hood insulation????

[TxDieselKid]

What would happen if I took out the insulation from under the hood. Would it make the truck louder as a result? Would it warp the hood because of the heat? It keeps heat in I know, but only see 30*F about 14 days a year in Texas.



I want to do this because it would make the truck louder as it rolls by right?



AJB

 

[Don M]

louder?, a little.



Don~

 

[DennyDay]

Insulation

Insulation under the hood was one of several things Dodge cut out of thw '01 model. Saved themselves probably $150. but didn't pass it on to us.

Taking insulation out of your truck won't hurt hood, but will increase noise slightly.

Denny

 

[C.]

I have had my hood liner out all summer. I do not notice much if any change in sound.

The reason I removed it is mice. They like to live up there or use the material to build a home else where in the engine compartment.

 

[Don M]

I had the same thing happen. The mice went through the air box hole that leads into the fender and drug about a pound of my dogs food into there and moved on in. I was checking the oil and noticed the air filter minder was sucked down to the bottom. The dog food and bedding was blocking the air flow. .

They chewed on a heater hose too.



DOn~

 

[RustyJC]

Hood insulation? What's that? Ain't got no steenking hood insulation in the 2002!! That's the way DC built it!!



Rusty

 

[BK]

And no rear cup holders from '01 and on...



Bob

 

[Josparkz]

And no rear cup holders from '01 and on...



I'm still looking for the ones in my '96 !!!!!!

 

[Ray J]

Originally posted by BK

And no rear cup holders from '01 and on...



Bob

I don't think they were consistent. My 01 has both the hood insulation and rear holders.

 

[BK]

I know in '99 the hood insulation WAS optional.

But that word on the cup holder dissappearing was that they just did away with it. . maybe they used up stock and you just got lucky... .





Ok in reading my '99 literature,



The rear cup holders could only be had as a standard when you got cloth or leather in a Quad Cab and it had to be an SLT, didn't come nor was it optional or part of a package with the ST's or WS's (WS=base in a 1500).



"Sound Insulation" : Hood and Inner Panel.

Standard on SLT's part of a package on ST's. Doesn't say with what package. I used to have a break down of the codes and what they mean and what was in each... can't find it.

 

[mikel]

Mine (Built 2/01) has both hood insulation and rear seat cup holders.



Mike

 

[hammersley]

You guys better be careful

Hey you guys have got to start feeding those itty bitty mice or else you're going to get reported to the SPCA. I remember my grandfather had an old pickup - 50's version, that we keep at camp. One year we came back in the spring and found that a porcupine had eaten a large portion of the bed!