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Derek Lecours · 06-07-2007, 07:06 AM

I think an insulator is installed to prevent excessive heat from reaching the exterior painted surface of the hood.
It also reduces sound from entering the passenger compartment and reduces splashups from tracking inside the hood.
Heat should dissipate quite well due to the fact that the motor compartment is open to the ground in many areas when looking down .

The holes are there for the insulator, why didn't they include one ? Derek

06-07-2007, 07:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
Derek Lecours BenzWorld Elite Date registered: Dec 2006 Vehicle: B 200 & Audi A6 Location: Lac Hughes, Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,293	I think an insulator is installed to prevent excessive heat from reaching the exterior painted surface of the hood. It also reduces sound from entering the passenger compartment and reduces splashups from tracking inside the hood. Heat should dissipate quite well due to the fact that the motor compartment is open to the ground in many areas when looking down . The holes are there for the insulator, why didn't they include one ? Derek Last edited by Derek Lecours : 11-02-2007 at 10:54 AM.