this insulation that everyone has been talking about removing. in the pics of gutted 4gs i see only black rubber. mine is red like the car tho. i have an 89. i was jw why its different

 

are you the original owner? maybe it was painted...

 

Yea, I would guess it was painted. The only part of my tar coating that was painted was a small strip just above and to the right of the ECU. I have seen this painted in most other cars, too. Everything else should be black if we're talking about the same thing.

 

i am not...but every rubber in the car is red. why would someone paint the rubber under the carpet?

 

Maybe your car wasn't always red? Maybe there was rust damage, flood damage, fire, who knows? Maybe it just got a fresh coat to clean it up and they sprayed the interior. Or maybe there was simply a production mistake and the car had to be resprayed before they finished the assembly.

Do you have overspray anywhere? Are there any wires, plastic pieces, etc. painted red?