Re: What is "Roadkill"?

[Dana Hall <dhall@inco.net>]

Richard H. Overman wrote:
> 
>     Hi, again, list people of all nations.
>     I looked up the 1973 Square that's for sale for $20,000 on the owners
> Web page and it showed a photo of something being spread over the floor pan
> area under the carpet that they referred to as Roadkill.  Is it some kind
> of soundproofing or what?
>     The web address is:   www.knowitallproductions.com/vw/index.shtml    if
> you want to see what I am writing about.
> 
>      --Leah Wegener,  '63 Squareback (finally got the headlights in the
> fiberglass fenders--what a royal pain that was!!!)

Richard

Roadkill is a sound absorbing or dampening material used for deadening
sound. It's been used for years by car stereo people to quite down ther
ride and to cut down on panel vibrations while playing loud music of the
ohhhh lets say 130 db or so.

Glad to see you got those headlights installed. I'm hoping to get my
fiberglass rear fenders painted this weekend and I have to fabricate
some brackets to hold in the taillights.

Dana Hall
65 Notch sunroof
77 Beetle (back on the road!)