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Hood pad on the cheap - Serial Crusher - 01-31-2012
The sound of the valve train on these engines drives me up the wall. Both of my cars were missing the hood pad. How much does the hood pad help? Has anyone here replaced their hood pad? I'm not about to pay $80 for one off of Mercedes source. Any suggestions? Anything that doesn't work?
RE: Hood pad on the cheap - aaa - 01-31-2012
Autohaus has them for $50.
RE: Hood pad on the cheap - Captain America - 01-31-2012
Get a different car
RE: Hood pad on the cheap - larsalan - 02-01-2012
(01-31-2012, 11:45 PM)Captain America Get a different car
lol, you are cracking me up tonight. That's the whole reason for the benz. If I wanted a fast car I'd have a civic
The benz at least sounds mean
RE: Hood pad on the cheap - sassparilla_kid - 02-01-2012
Would some generic foam for furniture cushions from a fabric store work?
RE: Hood pad on the cheap - larsalan - 02-01-2012
maybe will end up in the way of your throttle linkage, careful. I messed with it b4 with some glue and carpet and it was a problem.
RE: Hood pad on the cheap - sassparilla_kid - 02-01-2012
Hahaha carpet, really? lol
RE: Hood pad on the cheap - Serial Crusher - 02-02-2012
I don't know about how mean they sound. They do sound good to me, but my girl and all her friends called my last one the bubble machine... Being able to hear the turbo is nice, but I obsess over the valve train when I can hear it. Every time I start the thing I stand and listen for some tick or clatter that may or may not exist. I'm pretty happy with the "new" one with stock exhaust and intake. The reason I got rid of the stock intake on the last one was because it was a complete rattle trap. For whatever reason if something is squeaking or rattling I can't force myself to ignore it and I wind up driving around with the radio and the heat off so I can give my undivided attention to how annoying it is...