Rattling heat shield

[350Z paradise]

Hi all..had an annoying rattle from under 370 for a few days now..found it's one of the exhaust heat shields..Do i just remove it/both??

[Richf]

You can remove it many do, or secure it with wire or jubilee clips

[kbad]

Hi I removed mine and have had no issues since

[sipar69]

I had one removed from last 370 for this reason. It won't cause any problems if you remove it.

[350Z paradise]

how are they attached..is it an easy job??

[RobZed]

Dont know if i would remove it,

[sipar69]

It's probably best to make sure we're all discussing the same thing here.

 

When I had a rattle, the offending part was the thin silver aluminium shield that sits near the exhaust muffler. The whole shield wasn't removed - Tom at TGM in Fleet removed the section that sits at a right angle to the underside of the car by grinding a couple of rivets off. The section of shield protecting the underside of the car remained.

 

He assured me the section he removed wasn't serving any useful purpose. I would take his advice any day of the week. I ran the car for another couple of years with no issues.