Code54
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The DEI kit has been a positive addition to helping with the heat and dust. As @CID mentioned nothing is a fix all by itself. I would do this kit again but I think the DEI kit with @trigger under the seat kit would be a good setup. From there add the jeep boot and I think that would be really good without going crazy. I do have my openings under the seat sealed with Flex seal tape too....
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Everything helps 'some', add them all together and you've made progress. The entire passenger 'bucket' gets heat from somewhere (doors excepted), radiator in front, engine in back. The DEI shunts heat transfer down the tunnel and forces much of it out the front wheel wells, and it will help with the HOT air coming up through the shifter gate.
As a new kid, I thought door lowers were mandatory and didn't understand why there were holes in my doors. But after a few months I realized that, for my fair weather riding, door lowers aren't something I'll install ever again. Rokblokz do a good enough job of keeping crap from the front tires out of the door openings.
TerryH did a video on the DEI install -
He also did one on the Jeep shift boot mod that also blocks heat from the shift gate -
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If you want to truly eliminate the heat, move the radiator to the rear bed. That also eliminates the heat in the tunnel that cooks your beer, since you won’t have any hot water lines there anymore. This not only eliminates all of the heat, it puts more of the weight to the rear of the car, and makes it handle better. I also installed 2- 4” marine bilge fans where the stock radiator was, and piped them to the foot wells on each side.
I’ve got a quick shield in my talon and love it!!
Quick Shield
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fartsalot
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I have the DEI installed and sorry to say I feel no difference at all !! The panel behind the passenger seat made no difference either. The front panel does not fit tight enuf inside and the air just goes around it and down the tunnel. It might do some good but nothing I can feel that makes any difference. There is just so many different angles and cracks it would impossible to seal off unless a guy just took the whole front end off and put some of the heat shield material in there and fit it piece by piece.
I crammed rags in the openings around the front firewall and that helped but once the thing got heat soak after some moving time nothing helped.
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Assuming it comes with material to go behind both seats? Getting ready to order, just want to make sure of what I’m getting.
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Ended up getting the Quick Shield kit. Got it installed in time for our sxs trip to Colorado. We feel it definitely helped with the heat in the cab. Would recommend it for the 2 seater talon.
