mykez69 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 (edited) well loads of attling from under my car other day, so decided to take a peek, heatshield around my centre section was only held on by 2 bolts lol anyways i decided to take the whole thing off, not much point having it hanging on http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/mykez69/Image139.jpg handbrake cable etc routes under the heatshield, so is this a good idea to run around with out heatshields??? i only took the middle section off as thats the only bit hanging off Edited May 7, 2008 by mykez69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2k2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 just rip it of i did, made no scrap of diffrence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykez69 Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 it is pretty Shite, the shield rips in ya hand lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2k2008 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 were gloves lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykez69 Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 lol to late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Yeah, Ford put it there for no reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 mines rattling (the bit that cuves round the fuel tank) thatll be getting ripped off as it was ripped off on my last car...never caught fire..odd that eh! Stu,u think the sheild actually does anything? what will happen without it? i'd love to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reid Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 mines rattling (the bit that cuves round the fuel tank) thatll be getting ripped off as it was ripped off on my last car...never caught fire..odd that eh! Stu,u think the sheild actually does anything? what will happen without it? i'd love to know it heats everything up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykez69 Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 for what the heat shield does may as well use kit kat foil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 for what the heat shield does may as well use kit kat foil Put your hand where the heat shield was and run the car up for 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scortpower Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 i have no heat shields on my car at all , i could do with heat wrapping the whole exhaust as the floor does get a bit warm and you start sweating inside lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykez69 Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 doesnt damage anything though does it? i guess i can find something a bit more durable than the ford one to make a heat shield from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC_Bob Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 (edited) LMAO @ some of these replies. MY understanding is that it protects pipes and other things from continually expanding/contracting from the heat. IT doesnt have to be that big to reflect heat.. Edited May 7, 2008 by MC_Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezz Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 just leave it on and put bigger washers on where its ripped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykez69 Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 just leave it on and put bigger washers on where its ripped not a bad idea,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, would have to source a new heatshield from the scrappy now lol i keep a close eye underneath everything for a few weeks, if it not done owt, it can stay bare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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