Insulation kit help?
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '20
Insulation kit help?
Has anyone tried the insulation kit from Exotic Vette? I'm interested in knowing if the rear kit alone is worth the time and money in a '99 coupe?
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06
I did my whole coupe.
I would spend the extra time and do the whole car, if for no other reason but to get rid of the tunnel heat!
I would spend the extra time and do the whole car, if for no other reason but to get rid of the tunnel heat!
Safety Car
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The tunnel heat is not my problem, it is the tire noise from the rear run-flats. I just want to do only the back. Do they still just sell front or back alone?
Also has anyone done the back only, and how much noise reduction is noticable? Or anyother wording is the noise reduction equal to the amount spent and the time invested? Inquiring minds wish to know?
Also has anyone done the back only, and how much noise reduction is noticable? Or anyother wording is the noise reduction equal to the amount spent and the time invested? Inquiring minds wish to know?
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I did both front and back this winter on my vert with the kit and it definitely helps. I wouldn't think just one would be a wise choice. When I started I thought the kit was great. After spending an awful lot of time though filling in all the small empty spots not covered by the kit I was questioning how worthwhile the kit was vs the frost king DIY method. After going through all the work removing everything I was definitely going to cover every inch I could. The kit had plenty of excess material to cover all the missing spots, but that's what I thought the kit was supposed to do for you, avoid missing spots? I'd have to do the frost king method for comparison to give a better answer, but I'd say it's about a toss up between the two. How's that for a non-committal answer?
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Drifting
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Originally Posted by ROJ#79
Go to Lowes or Home Depot and get the insulation by the roll. It's not that hard to cut and fit it.
I did mine that way.
I did mine that way.
I did my vert this weekend for just under $100 in materials and 8 hours of labor. I think it's worth it.
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Originally Posted by waunavet
Has anyone tried the insulation kit from Exotic Vette? I'm interested in knowing if the rear kit alone is worth the time and money in a '99 coupe?
Burning Brakes
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From: renton washington
Originally Posted by 14U2ENV
I did my whole coupe.
I would spend the extra time and do the whole car, if for no other reason but to get rid of the tunnel heat!
I would spend the extra time and do the whole car, if for no other reason but to get rid of the tunnel heat!
best thing i ever did.Dan has a great kit
Racer
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
I installed the kit from exotic vettes and it worked out great. I also installed the cargo mat and changed out the run flats. Very big difference in road noise. I am very happy with the results.
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insulation.
Some have complained that the kit from some vendors didn't cover all the areas. I got the kit fron Crazy Cowboy and it didn't leave any areas uncovered. He ships the kit rolled up in the insulation and I had plenty left over to do the inside of the rear wheel panels. If you are looking to reduce the tire noise I recommend you pull the inside panels in the wheel wells and cover the side that faces into the car.
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by steve8
I did both front and back this winter on my vert with the kit and it definitely helps. I wouldn't think just one would be a wise choice. When I started I thought the kit was great. After spending an awful lot of time though filling in all the small empty spots not covered by the kit I was questioning how worthwhile the kit was vs the frost king DIY method. After going through all the work removing everything I was definitely going to cover every inch I could. The kit had plenty of excess material to cover all the missing spots, but that's what I thought the kit was supposed to do for you, avoid missing spots? I'd have to do the frost king method for comparison to give a better answer, but I'd say it's about a toss up between the two. How's that for a non-committal answer?
I did the exotic vette kit this winter and while there is excess product supplied (and this is good), I too was surprised at all the areas that I had to cut small pieces for that were not covered by the pieces in the kit.
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '05
I have a convertible. I purchased the full kit recently. I got around to installing the rear pieces this weekend. It took me about 4 hours but I did it in 3 shifts with a lot of interuptions from my 6 year old son 
. I probably could do it in 2.5 hours without interuptions and working straight through.
Installing the front pieces looks more difficult because there is more stuff to remove before you can do the install.
Overall, I am happy with the rear kit. It was easy to install. I have not driven the car yet to see how much improvement it made in sound or heat reduction.
My guess is that the material is going to do a better job of keeping heat out of the cabin than noise reduction. Time will tell. I'll post my impressions once I get a chance to drive it.
. I probably could do it in 2.5 hours without interuptions and working straight through.Installing the front pieces looks more difficult because there is more stuff to remove before you can do the install.
Overall, I am happy with the rear kit. It was easy to install. I have not driven the car yet to see how much improvement it made in sound or heat reduction.
My guess is that the material is going to do a better job of keeping heat out of the cabin than noise reduction. Time will tell. I'll post my impressions once I get a chance to drive it.
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '20
Thanks for all the ideas and advice. I've got the wheel well liners off now and am going to start insulating from the outside in. Off to The Depot tomorrow. Any hints on adhesives?
Drifting
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Originally Posted by waunavet
Thanks for all the ideas and advice. I've got the wheel well liners off now and am going to start insulating from the outside in. Off to The Depot tomorrow. Any hints on adhesives?
Frost King is self-stick. I'm not sure about outside the fenderwell, but it doensn't need any help inside. Just make sure to seal the seams w/ tape to keep the smaller pieces in place (I used alluminized duct tape).
Drifting
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I did the CrazyCowboy kit. Supposidly a 5 hr job but sometimes it gets so tedious you need a break!
Everything fit well together. I have a convert so my primary objective was to insulate the front cabin from the console heat, which the kit does very well. My secondary objective was to reduce noise but....... how can a convert owner complain about noise!
The suggestion that insulating the rear will help reduce noise is probably true but the noise comes from more than the rear. The noise comes from the run flats that pass it onto the running gear which modulate it throughout the car, even the tunnel.
Best to insulate the whole car. Another reason to insulate the front is, it reduces the workload on the a/c when the top is up.
Good luck & have fun (but plan on more than 5 hours- but them I'm kinda **** so I had to do a near perfect job)
..rickko..
Everything fit well together. I have a convert so my primary objective was to insulate the front cabin from the console heat, which the kit does very well. My secondary objective was to reduce noise but....... how can a convert owner complain about noise!
The suggestion that insulating the rear will help reduce noise is probably true but the noise comes from more than the rear. The noise comes from the run flats that pass it onto the running gear which modulate it throughout the car, even the tunnel.
Best to insulate the whole car. Another reason to insulate the front is, it reduces the workload on the a/c when the top is up.
Good luck & have fun (but plan on more than 5 hours- but them I'm kinda **** so I had to do a near perfect job)
..rickko..
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07
Buy the kit...from Exotic...
...but install front and rear for the best results...
Then...do the wheel wells...
http://www.stuzvette.com/insulationwheels.htm
...but install front and rear for the best results...
Then...do the wheel wells...
http://www.stuzvette.com/insulationwheels.htm