Sound deadening headliner on Bronco top (first photos)

[Bronc-O]

I have hothead in my jeep.

Hothead is much more of a thicker mat upholstered in headliner material. Like a soft pad. It’s backed with cardboard and heat reflective material.

This appears to be basically just a thin fabric/felt application to absorb sound / echo.

If it’s like their Jeep product, Hotheads would probably have be cut smaller to leave room for the latches to operate... since it’s a thicker product (1” or so?)

I’ll see if I can find some picks of the hothead I can add to this post.


Seeing these photos, I’m definitely going with hothead again.

::EDIT::

This is directly from the Hothead Headliner website. You can definitely see the difference in their videos, but this may work.

Note: I think he’s holding two back to back. Thats a single on on the table ans the back side on the left (with the reflective layer).

From their site:

Like I said, I’m absolutely going with Hothead again. They’re such an amazing product in my Jeep. They’re on the forum. @Hothead Headliners

Hotheads in a Jeep.

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[BeerForMyHorses]

Don't forget the straight edge!

Thanks for the reminder. Looking at the pictures, why didn't anybody remind Ford to use one??

 

[ramblinwreck]

Don't forget the straight edge!

I’m not sure that you actually need a straight edge.

 

[BeerForMyHorses]

18-21 Hot Heads 4DR JL kit.

Is the sound deadening material just the tan sections?

 

[Bronc-O]

18-21 Hot Heads 4DR JL kit.

A lot of area not covered with this kit.

 

[Broncola]

It is pretty funny that they used the rear seat backs as a back drop for these photos!?

 

[lrtexasman]

I don’t think the hotheads will cover as much too as what is shown on the prototype. Does anyone have experience with the BedRug headliner? It looks legit to me. I do know that material is tough and I think it would insulate sound well.

 

[ZackDanger]

A lot of area not covered with this kit.

Yeah. The hothead are a multi component layered product about an 1/2” thick.... so it just sits in the recessed areas on the JL.

It will be interesting to see what they do with the shape of the Bronco roof.

The Ford option looks like it will cover more square inches than the hothead just by nature of it being so thin that it can fit under and around things... but the hothead Includes not just the fabric, but sound deadening material and thermal reflective sheet.

It’ll be curious to see a comparison of performance.

 

[Potatomafia]

It kinda reminds me of a BedRug type material.

I took out the carpet in my JK and put in a full Bed Tred kit. The stock carpet and jute pad was heavier, insulated against heat and sound better and definitely fit better.

For sound dampening, you need mass. The Hot Head kits are so much better than the factory headliners it's not even funny.

 

[Randy92Fox]

1) this is a finished product that they are ok with being published for everyone to see?
2) they want extra money for this??

 

[2Jeeps&PatriotX1]

Well...I was going Hothead regardless considering I also cant order the headliner from Ford due to the 2.7 BL.

 

[BAUS67]

this pic is from this thread.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/hello-from-hothead-headliners.9071/

 

[BAUS67]

I don’t think the hotheads will cover as much too as what is shown on the prototype. Does anyone have experience with the BedRug headliner? It looks legit to me. I do know that material is tough and I think it would insulate sound well.

Love the Bedrug product will be looking forward to it.

 

[BroncoJay]

That looks like shit lol. And very heavy ?

Yep you can tell this by these shit photos from BN.

Some dudes just got to be negative about the stupidest shit...

 

[ZackDanger]

Gotta be honest if I paid the best 60k for my build and I got this, I'd be pi$$3d off!

I'm sure it's just prototype, but this is just unacceptable. I could chew a straighter line with missing teeth.

I think you’re right about it being a prototype... hand cut rather than say, production laser cut from a template.

But I couldn’t help but think of this when I saw it:


“So! What do ya think, boss?!”

“I’m not, mad. I’m just... disappointed.”

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