interior sound deadening removal

[THE_1990_ACCORD]

I see a lot of CB7 owners removing their interior sound deadening I don't really see that it does much to take away the weight there are other things that can be done to make a greater weight loss why are people doing this?

[benxher]

After several decades, the sound deadening underneath becomes rotten and grimey... I just removed the floor liner in my cb9 and the sound deadening was falling apart and looked like junk. For those doing more in depth restorations, it's a good idea to remove it, repair the metal underneath, and replace if need be. I know several race car builders will remove sound deadening through out the whole car, it can remove up to 25-30 pounds.

[q4rspwn]

Remove it? Does the CBx even have any sound proofing? x)

But I guess exhaust upgrades, interior removal etc already makes it loud beyond the level of caring. Just removing the battery box cover on my previous E39 wagon (battery in trunk) made a hugely audible difference.

[Grumpys93]

There is sound dampening on the floor and some of the body. It makes a difference for sound, for sure. I removed mine because, like benxher said mine was already cracked and peeling so no need for it. All it was doing is trapping dirt and making the floor uneven.

[Fleetw00d]

I removed the metal plate in the sound deadening under the driver's feet because it was rusted all to heck from a water leak. Repaired the leak, removed the deadening and rusted plate, then replaced it a piece of the rubber self adhesive sound deadening (forget the brand) before putting the carpet back down.

[occupant]

If I pull the carpet it's worth seeing how much is worth saving on while it's out, because sound deadening is pretty expensive stuff. At least when I've looked up the cost of replacing it all it seems excessive, but I'm also cheap, and old and stubborn, and that makes me want to just pretend I didn't see any problems and just cover it back up and forget about it.