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.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 09:23 AM 1/18/2004 -0500, Craig Smith wrote:
>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 cheap and I bought mine at a Pep Boys in the US, I would imagine that a
>bunch of stores sell the stuff. I did not glue it down, It kind of forms to
>the shapes, the firewall and sides are glued.
>The carpet is just laid on top of the aluminum.
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