Plus on the hybrid, there are high voltage lines on the driver's side that would be exposed inside the wheel well.

 

I wouldnt remove the wheel well liners. You can't remove just the felt, you would be riding around without wheel well liners.

 

If your not a lover of the felt then just remove it and live with the noise from inner fenders as it’s transmitted into the pacific cabin .

 

Same, I have other German cars that have the same felt lining and there's always a huge puddle when I park in the garage after a rain.

 

Spray silicone on the wheel well liners to prevent snow from accumulating.

 

My only complaint is how snow accumulates and turns to chunks of ice that are almost impossible to remove, so they end up melting in the garage. On all other previous vehicles, it was easy to kick the snow off the wheel wells in the driveway before pulling in.

 

Go look at some pacificas that’s are model year 17 that were built in 16 and see. The vehicle will be 5 years old and see what kind condition they are in . My 18 hybrid limited when I upgraded to pinnacle was like brand new , considering it’s a daily driver and had about 60 kms on it and our Toronto winters . All you have to do is drive it and let it do it’s thing whether summer , spring , winter or fall ..

 

I was surprised to see that too. I understand the value of sound deadening but it seems to me that fabric will degrade pretty fast.

 

Its for sound deadening, you find on higher end cars they always use this felt like material for the wheel wells and much of the underbody. Its nice that they use this on a vehicle like the Pacifica.

 

Makes sense now...but im just wondering how it will look after mud and dirt gets on it. Thank you for the info.

 

It’s a sound deadening material and all the automotive manufacturers use it to cut down on noise from outside travelling to the inside cabin .