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Hi All, I am looking at replacing the firewall insulator pad on my '39 Six and was wondering if anyone has suggestions re 'who and how much'. I see several suppliers online and the 'going price' seems to be in the $350 range - anybody have any experience with a particular vendor? Any advice on fitment or product quality? Appreciate any guidance that might be available. Chris.

As far as I know, there is only one company making them but they are probably sold through several of the dealers. Unfortunately my only experience with them is for later postwar models but to me that look like plastic because that’s probably what they are. Still, they are far better than an original that’s falling apart!

I used a molded plastic one in my '39 Packard Six and when it is in it looks very nice. The carpet covers a lot of it, I elected to use front carpet instead of the original rubber mat, it is much nicer and quieter. It was not difficult to install but I do not remember where I got it.

I belive Quiet Ride is the only company that makes these. Everyone else just resells theirs.

I made mine from scratch as I needed a custom one.

I purchased one from here quietride.com when I did the refurbish of my 31.

Fit was spot on. It does have a plasticish sheen to it but it didn't bother me a bit.

Thanks much for the replies - I followed up on the suggestions and found the 'Quietride' option to be 'the one'. Shopping around a bit on Black Friday, I caught a sale through an outfit called Southern Car Parts who retails the Quietride product and got a pretty deep discount. The surface, while being plastic, is manufactured with a textured design and matte finish that makes it look quite like the jute-based ones that most of the cars seem to have. I'll see how it fits and attaches upon arrival, but I did print a copy of it and crawled around under the dash and compared it with the existing one and it looks accurate. They're not cheap though! Chris.