Bloody Hot Floor!!!

[PaulAshman]

Just stripped out the floor in my mk2 today ready to rub down and paint.

 

Driving to the take away in my flip flops. Took left one off and nearly burn my heel off on the floor, aargh!!!

 

Turns out just below floor by clutch is where exhaust splits one into two so that is obviously hot and so heats up the floor. How can I reduce the heat of the floor in the car?

 

Cheers, Paul.

[Vista]

Stick some heat bandage or manifold wrap around the exhaust where it's near the floor

[Pipster007]

Don't wear flip flops when driving

[johnny_h]

Always wear socks with your flip flops.

[perry]

take it like a man

 

those la de da executive cars would cost thousands in extras for a luxury such as a heated floor

[Tom]

you'll love it in the winter mate

[antz]

yeh winter is commign and ull be toasty

 

mine is still letting in water from god knows where!

[perry]

from god knows where!

 

at a guess , itl be coming from outside

[PaulAshman]

Now wouldn't I look cool wearing socks with flip flops!!!! Antz where does the floor get wet?

[johnny_h]

outside lol

[Pipster007]

from god knows where!

 

at a guess , itl be coming from outside

 

Unless it's the big drip that drives the car

[Twinkle]

agrimech do a stick on gearbox heat tunnel shield mat thats available in various sizes

[flyingbanana]

agrimech do a stick on gearbox heat tunnel shield mat thats available in various sizes

 

quite expensive for what it is

[johnny_h]

or buy these...

 

 

[Pipster007]

Danielson like the camel toe trainer. How about a pair of them.

 

Trainers with the flip flop feel

[perry]

stoned people ?

[PaulAshman]

Could always put heat wrap on the bottom of my flip flops

[antz]

Now wouldn't I look cool wearing socks with flip flops!!!! Antz where does the floor get wet?

 

drivers floor pan. thats all i know.

 

i know i have no holes in my floor pan. im just hoping there are no hidden horrors.

[johnny_h]

Could always put heat wrap on the bottom of my flip flops

 

or naan breads, then when you get back from the indian you'll have toastie bread.

[PaulAshman]

Hey Antz same problem as mine, try looking round bulkhead, probably corroded and then running down back of heater under carpet and into footwell. Johnnyh thats a cracking idea bout the nan bread, must give it a go and report back!!!!!

[antz]

cheers paul.

 

just means i have to take the bulkhead cover thingy off.

 

argh i hate these sort of jobs! little tiny thigns that grow and grow!

[PaulAshman]

I took mine off and left it off, looks a lot better. Stripped out floor looks pretty cool, especially when I get my bucket seats. Shame you do not klive nearer I could have helped you with the leak.

[ZetecVan 2.0]

Talking to Paul at Tony Law Exhausts after he fitted mine last week, as I suffer from the same problem. Luckily it's the passenger floor that gets hot. He said don't use exhaust wrap unless you're wrapping stainless steel. He said the best thing would be the reflective sheet stuck to the underside of the floor.

[antz]

cheers. ill have a look at it tomorow if i can.

 

last time i had a lake in my floor pan which even ran into my rear floorpan it was that bad

 

i think some of it was the radio aerial but now thats fine im still getting water.

 

thanks for the advice paul! its a big help!