Under bonnet insulation

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Re: Under bonnet insulation

by Glyn Ruck » Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:45 pm

Yes ~ as you say not original but extremely neat!

Re: Under bonnet insulation

by jaguar&mg » Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:03 pm

In the end I went for the SNG Baratt Mark 2 'Insul Kit' and it has worked very well. It doesn't look remotely original but it does the job well (insulating!) and looks smart.

Thank you for all of the advice.

Re: Under bonnet insulation

by Orlando St.R » Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:36 pm

That's good, Nigel. I'll be interested to see and hear how you get on with it.

Re: Under bonnet insulation

by NigelW » Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:42 am

I've finally got the bonnet insulation fitted my XJ , not easy to do as you only get one crack at it when sticking it on.
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Re: Under bonnet insulation

by Glyn Ruck » Mon Jul 08, 2019 1:40 pm

It is great that some decent looking alternatives are now available.

In the past many resorted to this sort of material that IMHO looks out of place.

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Re: Under bonnet insulation

by Orlando St.R » Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:44 am

Yes, interesting. Thanks, Nigel. I'll be interested to see how you get on with it on the XJ - and whether the self-adhesive holds.

Is the product actually on the website? If yes, please could you post a link? Thanks.

Re: Under bonnet insulation

by Glyn Ruck » Sat Jul 06, 2019 8:11 pm

Interesting. Thanks for that Nigel. I see it is available in 6mm & 10mm. Let us know how it goes with the XJ6.

Re: Under bonnet insulation

by NigelW » Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:40 pm

Just set fire to a piece and the surface self extinguishes catching for a second, the inner foam seem inert.

I wouldn't trust the original material to be fire proof with all the oil that has gone into it over the years.
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Re: Under bonnet insulation

by cass3958 » Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:18 pm

Is this stuff flame proof Nigel as the original Jaguar material which was the fibre weave was supposed to be flame proof. I am not so sure of the top material in the photos which is more of a sound proofing dense foam material.

Re: Under bonnet insulation

by NigelW » Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:10 pm

OK I have received the samples of the insulation as per previous post.

A couple of photos, the new product is the lower ones and seems to look like the original surface finish and is quite stiff this is compared to a standard type of closed cell foam above. It has a denser close cell foam structure and is self adhesive backing also suitable for higher temperatures. It is available by the metre from https://www.campervaninsulation.co.uk I suggest if you are interested in it then contact them direct and have a sample sent mentioning the new under bonnet material suitable for classic cars. I will be ordering enough to do my XJ6 to start with.
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