The views expressed herein are those of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of BRISKODA or SKODA. When used to retain the side plastic undercovers, rust does eventually kill them and they let the undercover droop if your lucky, if not, I've heard that when too many fail due to rusting, the undercovers drop down onto the road, but you would need to be very short of checking things over to end up in that situation - a friend's daughter did lose one from her old Polo, so much for "garage of dad" ! If you need to repair or replace your exhaust, we’ve got all the tools, exhaust systems and car exhaust accessories you need to ensure the job is a success. with Takeda sri, Stillen front strut brace, 6k HIDs, black matrix depo tails, glossy black roof vinyl, LED drls.

Someone said to me that the rear end of the heat shield isn't really necessary and can safely be removed. There is no difference in these to the genuine VAG ones that came off, from a thickness and quality perspective. Rum - Yes, the thin sheet of metal sandwiched between heat shield and clip over stud is what I will try.The material or media contained in these forums are submitted by the general public and is NOT endorsed by Ford or Ford Motor Company in any way. Annoying because I could of left the car with them, now I will have to take it back again, that's assuming they will do it under warranty, if not I will fit a large washer and find a way to stop it cracking any further!

I scraped out all the iron oxide rust and the hole in the heat shield is a circle, like it has always been that size. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Nightmare things, the amount of cars we see per year for rattles that are nothing more than heat shields that have dropped, most rot the actual heatshield and then it’s time for a big repair washer as most don’t want the cost of a new heatshield. Mind you just making better fasteners would be an improvement- big issue I have with the Ford ones is that they’re so fragile, sockets have rarely worked, the flanges snap off as they’re just skinny folded steel. Here's some pictures since I rely so much on the pictures people post on here for other various fixes/projects.As long as it’s at the rear of the car and not near the front, then ditching it in the main won’t cause you any problems, the biggest problem you get is the front ones that protect cv joints or steering uj’s as they then tend to fail prematurely.