[Crowbob]

Gentleman,

As many here know, I have a totally rust-free almost 100% original Suzuki Samurai, including paint.

I’ve removed all the old, musty, worn-out carpeting such that the interior is all pristine and perfect factory-painted metal. This means interior road noise and mechanicals (transmission, transfer case, differentials and engine) are really loud, especially at ‘speed’ (stop laughing).

Because I’d like to do some interior noise-reduction such as dyna-mat or whatever, and because that dyna-mat or similar products are pretty much permanent when glued to the metal, I have a conundrum and need advice.

If I go with installing sound insulation (with new carpet overlaid) what effect, if any, will this mod have on the collectibility of the car? All the mods I’ve done so far can be removed and restored to original with no permanent changes to the vehicle. It is essentially an unmodified 1987 Samurai in almost perfect, original condition-which is becoming very, very rare, apparently.

Thank you!