An expandable baffle (50) for sealing a cavity (56) of an automobile is provided. The baffle (50) includes a thermally expandable sealing material (52) which has an expansion temperature similar to the temperatures achieved in specific stages of the automo...

A reinforcing member (10) for receiving thereon a thermally expansible reinforcing material (22) includes a tubular carrier (20) and a fastener (26) mechanically affixing the reinforcing material (22) to the carrier (20). The tubular carrier (20) preferabl...