exhaust heat shield hmmmmm

[Bobbywhacker 0]

hola,

 

Had the C jacked up early and I've noticed the rear back box heat shield appears to be suffering a technical hitch.. its corroded and pulled thru it's screws in a few places. Do I actually need a heat shield? If so where can I get one from? I'm running a Miltek system so I don't know if that affects things

 

Cheers

[PhatVR6 0]

would that be the one that protects the plastic fuel tank from the heat of the exhaust?

 

yes, you need it.

[Bobbywhacker 0]

fair play.... where can I get one then?

 

Also is it steel? I.e. could I weld it?

[Henny 0]

is this the thin tin plate shield which goes over the top of the exhaust along the whole length of the exhaust tunnel? If it is, you can buy the round spring clip washer efforts which are supposed to hold the shield up for a few pence each from VW and then use either a large washer or a thin piece of aluminium with a hole drilled in it to act as a repair patch which will be held on by the new clip... 8)

 

Works well, stops the rattle, cheap and easy to do and protects the petrol tank as it's supposed to... 8)

[Bobbywhacker 0]

yeah thats the kiddie....... only prob is, near the passenger side back section there is a mount point..... some of the heat shield is still attached to that lol :shock: and some isn't! .... me dad's a metal king, might get him to batter some metal up there n weld it all up for me.. if that fails, can they be bought?

[Henny 0]

you won't need to weld it... you can even repair it with aluminium tape.... I'm pretty certain that it's made of thin aluminum anyway... That's exactly the kind of repair I mentioned before... thin bit of aluminum with a hole in it which will cover the damaged bit, then use a new clip to hold the repair panel AND the original shield off the exhaust... 8)

 

The clips will break as you take them off, but they're readily available from VAG for pence... 8)

[Bobbywhacker 0]

I getcha! Penny has fully dropped, cheers for that

[Henny 0]

8)