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Jun 16, 2004 | 10:38 PM

Poik

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Hood Sound Mat

97 Camaro.. Is it ok to take off the mat on the underside of the hood? I noticed that the 97 SS doesn't have this mat, and neither do the newer f-bodies. Is this just for sound, or will the heat cause my paint to crack or something?

Jun 16, 2004 | 10:47 PM

Kraest

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Take it off.. it's ugly anyway.

Mike

Jun 16, 2004 | 10:51 PM

Poik

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Yeah, it's ugly, flaky, and I really wanna clean behind it.. Just waiting for the OK from all you experienced people out there!

Jun 16, 2004 | 11:09 PM

Kraest

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Taking the mat off my Z28 didn't do anything besides make the engine bay look 10x better.

Mike

Jun 16, 2004 | 11:25 PM

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Isn't that thing just designed to heat up and drop down on your engine if it catches on fire ? I always took mine of and it looked alot better.

Jun 17, 2004 | 04:43 AM

MarkyMark

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took mine off a month ago and no problems whatsoever.......engine bay looks much better now.

Jun 17, 2004 | 08:52 AM

GREGG 97Z

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Quote:

Originally posted by RedHottG2
Isn't that thing just designed to heat up and drop down on your engine if it catches on fire ? I always took mine of and it looked alot better.

I'm pretty sure that's it's main purpose, that and for sound insulation. I removed mine about 4 years ago, it was looking ratty, never had any problems after removing it and it looks much better without it.