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Title: Bonnet insulation
Post by: Little_Dave on September 29, 2011, 08:03:24 pm: Mines been loose for a while now almost as if i've lost some clips are fasteners?? Are these easy to get hold of as it's annoying everytime i lift the bonnet to have to poke the bottom edge of the insulation back into the slots :fighting:

Thanks
Dave
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: parks on September 29, 2011, 08:17:24 pm: not 100% sure i have insulation under my bonnet??
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: QD MBE on September 29, 2011, 08:24:22 pm: Bonnet insulation - 1K0 863 831 D - £42 ish

Clips - 1H5 863 849 A 01C (10 required)£1 each ish
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: Little_Dave on September 29, 2011, 08:29:50 pm: Quote from: QD on September 29, 2011, 08:24:22 pm
Bonnet insulation - 1K0 863 831 D - £42 ish

Clips - 1H5 863 849 A 01C (10 required)£1 each ish

Thanks QD :drinking: very much appreciated, i had no idea how many i should have and so how many i'd somehow lost :happy2:

Thanks
Dave
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: mortygttdi on September 29, 2011, 08:45:10 pm: If you look under the bonnet you should be able to see a load of square cutouts? these are what you have lost :happy2:

Darren
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: Little_Dave on September 30, 2011, 12:14:01 am: Quote from: mortygttdi on September 29, 2011, 08:45:10 pm
If you look under the bonnet you should be able to see a load of square cutouts? these are what you have lost :happy2:

Darren

Thanks Darren i'll have a look in the morning and see how many i need to get :smiley: its only the rear left corner of the insulation near the wipers that hangs down and needs tucking in when i open it up

Dave
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: RedRobin on September 30, 2011, 08:43:45 am: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FRedRobin_05%2FBIALI%2FBIALI_RRbonnet.jpg&hash=2947cafba1f258c0c4771d078af5c1bc0ed63b6e)

When I had a steel bonnet some good friends of mine (The BIALI Boyz) decided to remove mine!
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: Little_Dave on September 30, 2011, 01:30:56 pm: Isn't it there for a reason tho? :laugh: thought it reduced the amount of heat warming up the bonnet and so protecting the paint? :confused:

Dave
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: mortygttdi on September 30, 2011, 02:30:19 pm: Its actually a sound deadening material :happy2: only there to quieten the engine down :evilgrin: you don't need it

Darren
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: andy7ven on September 30, 2011, 02:59:10 pm: I'm not missing any clips on mine but its always hanging out up by the washer jets everytime the bonnet is opened no matter how many times it's been tucked back in.
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: big al on September 30, 2011, 03:47:37 pm: I removed mine too, it was sagging, so took it off, looks much nicer without. :smiley:
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: RedRobin on September 30, 2011, 05:25:24 pm: Quote from: mortygttdi on September 30, 2011, 02:30:19 pm

Its actually a sound deadening material :happy2: only there to quieten the engine down :evilgrin: you don't need it

Darren

....The perfect reason to remove it! :happy2:
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: vRS_Pagey on September 30, 2011, 06:53:00 pm: I didn't have it fitted on the vRS so it clearly isn't for heat protection, and after I did fit it I wish I hadn't as you can't hear the intake as well...... :sad1:

I have it on the diseasel GT as well, and it makes a lot of difference to the engine noise, it sounds like a tractor with the bonnet up. Tbh it sounds like a tractor with the bonnet down, just one parked a bit further down the road! :laugh:
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: Little_Dave on September 30, 2011, 09:13:44 pm: Quote from: andy7ven on September 30, 2011, 02:59:10 pm
I'm not missing any clips on mine but its always hanging out up by the washer jets everytime the bonnet is opened no matter how many times it's been tucked back in.

Thats exactly what mine does but i thought i had some clips missing but when i looked they are all there but its sagging all droopy draws :laugh: some of the filling is hanging out too so looks terrible, might remove mine then and if my car sounds too loud i can always get a replacement in the future :happy2:

Thanks
Dave
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: brough74 on October 01, 2011, 08:32:53 pm: It can be removed easily but better for noise insulation, but if you want a clean bonnet, it needs a bit of graft
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: percy on October 01, 2011, 09:53:51 pm: take it off as it looks alot better, all it will need is a quick !! :happy2:
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: Little_Dave on October 01, 2011, 11:43:15 pm: Decided to order a new one as i have enough noise coming from my car with the ITG and non-res zorst as it is :evilgrin:

Thanks
Dave
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: Sarah on October 02, 2011, 03:21:23 pm: What's the state of peoples bonnets been like once these are removed? Is it generally a bit of a mess under there? Mine has a rip in it so just want to get it ditched. I need to book my car in to get my bonnet resprayed anyway so would it be worth getting both sides done?
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: Little_Dave on October 05, 2011, 03:45:49 pm: Well i picked up my new sound proofing/heat insulation for under my bonnet today, the old part number was 1KO 863 831 C but the new part is 1KO 863 831 D, the new insulation has a rectangular metal foil plate stuck the the front part of the sheet which my old one didnt have, possibly to protect against heat from the radiator?? :laugh: Fits perfect and came complete with all the clips for £52 :happy2:

Dave
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: big al on October 05, 2011, 05:42:27 pm: Quote from: Sarah on October 02, 2011, 03:21:23 pm
What's the state of peoples bonnets been like once these are removed? Is it generally a bit of a mess under there? Mine has a rip in it so just want to get it ditched. I need to book my car in to get my bonnet resprayed anyway so would it be worth getting both sides done?

Completely clean. by having the insulation on it keeps it as the cleanest part of the car so just needs dust and bits wiping off.
Mine looks like new.
Title: Re: Bonnet insulation
Post by: RedRobin on October 05, 2011, 06:12:16 pm: .
My bonnet is double-skin carbonfibre, painted on the outside, and the engine side doesn't get dirty - Just some splashing occasionally and shiny black finishes show all the dirt.