This weekend I worked on cleaning the garage and cleaning the rear underbody of the car.
I have a decision to make concerning the rubber padding for the gas tank and gas tank straps. These are my options:
Option A: GM's original stock anti-squeak kit (which is basically thick tar paper). I would have to get this from a salvage car.
Option B: Do as the previous owner of my car did and use a piece of living room carpet. I considered this, but having four strips missing out of our living room carpet might look kind of odd.
Option C: An after-market anti-squeak kit, running in the neighborhood of $130.
Option D: Garage Door Bottom Rubber. I read about this on ThirdGen.org. Not only is it an upgrade to the stock anti-squeak kit, but it much less expensive. It would run about $15.
All things considered, I am really leaning towards the carpet.