Heat shield fell off rattling under around the gas tank (corolla 2010).
It's a common problem in rust belt, I already secured it with extra large washers a few years back now the bolt holes have got too wide.
and the entire thing is now rusted, can't even be welded or anything.
It is going in the garbage.
A brand new one costs over $200 and I don't want to spend that much on a piece of metal.
I still want a heat shield there to isolate some of the exhaust heat from the plastic gas tank.
I was thinking to used embossed aluminum or use a couple motorocycle exhaust shields installed on the upper half of the exhaust pipe in that area.
Any ideas on a cheap custom heat shield?
It's a common problem in rust belt, I already secured it with extra large washers a few years back now the bolt holes have got too wide.
and the entire thing is now rusted, can't even be welded or anything.
It is going in the garbage.
A brand new one costs over $200 and I don't want to spend that much on a piece of metal.
I still want a heat shield there to isolate some of the exhaust heat from the plastic gas tank.
I was thinking to used embossed aluminum or use a couple motorocycle exhaust shields installed on the upper half of the exhaust pipe in that area.
Any ideas on a cheap custom heat shield?