At 01:55 PM 1/18/2004 -0700, Alan Lemen wrote:
>Which is also the same stuff sold in the home improvement stores as a kit for
>insulating hot water heaters and comes with a roll of duct tape as well. Often for a
>much lower cost than the auto parts places.
BTW, in the same section of the store,
I used the same stuff under my carpet, also bought from Pep Boys.
But I put the foil downwards, since I figured it would be less likely
to soak up any water that got into the floorpans. The pieces that went on the
transmission tunnel cover and the raised part behind the seats, had the
foil upwards
If I drive my Spit in today's weather, the salt would eat through the metal
like concentrated hydrochloric acid, and the car would fall apart long before I ever
got in an accident...
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 02:22 PM 1/18/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>My neighbor is a county cop in the accident invest.
Which is also the same stuff sold in the home improvement stores as a
kit for insulating hot water heaters and comes with a roll of duct tape
as well. Often for a much lower cost than the auto parts places.
Alan
Craig Smith wrote:
One thing I did was purchase a matting to go under the carpet.
My neighbor is a county cop in the accident invest. div., the little snow and
ice we had last week his unit investigated 18 accidents, 15 of the 18 involved
SUV's, his explanation "They think they can cause no harm and they can handle
any weather or driving conditions. What if LBC drivers took that
One thing I did was purchase a matting to go under the carpet.
I don't know what they call it but it is made out of scrap cloth pressed and
then an aluminum foil material is attached to one side.
This stuff is a bear to cut but it adds a large amount of sound proofing as
well as heat barrier.
It's
