Replacing missing under-hood insulation on 2019

[EnduroDad2k]

Hi all, according to this thread on another forum, Ford apparently cheaped-out on the 2019/20 FFE and omitted the under-hood insulation. 

 

Has anyone added one back to their car? I'm mainly looking for noise insulation and this seems like an obvious way to muffle the engine noise.

 

It looks like I'll need:

• Hood Insulation Pad. Insulator - Front: $148.62
• HC1 Clip - 17 X 19mm, Front (looks like it comes with 25 pieces?) $36.00

 

Couple questions: 

- Do you think it might be worth a drive out to a junkyard and pull one of these off another Fusion? Nearest one to me is 1.5 hrs away.

- Would aftermarket sound deadening panels work better? The kind you stick on like this.

 

Here's what my 2019 looks like under the hood:

 

It also looks like Ford deleted the weather strip on each side of the engine bay (see pic below). Do you think those would make a difference lowering engine noise? 

Pic via @billford 

 

 

 

[jsamp]

My understanding is that the underhood insulation part was only on the Hybrids and Energi's.  Edit: apparently it is available on several models including non-hybrids pre 2019.  So unless your junkyard can confirm they have one (or more) pre-2019s it won't be worth the drive.  I'd get the side weatherstrip if you're going to get the insulation.  When the hood closes with these parts installed, it sounds like a car door, a muffled 'whump' with no ringing.

Edited March 15, 2023 at 05:00 AM by jsamp

[EnduroDad2k]

On 3/14/2023 at 9:46 PM, jsamp said:

My understanding is that the underhood insulation part was only on the Hybrids and Energi's.  Edit: apparently it is available on several models including non-hybrids pre 2019.  So unless your junkyard can confirm they have one (or more) pre-2019s it won't be worth the drive.  I'd get the side weatherstrip if you're going to get the insulation.  When the hood closes with these parts installed, it sounds like a car door, a muffled 'whump' with no ringing.

Thanks!