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VW service Bulletin - Sound Proofing

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Dont I feel like a yutz now for removing the bags which I thought some previous owner shoved into the rear panels...

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Yes, those bags are factory sound deadening. They also trap moisture and cause beetles to rust out around the rear window.
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fig wrote:hey also trap moisture and cause beetles to rust out around the rear window.
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Yes, VW didnt realy think that one out properly. That foam they stuffed in there is the cause of many a cancer on Beetles. :(
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Awesome so I wasn't the only one that pulled those tatty things out!
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Makes me feel so much better.... the reason I pulled them out was because I thought it would make the car rot.... guess I was right. The car is a bit louder now (but I suspect that has to do with the new engine)
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Uh! U think?? Lol.
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I thought it was cause you started cleaning the ear wax out more often....
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vader wrote:I thought it was cause you started cleaning the ear wax out more often....
that just induces dizzyness and screws up my balance
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