Hood pad insulation

[floyd111]

That's comforting to hear. Had not worried about deterioration yet, but I have my doubt about it's limits when it comes to damping qualities. (vs closed cell damping materials).
Nobody here feels like the noise from the front could be absorbed a bit better then what these pads have to offer? (in the line of thought to have the 116 be quiet like a Bentley of those days? What ARE the noisiest sources of a well-maintained 116?