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Noticed today that something was hanging down from under my car
Got under it to see that the heatshield was all but hanging off - and it had probably been bent back by a pesky speed bump.
(The heat shield goes between the exhaust and the car - protecting the brake pipes at some points so it's quite important IMO. Some people rip it all off though)
Ripped off at the corner: (Click for larger image)
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As a short term solution, I found some old vertical blind mounts and modified them to fit to hold it up. The hexagonal fixing unscrewed, so I put the newly "bodged" clamp behind it and screwed it up again:
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That^ fixing was a corner fixing near the gearbox linkage so it had to go round that : hence the upward angle.
Another one:
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3 in all had been ripped off so I'm going to get some aluminium plates made up that match the profile correcty so it's more permanent.
Had an interesting view from under though:
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:funny:
Took it out and no rattles so k:
Got under it to see that the heatshield was all but hanging off - and it had probably been bent back by a pesky speed bump.
(The heat shield goes between the exhaust and the car - protecting the brake pipes at some points so it's quite important IMO. Some people rip it all off though)
Ripped off at the corner: (Click for larger image)
[albumimg]240[/albumimg]
As a short term solution, I found some old vertical blind mounts and modified them to fit to hold it up. The hexagonal fixing unscrewed, so I put the newly "bodged" clamp behind it and screwed it up again:
[albumimg]243[/albumimg]
That^ fixing was a corner fixing near the gearbox linkage so it had to go round that : hence the upward angle.
Another one:
[albumimg]241[/albumimg]
3 in all had been ripped off so I'm going to get some aluminium plates made up that match the profile correcty so it's more permanent.
Had an interesting view from under though:
[albumimg]244[/albumimg]
:funny:
Took it out and no rattles so k: