I just acquired a 2016 Mazda CX-5 GT and noticed the fabric material in the wheel wells, presumably to provide some sound proofing. I live in Canada and obviously we get snow up here in the winter. I'm thinking that the snow is going to build up in the wheel wells as a result of this material. Does anybody have experience with this type of sound proofing material in wheel wells during the snowy months?
Fabric sound insulation in wheel wells
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Three winters here in Washington State with thousands of miles in snow/ice including untracked snow over 8 inches deep, both wet and dry types, on and off-road without issue. That said, I've seen snow pack into wheel wells of many different types of vehicles but have never seen it cause a problem. I imagine it's possible snow/slush could build up and then freeze solid such that it prevented the suspension from full travel but I've never seen this happen and I don't think it's any more or less likely to happen on a Mazda vs. any other vehicle. Just think, snow/slush can coat a surface made of any material (including normal spray-on undercoating) and once there is a coating of snow/slush, the surface is snow/slush so it's no more or less likely to likely to continue to build-up regardless of what's underneath.
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robertmazda
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Try the search function on this site. This has been covered a number of times. As others have said, this material has been used for years by a number of manufacturers. Nothing to worry about. It's not like this is Mazda's first car to build.
