Hi! New to the forum and happy to be here!
After a long cross country drive in my 97 LX450, I was shocked to find that the inside of my bag which had been lying flat on the passenger floor was too hot to touch, i.e. 140-150 °F. I'm running a stock FZJ80 with factory exhaust and cat converters under the passenger floor- nothing modified here. I've read extensive threads here and elsewhere on adding insulation such as foil-backed butyl and foam insulation but can't seem to find much about adding a radiant barrier outside the vehicle. I'm hoping for a way to add some insulation between the exhaust and the passenger floor to try and prevent the heat from entering the cabin.
I'm thinking of adhering something to the outside of the vehicle, under the floor pan, like the Thermo-Tec 14100, a 6mm fiberglass insulation with foil backings or the Thermo-Tec 13575, a thin aluminized silica foil.
Apart from the insulation falling or tearing off, do you think this would help to reduce the heat inside the cab? Any cons or drawbacks that you can think of, or should I just opt for the interior foam insulation under the carpet?
Thanks!
-B
After a long cross country drive in my 97 LX450, I was shocked to find that the inside of my bag which had been lying flat on the passenger floor was too hot to touch, i.e. 140-150 °F. I'm running a stock FZJ80 with factory exhaust and cat converters under the passenger floor- nothing modified here. I've read extensive threads here and elsewhere on adding insulation such as foil-backed butyl and foam insulation but can't seem to find much about adding a radiant barrier outside the vehicle. I'm hoping for a way to add some insulation between the exhaust and the passenger floor to try and prevent the heat from entering the cabin.
I'm thinking of adhering something to the outside of the vehicle, under the floor pan, like the Thermo-Tec 14100, a 6mm fiberglass insulation with foil backings or the Thermo-Tec 13575, a thin aluminized silica foil.
Apart from the insulation falling or tearing off, do you think this would help to reduce the heat inside the cab? Any cons or drawbacks that you can think of, or should I just opt for the interior foam insulation under the carpet?
Thanks!
-B