Chris S.,

I'm going to have to pull my dash soon to repair or replace a noisy fan motor.  How big of a job is pulling the dash?  I think I'll follow your lead and install some sound deadening in there as well.

Warren Lail
88 Westy "Billy Bones"
87 GL "Long John"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mr. Polak" <MrPolak@yahoo.com>
Date: Friday, March 26, 2004 9:09 am
Subject: Re: sound deadening

> Warren.K.Lail-1 said:
> > Went to Home Depot yesterday evening looking for
> > that material that is used for window flashing to
> > use for sound deadening.
>
> I have been following this thread for sometime with interest.
>
> Two years ago I used the roll of aluminium-backed bitumen to line the
> metal around the dash and inside the doors:
>
> http://www.knology.net/~vw/vanagon/dash/5.jpg
>
> The tinny sound is definitely gone and the doors shut with a "thunk"
> instead of "tink".  Unfortunately, my Westy is so damned noisy I can't
> tell if it makes a difference as a sound deadener.
>
> Chris S.
>
> '85 Westy "Camel"
>