removing sound deadening do it or not ?

Arron · Post by **Arron** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:51 pm

i want to do it but then i want to re fit the carpets to keep it tidy and still road usable

can this be done ?

is it worth the effort ?

thanks

BARNEY · Post by **BARNEY** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:13 pm

Rip it all out if you wanna gain on the track or leave it all in if you want a comfortable daily drive!

Arron · Post by **Arron** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:24 pm

why can i not do one and have both ?

if i wanted to rip it all out i would have done so by now mate !

hense the reason fo rasking the question can you remove it and then re fit the carpet .

Charlie Chalk · Post by **Charlie Chalk** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:28 pm

You can re-fit sound deadening, but it'll have to be new, as its stuck down and when you take it out, it wont come out in one piece!

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:44 pm

If iam understanding the question correctly yes you can remove the sound deadening and refit the carpet although the carpet may not fit correctly as the levels will be different. Some parts of the sound deadening are very thick and will be used to space around certain equipment in the car heater motors , cable etc.

Worth the effort? Yes

BARNEY · Post by **BARNEY** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:51 pm

pointless in my eyes all or nothing as your just fcuking about with bmw build quality for no real reason!

why would you want to take it out any way?

thats just out of interest as its your car to do what you like with!

Post by **Ben** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:31 am

Weight saving

- Arron, I think if you're going to go track car route then bin it and the carpets, there is no point going half way ... you either have a track car or a road car .... I guess the question is, is this car a daily driver? .. if so .. can you really live with the noise and discomfort?

RobCallow · Post by **RobCallow** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:02 am

Bin the lot

No carpet No sound proofing No rear seats etc. etc.

It's not that noisey on the road!!!!!

WHAT!! WHAT DID YOU SAY???? :lol: :lol:

frayz · Post by **frayz** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:18 am

Id leave it in mate.

Any gains of going 1/2 way would be so minimal it wouldnt be worth the time or agrovation.

Get a light weight battery and dump 10kg... much easier weight loss than the sound deadening.

evildave · Post by **evildave** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:00 pm

all or nothing mate, you wouldn't be saving much weight on sound proofing alone, good idea if your car lets water in though lol........but of course a bemmer wouldn't