The "peel and Seal" flashing product I am using looks exactly like "Fat
Mat." It cost $10 for 12.5 sq ft. I am hoping for the best.

Woody

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Mister Tom
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 3:24 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: insulating against road noise

What kind of noise are we talking about here?  I have used FatMat to
cover
the front floor, rear deck, inside front doors, slider and under the
seats.
Double thick in places.  The cargo area has the original rubber mat plus
a
thick rug.   New shocks, new Michelin LTX tires, etc.  I have also
coated
inside the wheel wells pretty heavy.

My Syncro Westy is pretty heavy and on freshly-paved roads it's almost
as
quiet as a new car.  But, if the asphalt has worn down to expose the
aggregate, I get lots of what I call "tire roar".

I don't think the FatMat treatment has done much if anything to quiet
that
noise.

So, does anything *really* get rid of the noise created by rough
pavement?

Tom Salicos
'87 Syncro Westy EG-33