Under hood
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Under hood
Quick question: Cars older and newer usually have under side of the hood a blanket, or other heat insulating material which I am guessing also acts as vibration and sound insulating. My 89 appears to have had one of those chrome kits, long gone with only sticky patches left. Searching around that is all I see for under the hood. Was there something there from the factory, should there be, and if so where can they be found?
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Quick question: Cars older and newer usually have under side of the hood a blanket, or other heat insulating material which I am guessing also acts as vibration and sound insulating. My 89 appears to have had one of those chrome kits, long gone with only sticky patches left. Searching around that is all I see for under the hood. Was there something there from the factory, should there be, and if so where can they be found?
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Forgot about my Jeep wranglers. None of them have hood insulation blankets.
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Used the wrong term-as most of you have surmised I meant the hood insulation. Just seemed odd to me that there was none. Nearly all of the cars I have had over the years had them, including all of my cars now and they are a pretty wide range of makes-Honda, Mini Cooper, Mercedes and only the Vett is without. I thought maybe because of the fiberglass, but oh well. I think I will do as suggested and just paint it back to original.
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Damn I like the yellow! No idea why I always wanted the yellow Vett. I don't even like the color yellow on cars! Alas, ended up with the midnight blue. Maybe the next one will be yellow....
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My 89 doesn't have hood insulation nor does it appear to ever have.
A side question on repainting if I may. How does one remove the little under hood light wire looms to repaint without destroying them? It would sure be a pain to have to mask them off and wouldn't make for a good, quality job.
Rick
A side question on repainting if I may. How does one remove the little under hood light wire looms to repaint without destroying them? It would sure be a pain to have to mask them off and wouldn't make for a good, quality job.
Rick
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