Maybe the PO had long legs, and scraped them on the bottom edge? Lady got runs in her hose from the sharp unpadded edge? Had to replace the fuses so often the PO banged his head or cut his/her arm up on the shelf? Excessive shelf vibration/noise was kept down by adding weight/insulation? maybe excessive condensation from an over-efficient AMC AC system needed the padding to keep down moisture. Not sure. But it all sounds like fun speckleulation... Jerry Casper > > As far as I can recall, the full-width, below-dash > shelf....never had insulation of any > kind, right? I mean, what purpose could it serve to attach carpet padding to the bottom, flat area of the shelf? Any thoughts? > > John W Rosa __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250