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Like many of you, I have experienced some water in my front footwells. I am getting window removed and the body work looked at. I don't have rubber mats, just the original brown (wet) carpet. Under the carpet is some hardish multi coloured type stuff that's about 15-20mm think. This has also got wet and snapped/broken in places (almost like chipboard would when wet). Is this the original soundproofing stuff and can you but it? If you can't buy the same stuff, what should I get to replace it with when it's dry in the footwells.

Cheers!

Nocker84 wrote:some hardish multi coloured type stuff that's about 15-20mm think.

Not original stuff in my experience at any rate. Sounds like a type of underlay. Under original rubber cab mat the driver and passenger floors have a thin (2-3mm) section of soundproof bitumen sort of stuff stuck to the floor.

I'm stripping the whole inside and painting red oxide on the floors then the original colour on top. What should I use to replace the soundproofing and then underlay, before putting the carpet back down.

You can buy sticky back soundproofing mats. As for underlay I dunno - my van has the original VW rubber cab mat; I can't stand carpet up front, forever having to clean it else it goes manky....

I've got the stuff your describing under the carpet in my multivan, maybe it was a caravelle or diesel spec thing?
http://www.vw-classicparts.de/shop/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; does it look a bit like this?

I've always used stuff from Steve at noisekiller. Even bought soundproofing paint once. It did work but wasn't good enough for the application I had in mind.

When I open the link lloyed it goes to the main menu page of the site. I have a westy hightop and it has it.

Ah ok, well just have a search on the interior section, the stuffs on there.

Sorry to sound a numpty but is there a English option on the site as I'm guessing it's german. I looks a good site, just I am struggling to find my way around the T3 section

NIt's a bit hit and miss that site with google translate. Find the section with a picture of the heater controls. It's in that part.

Not fitted to vans with the rubber cab mat then.

I used a soundproofing product called FatMat to cover the whole inside if the van when it was completely empty. It cost around £300, bit made a hell of a difference, it even has insulation properties!

Here's what it looke like

Hi nocker

I have got Like a 10-15mm thk cork type stuff with a rubber underside on my caravelle and goes from the front and stops under the rear 3 person seat right where the engine bay starts. this is definitely original as the bottom of the matting fits perfectly into the grooves of t he steel floor. I would say from what I have seen that this was fitted to later caravelle's and multivans. If it isnt in to bad a state I would dry it out and duct tape it together as it is very good at stopping the road noise compared to when I had it stripped out.

have you got it under the floor in the back to or did they rip that out for conversion?

Your brother Chris.

p.s Il come take a look once I get of this "feck" heap of "pooh" in the north sea

It's not in the back. The back has the original yellow and White flooring. So it's just the front footwells. Carpet then goes over at all including the arche.