Ok, I know this has already been discussed, but I am a new 2006 Jeep TJ Rubicon owner .. in fact, I drove her home today after the purchase (roughly 150 miles on the freeway, 65mph) and I absolutely love it!! Also, I am trying to contribute to the forum, so thanks for letting me create a new post! Anyway, it rides REALLY well and shifts amazing for 129K miles, which I know is just breaking it in .. however, I am not used to the amount of heat coming from the manual shifter and floorboards when I am on the freeway. It's Not unbearable, but it is noticeable when I have something in the cupholder like my phone or a cold water bottle starting to heat up. I see on other posts that some installed a kind of heatshield material from Amazon on their floorboards. *Also, the dealer I got it from just replaced all 4 CO sensors and all new cats today before I drove it home as the old ones were clogged. My question: Should I even install a heatshield, or is this totally normal? And if so, should the heatshield material be installed beneath the Jeep's carpets or on top? Thank you!
Heat coming from manual shifter and floorboards
- Thread starter 06TJRubi
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is just bare metal floorboards or is the carpet still there? My 02 gets pretty warm but it's just the bare metal. My 97 is an auto with carpet, but Ive never thought it got particularly warm. Both are warm enough to melt ice pretty quickly in the cupholder.
My 97 can/could cook me alive.
My single cat was clogged... replaced it and wrapped most of my downpipe from the header to the cat in exhaust wrap.
That's helping.
I have a Bedrug, no carpet.
Might put some DEI sound and heat shield down on the floor under the Bedrug.
Getting colder now so to be continued next summer...
-Mac
My single cat was clogged... replaced it and wrapped most of my downpipe from the header to the cat in exhaust wrap.
That's helping.
I have a Bedrug, no carpet.
Might put some DEI sound and heat shield down on the floor under the Bedrug.
Getting colder now so to be continued next summer...
-Mac
My 99 got so hot it melted rca cables. My heat shield came off awhile back so it would get hot as Hell. I made a new heat shield with woven glass sandwiched between heat shield aluminum. Definitely helped. I saw a heat shield blanket that can be laid under the carpet for more shielding. I may give that a shot at some point. Just didn't want somthing permanent like a coating. I've seen mixed reviews on the coatings.
For starters, you should have 2 shift boots. The pleather one that’s visible, and a rubber one down underneath that seals out the heat. Both are known for getting holes in them that lets heat through. The rubber one especially. So, pull up the pleather boot and see how the rubber is doing. It’s getting hard to find replacements for those so you may need to conjure up something to fix the heat.
KennethS
TJ Addict
What this guy said. If the rubber inner boot is torn, you'll get more noise and heat in the cockpit. I purchased an '05 LJ with 113k on the clock earlier this year and while looking at replacing the pleather outer boot, I discovered my inner was torn. Replacing the inner boot made a noticeable difference. YMMV
Not particularly inexpensive but pretty easy to come by (at the moment). If it says "Mopar" you will pay more...I think the only parts they still make are those with the highest profit margins.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZWDH58S/?tag=wranglerorg-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EKNRI9I/?tag=wranglerorg-20
https://www.quadratec.com/p/mopar/52059661AC-inner-shift-boot-wrangler-tj-unlimited
That’s good. A year or two ago that one for 05-06 was getting hard to find.
Yep, it’s the inner shifter boot. It’s torn and letting heat in. Replace that and you’ll be G2G!
What he said. It's probably the inner boot, they are kinda hard to fine and a bit pricey but you'll be surprised at how much better it will be once replaced. Welcome to the Jeep world!
Here’s a thread with a cheaper fix. I did it exactly like the OP in this thread did just used a different silicone type material (I used Flex Seal). Has been working great.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/low-cost-2005-2006-inner-shift-boot-replacement.60893/
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/low-cost-2005-2006-inner-shift-boot-replacement.60893/
The Bedrug replacement carpet kit has reflective material attached to the underside of the carpet for the transmission well and certain floor areas as to limit the amount of heat coming thru the floor cooking the carpets and driver.
Gunnersmate
TJ Enthusiast
If your inner boot is gone there is fix check this Page 4
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/2004-jeep-tj.44387/page-4
Gunnersmate
TJ Enthusiast
I looked all over the Interwebs and could not find a stock replacement for my 04
03-04 are unavailable, 05-06 are still around. Eventually they won’t be though.
Just curious Mac, how much does bedrug help with heat (and sound) insulation compared to factory carpeting?