Re: A4 Auto 1.8T Heat/Sound barrier

[Paul Wilson <pwilson@pop.ma.ultranet.com>]

At 01:53 PM 10/12/98 -0700, Jim Simone wrote:
>The hood insulation is standard on the '99 1.8Ts and some very late '98s
>so I don't see why you couldn't add it to your car.
>
>I'm not sure if the coverage is different from the 2.8s (whether there's
>a cut-out over the turbo or something like that) but you can buy it from
>the Audi parts dep't or from Clair for about $75 or so plus $20 for the
>clips. I haven't gotten it yet for my '98 1.8TQ but probably will at some
>point.

The real question is does the insulation help in any perceivable way?  I
could wish the 1.8T was a little quiter at around 80mph(it's pretty good
but could be better).

Paul Wilson