Re: AND Floor dampening material?

[Cmr446@cs.com]

In a message dated 3/7/01 1:43:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
mortentn@mailme.dk writes:

<<  Also, is it important to have the thick under-carpet sound dampening 
material lying in the car? I'm talking about the soft (foamy) dark green 
material which has a hard board glued to the one side...fills both footwells 
and transmission tunnel. Because I just ripped mine out and it was all wet 
and broken into thousands of pieces, so Idesided to throw it out! >> 

  How important it is for you is your choice, how quiet/loud do you want the 
interior? While the foam stuf may be beter for sound-deadening, it also likes 
to pool up moisture beneath it and if it's severe, you can end up with enough 
rust to stop your car Flintstone style!  I'm not sure when VW got a clue and 
started using a felt material for this, but I have found it in an 80. This 
stuff is usually thicker and 'breathes' better so as to keep moisture from 
collecting.  

 <<  - is there any alternatives to this thick carpet or can I live without 
it.>> 
  
  Yes and yes. You can find the felt pad in bulk rolls at an upholstery 
store, maybe larger auto parts stores, or through JC Whitney. You can live 
without the stuff, but again, it's up to you just how loud you want the 
interior to be.  

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  There are options out there, depending on the level of comfort you're 
looking for. Dynamat ( http://www.dynamat.com/ ) has a good range of 
materials that you stick to where ever you want to kill noise. Another method 
is to a spray can of expanding foam that you can get at a hardware store, and 
fill in hollow sections of the car's body. Also, if you find aftermarket 
padding too thin, double it up.  When I gutted the interior of my 'rocco, 
originally to clean up some rust, I also dug out the factory tarpaper panels 
and started laying Dynamat Super (sound and thermal insulation) from trunk to 
firewall, hope to finish that this summer. The foam padding was also 
wet/nasty, threw it out with the carpeting. Right now the car sounds like my 
first Bug, noisy going down the road, but it's a work in progress with only 
half the floor covered in Dynamat and a cheap set of floor mats. 

  HTH

Carl
77rocco
89fox    

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