Quick question

[mkiii 4 life]

Sorry but this is a stupid question. The insulation(or whatever it is)on the inside of my hood is torn and falling apart. So i was wondering what i should do, just take it off or take it off and replace it? If i am going to replace it should i get one from the dealer or replace it with something else? Let me know what you guys have done.

Thanks in advance

 

[supr88]

on both my yo's it was getting torn and soaked with oil and generally gross.. so i took them off threw them out and never looked back.

 

[super.secret.supra.club]

you could take it off but realize that was is here for a reason. permanently removing will make your car louder (so to speak). it will also cause your hood to soak up a lot more heat, destroying the heat. now, if your running a pretty stock motor i dont think you have to worry much.

im kinda regretting removing mine for these two reasons.

ed.d.

 

[mkiii 4 life]

ok thanks, i think im going to try to get a new one from the dealer

 

[Canuckrz]

you could take it off but realize that was is here for a reason. permanently removing will make your car louder (so to speak). it will also cause your hood to soak up a lot more heat, destroying the heat. now, if your running a pretty stock motor i dont think you have to worry much.

im kinda regretting removing mine for these two reasons.

ed.d.

Destroying the hood you mean?

 

[Scot]

Call Jeff at Champion... He got one for me but is was special order from Japan.... Took a while to get....

 

[arz]

I always wondered why electrical connectors and other plastic components took a crap on MKIII's until I got one. Remember I ran my 7M in my Z for 3 years before I got my MKIII and I cant believe how much hotter the MKIII under hood temps are than the same motor in the 240 Z

I don't regret for a minute removing the under hood blanket from the MKIII.

Not disagreeing just posting my opinion, but Im 100% confident you don't NEED it. Good luck either way.

 

[Canuckrz]

So will removing it bubble the paint, or does it basically depend on what you're running and how you drive? To me the thing always just seemed like a big blanket but I could see what super.secret.supra.club was talking about with how it could screw up the paint with the heat.

 

[ValgeKotkas]

IIRC the blanket has a ''fire-extinguisher'' role too.

 

[mkiii 4 life]

im going to get another one. I dont want to risk messing up my paint.

 

[TheOneOnlyDrone]

Good decision. I've seen hoods get faded pretty quickly without the blanket. But yes, it does depend on what you're running.

 

[FatalStylez]

IIRC the blanket has a ''fire-extinguisher'' role too.

BINGO! it's held on by plastic pins, And if there happens to be a fire the pins melt and the blanket comes down and extinguishes the fire. ( well supposed to lol)

 

[Scot]

^ There are metal clips that hold the insulation to the hood. There are plastic pieces that cover the clips.... That way on both my 91's anyway.