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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 04:57 PM
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So the Vette ('07) is in the shop for a full repaint... Upon removing the rear quarter panels, just in front of the rear wheel guess what is found... A sand bag or more like a Hefty bag tied in a knot.
Body shop says he's seen it before and its GM's response to reduce road noise.
Really??? A tied off garbage bag with filler sitting loosely in a cavity???

Anyone seen this before?

Can this be replaced with compressed foam or say wall insulation?

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Originally Posted by jpuli28
So the Vette ('07) is in the shop for a full repaint... Upon removing the rear quarter panels, just in front of the rear wheel guess what is found... A sand bag or more like a Hefty bag tied in a knot.
Body shop says he's seen it before and its GM's response to reduce road noise.
Really??? A tied off garbage bag with filler sitting loosely in a cavity???

Anyone seen this before?

Can this be replaced with compressed foam or say wall insulation?
Has been seen before, here. I would try molding some automotive interior foam in the cavity. You can try the spray compressed foam, but that stuff gets messy and do not use the high expanding stuff.
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