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Old 07-09-2013, 02:26 PM   #13 (permalink)
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The bubble sheets are flat on the edges for stapling. I just curled them up inside the door panels and they hold. The "kit" was just a few rolls of the bubble stuff from Lowe's Depot. A door is X feet wide, there are Y panels to each door and you've got Z garage doors. That tells you how many feet of bubble wrap you need, and measure the height of each panel- there should be a size that's an inch or so wider and it'll do.

It makes a huge difference. I used to have 4 100 watt bulbs in the garage that I'd leave on overnight during real cold snaps to keep heating pipes in the garage ceiling from freezing. Now 4 CFLs are enough. I haven't worried about sealing between the panels because simply insulating the panels themselves was such an imprvement.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%

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