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Old Jul 13, 2019 | 06:47 PM
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When I got my c5 the Lexan top was painted In a very poor attempt to look like carbon fiber . I had it painted gloss black . As you can imagine it radiated a lot of heat into the interior . I couldn't convince myself to spend up to 100$ or more for a head liner . So after a couple years of putting up with it I finally did one myself . Using some aggressive 2 sided tape from the label dept at work , some what I call foil covered bubble wrap ( had some from a previous project ) and a piece of black vinyl for 14 bucks . I think it came out pretty darn good if I say so myself .sorry the pic's are not very good .

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I think it looks mighty fine, poor photo and all. I also think you're going to find your interior 30° or so cooler in the sun.
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Old Jul 13, 2019 | 09:16 PM
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with one layer of insulation the outside temp was 190 inside the insulation temp was 50 degrees lower . I put 2 layers of 3/16 in . Tomorrow I will set it in the sun and check it again .
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I’ve been researching replacement liners and came across this one on EB. Pre-cut and self-stick. Reasonable price and works great.




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The one in post 4 does look like a very good fit.
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
The one in post 4 does look like a very good fit.

It tucks under the lip of the frame. Just like OE.
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Bubble wrap is an insanely good insulator. And great fun when you remove it and pop the bubbles.
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Originally Posted by jost6453
I’ve been researching replacement liners and came across this one on EB. Pre-cut and self-stick. Reasonable price and works great.
I agree, it does look good. Very good.
Any chance of a link, or just the description you searched for?
Is it this one?:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/C5-Corvette...gAAOSwR-9dokMG

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Originally Posted by redzg
I agree, it does look good. Very good.
Any chance of a link, or just the description you searched for?
Is it this one?:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/C5-Corvette...gAAOSwR-9dokMG

yes. that’s it.

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