I have done the exact same thing as Edward in my 1960 Land Rover. 3
layers under the tunnel, one above to cut down sound and excess heat.
That was over 30 years ago. The bubble insulation is still there and in
decent condition.
On 9/17/23 5:48 PM, Q wrote:
> I have used a silvered Mylar "quilted" material on several cars with
> good results. It is two layers of Mylar that have air trapped
> in-between them in about 1/4 diamonds. It is bright silver on both
> sides. I bought it at the local Orchard Supply Store several years
> ago. Orchard is out of business but I expect that any "Real" hardware
> store would have it.
>
> It is nice as it will not absorb oil (I install it on the transmission
> side of the tunnel). I usually fit it to a new plastic transmission
> tunnel prior to installation on the car so the surface is dry and
> clean. I use contact cement and cut a couple of pieces to fit the
> various contours of the tunnel. The foil on my TR4 has been in place
> over 20 years now with no issues including no complaints from my wife.
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