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insulation under carpet (7/17)
 8/5/08 9:01am
DaveMLifetime Member
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I think it's called Reflex (? on the spelling). Get a roll of it and a roll of aluminum tape. Tape all the seams with it. the stuff works great and it's cheap. It's for heat only, it is not a sound deadener. I did my entire interior with the stuff, goes down very easy, forms to the floor shape easily.
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insulation under carpet (8/17)
 8/5/08 9:38am
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hey dave, hows it going, which department did you get the reflex in, its the same stuff corvette central is selling a ceramic cloth?

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insulation under carpet (9/17)
 8/5/08 9:38am
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Reflectex.  It's a foil backed insulation about 1/8" think.
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insulation under carpet (10/17)
 8/5/08 11:40am
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did the reflectex make a big difference

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insulation under carpet (11/17)
 8/5/08 4:02pm
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Yes it did make a difference. I got it at Lowes, in the insulation dept.

Don't forget the alum. tape.
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insulation under carpet (12/17)
 8/6/08 12:36am
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I used the same stuff but got it at Home Depot. Used 3M 77 spray on adhesive to attach. It made a difference for sure on my vette.
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insulation under carpet (13/17)
 8/6/08 2:09am
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Nice Coors Box need any help drinking it?  I understand they make excellent storage boxes when empty.

Thanks for the alternate source
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insulation under carpet (14/17)
 8/6/08 10:33am
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I went to home depot yesterday, couldn't find it Of course the help had no clue. is this stuff duct insulation, the only think i found was a roll of 12"x15' by 1/8'' duct insulation made by frost king. I'll try Lowes today

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 8/6/08 12:06pm
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It looks like bubble wrap with aluminum foil on both sides. Used to wrap duct work with. Its about 3/16 to 1/4" thick if  remember right
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insulation under carpet (16/17)
 8/6/08 11:50pm
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Don't forget to check the tunnel insulation above the transmission.  When I swapped out the clutch on "The Toy" that insulation came out in chunks.  Didn't have the time to wait for a replacement to arrive so put everything back together without it.  Wish now I had waited.  That insulation will get installed the next time the tranny is out of the car.

Bought a package of Dynamat from Summit Racing and put it in a couple of places in the interior of "BIGBRRD".  Kinda spendy for the amount of material received.  I'll be checking HD and/or L's before putting the carpeting back in.


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 8/7/08 3:59pm
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Thanks dave and everyone else went to lowes yesterday and they had the reflex in different widths, 16",24', and 48". I got the 24"

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