Sound deadner

[vlaar]

What is the consistency of the sound deadner in our cars? I took up my carpet in my car yesterday and all that was underneath was basically carpet pad. It feels like it all weighs about 15-20lbs. I just remember everyone saying that the sound deadner is a pain to remove. This was pretty easy. Am I missing something?

 

[Blizz92tsi]

The sound deadener you're refering to is a thick tar like substance that is strategicly placed on the floor of our DSMs and many other cars in sheets. And yes the removal of the sound deadener is a real pain. My current DSM when I bought it was going to be a drag racer. It was stripped of almost everything, including most of the sound deadener. I went through and removed what was left, cleaned the floor, and then spray painted the floor to cover any gouges made by the scrapping tools, and to give it a uniform look. If you decide to take out your sound deadener good luck. Its not very hard just very time consuming. Heating the sound deadener with a heat gun will help in its removal. As far as extra noise goes. I only notice an major increase in noise when it rains. I also re-installed the rest of my interior as well. The plastic pieces and the back seat do a pretty good job with most of the noises. I also feel it connects you to your car a little more. You hear what its doing and if any areas are having problems. I hope this has helped you some. Later.