Some thick insulation under the carpets makes a big difference !
But don�t forget the battery/lugage area under the front seats, you have
just a thin metal between the chair and the wheels !
You could also glue something to the inside of the front, really thin
soundproofing there which you could hear when hitting a bug ( an insect, not
the car !!) or a bumblebee
I was driving without the cover for the Eberspracher heater for a while and
that also made a big difference, seems like the crossbeams make a lot of
turbulence so adding a  couple of "skidplates" underneath might be a good
idea if you don�t have it

Calle

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug in Calif" <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: noise reduction

> Good point to all.
> I am sure it does make a difference or vw designers would not have opted
> to
> go to the cost.
> It is not the end all for noise.
> I agree with Robert that the area under the front of the van is the more
> likely place for most road noise to get in.
> As I mentioned earlier, I noticed a difference with the change to the full
> front rubber floor mat vs. the factory insulation and carpet.
>
> Doug
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Cardo" <rrecardo@WEBTV.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 8:39 AM
> Subject: Re: noise reduction
>
>
>> This is a witch hunt for interior serinity.
>> If you folks think that just by installing the front door seal from a
>> late model Vanagon is going to do it, you in for a big suprise.
>> I can see a bunch of unhappy camper's out there dropping their doors,
>> pop riviting, or drilling and screwing the channles to accept this seal,
>> ony to find they have the same noise levels thay had before.
>> I have them in my 90 Carat and it took a bunch more even with the seals
>> to quiet the Van down to an acceptable level.
>> This is not the one and only solution to ths issue ( in a matter of fact
>> I don't think it will reduce the road noise problem at all, seeing as
>> road noise comes from the bottom of the Van as I discovered, and almost
>> totally eliminated )
>> Be real careful taking the doors off you Van--they are a pain to
>> realign.
>>
>> RC
>