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Insulating headliner

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Finally got around to insulating under the headliner.

I pulled the headliner and installed foil bubble pack radiant heat barrier insulation.
Check your local lumber yard (Lowe's, Home Depot, etc.) for the foil bubble insulation. The stuff I used was called Refletix. Pretty inexpensive. Not only does it reduce interior temperatures it also adds some insulation for winter and helps to deaden sound a little.

Refletix runs $.042 per square foot. $42 for a 4 ft x 25 ft roll. Reflects 97% of radiant energy.
I have used it in numerous streetrods, on heat shields, AC boxes, under hood, etc.
The difference is very noticeable.

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It made it a tight fit on re-installation, but other than that worked pretty well.

Should help to reduce interior temps next summer, and keep it a little warmer this winter.
Last edited by HenryJ on Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:55 am, edited 1 time in total.

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hey i was thinking of something like that :D
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