Seal *2 Front Side Air Guide Sub-assembly
        *3 Front Fender Sub-assembly *4 Front Apron to Cowl Side Member Upper
        *a A - A Cross Section - -

    4. Sound Absorption and Insulation Structure around Wheel


      1. A front fender side panel protector is provided to reduce the engine noise which enters the cabin.

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        *1 Front Fender Side Panel Protector *2 Side Panel Outer
        *3 Front Fender Sub-assembly *4 Front Door Panel Outer
        *a A - A Cross Section - -

      2. An insulator with superior sound absorption effects (sound insulation material) and thinsulate (damping material) are used around the front fender liner and rear wheel house liner to suppress the sound created by flying sand and water from the wheelhouse and road noise in order to provide excellent quietness.

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        *1 Front Fender Liner - -
        *a Thinsulate - -
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        *1 Quarter Pillar Cover Sub-assembly LH *2 Rear Wheelhouse Liner LH
        *3 Quarter Pillar Cover Sub-assembly RH *4 Rear Wheelhouse Liner RH
        *5 Quarter Wheelhouse Inn Silencer Sheet RH *6 Rear Wheelhouse Silencer Sheet No. 2
        *7 Quarter Wheelhouse Insulator RH *8 Quarter Wheelhouse Panel Inner RH
        *9 Quarter Wheelhouse Panel Outer RH - -
        *a A - A Cross Section *b Thinsulate

    5. Deflecter (Models with Sliding Roof)


      1. The deflector (roof wind deflector panel sub-assembly (*1 in illustration)) has fin shapes (*b in illustration) on both sides. These fins direct wind toward the sides to reduce wind noise.

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        *1 Roof Wind Deflector Panel Sub-assembly *2 Sliding Roof Glass Sub-assembly
        *a Fin Shape *b Wind Directed toward Side