Batmobile Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 hello everyone. i'm new to C5 quirks and issues. dealing with the damn "active handling warm up" issues and "security" issues, meanwhile can anyone tell me after driving a little while, why is my side so damn hot in the car? the center console is irradiating a lot of heat! no a/c issues at all. just really hot center console. passenger side seems not as hot as driver side. i looked underneath and the heat shield is there, not missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixAddict Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Nature of the beast. My center console isn't as hot since I removed the cats during header install but it still gets very hot. There are vendors that sell tunnel insulation above and below console if your interested, just look on the big forum. Makes me wonder when I leave my 2A in the console...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCMSH Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Yep, nature of the beast. If you want to help it considerably, pull out your seats and carpet and insulate. There is a product called Dyna Mat which is really good but pretty expensive. I've known plenty that have gone to Home Depot and purchased the silver FrostKing rolled insulation and had excellent results. This will also help deaden road noise if you do the rear deck or trunk as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLs Mistress Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I did the Frost king and it did help ...also went to dual tunnel plates with air space between the plates.. HOXXOH gave me that idea... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakti Vette Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I had the same issue in our GS removed two of the four cats (under floor cats by counsel) and that took care of most of the heat issues. The feet were on fire from those little bastards....>! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Ape Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Little reading and visuals if you want to tackle it sometime soon. Summer heat makes it worse. I reattached my photos so they are there again. C5 Insulation Installation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDCYLON Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 On the C4 the issue is normally the rubber boot ontop of the transmission tunnel underneath the console is compromised (Ripped/Torn). It amazing hot much heat the rubber boot keeps out of the console area. Another thing to look into Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmobile Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 hey everyone. just got my car back from classic gold. they fixed the sun damage on my driver's door. looks great! so this is what i decided to do about the heat... i bought this kit from Design Engineering. Trans Tunnel insulation kit. they said it should help a lot with the heat. you don't have to remove all those 8mm bolts but i have the tools and lift so it's not that much extra work. the adhesive on this thing is really strong though. next item to tackle will be the seats. i will get genuine leather two tone black and gray, new foam and fix the damn slack on the seat track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixAddict Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Great work. From what I've read installing the tunnel plate also helps stiffen the body up. Must be awesome having a lift too. My quickjack is already getting old and I'm already old..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmobile Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 6/7/2019 at 8:30 PM, SixAddict said: Great work. From what I've read installing the tunnel plate also helps stiffen the body up. Must be awesome having a lift too. My quickjack is already getting old and I'm already old..... my boss lets me do a lot of stuff to my cars at work. guess when you are top dog you have a few perks :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixAddict Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Batmobile said: my boss lets me do a lot of stuff to my cars at work. guess when you are top dog you have a few perks :). Its good being top dog.....I'm sure you earned it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmobile Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 just an update: this kit helped a little with the heat, but still hot. looks like the only way to completely stop it would be to remove all carpet and install more insulation like some of you guys did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOXXOH Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 You'll never completely stop the heat from the exhaust, but you can somewhat limit what enters the cockpit with insulation under the carpet. The Home Depot stuff works as good as anything and is just a fraction of the price of other methods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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