Originally Posted by sonoronos

I'd recommend putting the stock hood liner over the...aluminized soundproofing you have on the hood.

I used something a little different (fire retardent urethane acoustic foam with an NRC of 0.75) on my car, and put the hoodliner over it. The hoodliner makes it look cleaner, in my opinion.

Post pics of the car when you have new ones taken!