Hi All, Well ive bought one, yes an RS, 2002 in Red, 1 previuos owner, well impressed.

I have one Q, mine has no insulation under the bonnet, the dealer says thats normal for the RS, however a work colleage has one, he bought new last year & his has a blanket fitted. Can anyone shed any light on this one please.

Dont have one on mine.......welcome onboard.....:wave:

Originally posted by rollerskate96 in this post

Hi All, Well ive bought one, yes an RS, 2002 in Red, 1 previuos owner, well impressed.

I have one Q, mine has no insulation under the bonnet, the dealer says thats normal for the RS, however a work colleage has one, he bought new last year & his has a blanket fitted. Can anyone shed any light on this one please.

Mine is brand new (March). i too was surprised at the lack of underbonnet insulation, but to be honest, you don't really need it.

I'm sure i've seen on in an accessory catalogue though.

2001 y reg RS here , and a 'bare' bonnet as well!

Another 2001 RS with just red paint on and under the bonnet.

Soundproofing would stop you from hearing the turbo's whistle

Snap!

And don't you just love it this time of year when you can drive around with the windows down? Though everytime I do this I think of Mr Lucky (?) who drove around listening to the turbo whistle one last time before his RS went back.:(

Wuuuuuuurrrrr, pusssht, wuuuuuuuUUUUUURRRR, pussht, weeeuuUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, pushhht.

Freakcrab Wrote

Wuuuuuuurrrrr, pusssht, wuuuuuuuUUUUUURRRR, pussht, weeeuuUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, pushhht.

How does it go again ? No , I'm joking !

:rofl:

4x4 no padding; kills the sound of, well as Freakcrab said Wuuuuuuurrrrr, pusssht, wuuuuuuuUUUUUURRRR, pussht, weeeuuUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, pushhht

Skoda used to only fit the underbonnet soundproofing on top models - my 1999 2.0 SLX has it fitted and I know lesser models did not in that period.

My 2001 RS does not have underbonnet insulation - I put it down to the need for letting the extra heat from the turbo dissipate.

John

Originally posted by rich1068 in this post

And don't you just love it this time of year when you can drive around with the windows down? Though everytime I do this I think of Mr Lucky (?) who drove around listening to the turbo whistle one last time before his RS went back.:(

Happy days, halcyon days.

The L&K has underbonnet lagging (just checked). I was told by my dealer that the vRS has no underbonnet foam to allow the heat out quickly...