Hood Felt?

culee · 03-08-2013, 02:14 PM

I decided to detail my engine bay today and as i was taping everything off and covering the alternator i noticed that there was no felt material under the hood.

is this normal? Reason i ask is all the cars i have had before had some sort of sound or fire proof insulation underneath the hood.

BTW my car is a 2009 328XI

amr_e90 · 03-08-2013, 02:18 PM

buy the car new ? if not previous owner might have removed it I don't no why its not like its a 95' car . Or could have been in an accident aftermarket hoods and OEM ones don't come with those ! hope not tho

culee · 03-08-2013, 03:14 PM

Thanks for the reply looks like previous owner might have removed it going to have to look into it.

Edit: found my answer BMW is cutting costs and didnt include them on 09's

Bradnyc · 03-08-2013, 03:29 PM

I bought my 2011 brand new and it didn't come with one. Never a fan of them anyways, they get dirty over time and impossible to clean.

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culee Enlisted Member 0 Rep 31 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 328XI Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the reply looks like previous owner might have removed it going to have to look into it. Edit: found my answer BMW is cutting costs and didnt include them on 09's Last edited by culee; 03-08-2013 at 03:26 PM..
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Bradnyc Enlisted Member 3 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 2015 x5 space gray Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	I bought my 2011 brand new and it didn't come with one. Never a fan of them anyways, they get dirty over time and impossible to clean.
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