Under bonnet sound deadening.

[kitch]

Has anybody removed theirs and bought new from BMW? I'm thinking about this and was wondering if it's nla? If not how much? Also, the best way to remove all the old crap? I know I could ask BMW if it's available but they aren't open at 9 oclock on a sunday and I'm impatient.

Cheers

[e30topless]

it's readily available from the dealers and around £40

[kitch]

Bargain, I was thinking it would be way more than that if they had it. Thank you!

[RustyRuss]

Bargain indeedy, im needing to do this as well

[Game]

Use a nice sharp scraper and should come off nice and easy.

[RustyRuss]

Use a nice sharp scraper and should come off nice and easy.

Excellent!! Cheers mate.

[Jim320i]

I soaked mine in white spirits too to remove the old... Still havent got round to replacing it new though.

[RustyRuss]

Did it before with a few other cars of mine but where it has been one entire section and was a pita due to the size...hopefully this will be slightly easier due to the three smaller sectional aspect....in theory!!!

[Cloud]

I got a brand new one for mine, and it was chewed to f**k by mice in about 3 days. About £50 iirc but there's cheaper out there. I just scraped the worst of the old stuff away with a broken bit of number plate.

[DanThe]

Use a nice sharp scraper and should come off nice and easy.

Dont use anything sharp unless you want to scratch the paint off, the best tool for this is a plastic filler spreader.
Anything with a blade or made from metal is just going to cause damage

[bss325i]

From my sports thread.

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... &start=675

Another job i have tackled recently is the under bonnet foam which is a common E30 problem and can be very unsightly under the bonnet when its old and crumbly!

A top tip for this job!

I have heard of other people tackeling this and it being very messy and time consuming. Well i have found something that speeds things up and reduces the mess!

Toytas own brand brake cleaner! It is solvent based and after removing the bonet, pulling of the bigger chunks of foam you are left with the glue still on the bonnet with a thin layer of foam.
The Toyota brake cleaner disolves the glue and foam and turns it into a mush that can be scraped of, near enough wiped off with plastic filler spreader and a rag.

Once the mush is removed a wipe down with the brake cleaner and the surface is ready to stick the new foams on. The brake cleaner does not damage the paint in any way either.





Much better!

[Dezzy]

I missed that on your sport thread Baz.

I like it though. Does it have to be the rice brake cleaner only?

[DanThe]

Celly thinners works fine

[Simon13]

i thought it was more like £25?

[e30topless]

Celly thinners works fine

it does, and it's definatly worth removing the bonnet to do this !

[nickso]

Celly thinners works fine

it does, and it's definatly worth removing the bonnet to do this !

i agree with that, i started doing mine on the car and quickly removed it.

[bss325i]

I missed that on your sport thread Baz.

I like it though. Does it have to be the rice brake cleaner only?

Anything that wont damage the paint but will eat the glue.

[Simon13]

so any brake cleaner really then

[bss325i]

so any brake cleaner really then

No because some brake cleaners are water based and are shit.

Believe me i tried a few!

[Simon13]

really i'd of never have guessed!

[bss325i]

Dont be a dick! I found something that works really well and i thought i'd share.

Next time i wont bother!

[e30topless]

[Simon13]

ok. don't get sweaty

[DaveD]

just a point of interest ...brake cleaner is very useful stuff ...its usually carbon ...fluoride and is great for getting all sorts of stains off clothes ...it is or is closely related to ..dry cleaning fluid

[Gert_8]

Guys; What is used to apply the new stuff, or is it supplied with a sticky back so that it's just pressed in place?

[gooner1]

Comes with a sticky back, just have to peel off the protective cover and voila!!

[Jim320i]

Being inspired by Barry's lovely pictures, I thought I would get down and get mine ordered from Sytner Leicester... Costing 38 and so many pennies... Will be there on wednesday

Also got a new rubber boot and breather hose as both of mine are in a bad way, so should be running that little bit better when fitted.

[MJJ_ZX6RR]

[slight hijack] Anyone able to comment on how much noise is surpressed by this sound deadening foam?

Reason being my M30'd cab sounds like the typical skeleton in a filing cabinet, and I am wondering if re-fitting new underbonnet sound insulation would help. I removed the original insulation years ago.

Martin
[/slight hijack]

[Low_E30]

Does it come as a kit consisting of the 3 pieces?.... Or can one buy individual pieces?

Two of mine are mint , i mean really mint... while the third one someone has pulled a chunk away at the corner....

[NIX]

Good timing re thread, I could do with new bonnet insulation too..... along with the 101 other things I still need/want to do But at least this won't break the bank.

[Jim320i]

@Low_E30 - I think it comes only in a 3 part set to be honest, but you'd have to enquire... Also, the ones you say that are mint might turn out to be discoloured compaired to the new one

[kieran325]

It does come in a 3 part set.