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Heat Shields = Rattle + Me = Rattle Free - todd - 28-07-2018
Heat shields have been getting worse over the time I've had the car so today I went out to buy some clamps to just tighten them up and see if it would stop the rattles.
Before I heading off just nipped under the car to check the size I needed, 10 mins later
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Guess what, no more rattles
Heat Shields = Rattle + Me = Rattle Free - DaveEdin - 28-07-2018
Did you just remove them entirely then?
Heat Shields = Rattle + Me = Rattle Free - todd - 28-07-2018
2 you see on the ground are just between the mid pipe and cat, they were verging on rotten.
Heat Shields = Rattle + Me = Rattle Free - banky - 28-07-2018
well thats 1 way 2 fix the problem lol are you going 2 replace them
???
Heat Shields = Rattle + Me = Rattle Free - todd - 28-07-2018
Replace them, god no, prob cost a fortune LOL
Had plenty of custom exhausts without heat shields, nothing to worry about IMO
Heat Shields = Rattle + Me = Rattle Free - Asi - 29-07-2018
i done that to my old one and made the car rattle free no more noises
Heat Shields = Rattle + Me = Rattle Free - P.Lindblom - 03-03-2019
What tools did you use to remove the heat shields? I think my pre cats are busted, but before I remove them I just want to make sure it isn't just heat shield rattle I hear.
Did yours rattle all the time or just at certain RPMs?
Heat Shields = Rattle + Me = Rattle Free - Lexuspat - 03-03-2019
i think the tool he used is called brute force its a very good tool and can be used on many items LOL
most of the nuts that hold these on are rotten on most cars. so when you try to undo them they just snap the thread anyway
Heat Shields = Rattle + Me = Rattle Free - todd - 03-03-2019
That was the very thing :laugh:
Rattle was worst at low revs, especially around the town.
Heat Shields = Rattle + Me = Rattle Free - Bandit - 03-03-2019
P.Lindblom What tools did you use to remove the heat shields? I think my pre cats are busted, but before I remove them I just want to make sure it isn't just heat shield rattle I hear.
Did yours rattle all the time or just at certain RPMs?
The pre cat heat shields are held on by tabs folded over at the edges mate, I used a flat bladed screwdriver when i removed mine, just to fold the tabs back and then pulled them apart,
There is a bit of wadding inside them that looks like heat proof matting, mine had pretty much fallen apart so wasn't doing much?