Hey Gang,

I'm a new owner of a 06 CLK55 and getting to know the car better each day.

Would anyone know why grey felt is used on the inside of the fender/wheel well. It attracts leaves, mud and anything else that comes off the tire and sticks to the felt.

Is there a practical purpose for the felt?

 

it is quiet.

A pain to clean, but quiet

 

i have wondered the same thing for a while. I asked the local dealer when i was in for an oil change and he said the same thing as Eurotrash.

 

perhaps its for venting??

 

no...its because its quiet many luxury cars are like that

 

Roger that.

 

It's a little bit of work, but you could always get one of those roll on bedliner kits and hit it up. It dries almost like a urethane, just hose it off, and it would help even more with the sound deadening if you put it over the felt.