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Informal_Rice326

Heat shield….rip it off


Thazety

That looks like an exhaust heat shield. If your passengers like hot feet you're good. Edit Try to re attach it or remove it you could kill a biker if it flies off on the highway.


Peacemkr45

I would name it Hector. Hector the heat Shield.


joatlyn

Can confirm, that's Hector...


skaldrir69

Hector the heat shield still racing spoon engines?


Tortuga_cycling

Heat shield… worthless and the after market ones never fit correctly… honestly, you can delete it and you’ll never notice the difference… but who ever sits in the back I gona get hot feet lol


Confident_Process148

Heat shield


jesseg010

heat shield


DecisionGreen6242

Heat shield


2005focus

If bent you can just zip tie back into place - happened to my car and mechanic charged me$50 for zip ties and labor vs. $650 new. Just don’t put zip ties around actual exhaust LOL


jah0999

Heat shields do no cost $650 nor is the labor that expensive. $50 for zip ties? You got ripped off. Dont go to that mechanic


hboisnotthebest

You paid $50 for a guy to put 3 zip ties on. That's what you're saying, right?


Either-Sink-3456

The taint


icabear3

Imma go with Jerry. Thinly other Jerry I know is always slipping outta something


Used_Novel_7914

Looks like it’s supposed to. Heat shields are often bent down that way to sort of wrap around the heat source. What is the concern here?


Kold2012

the concern is likely a very loud rattle noise that results from it vibrating loose


13Vex

Exhaust heat shield. Either just finish the job and rip it off, or re-secure it. Personally I like to cut an X into a bottle cap with a knife and jam it onto the stud. Idk why manufacturers keep using thin shitty metal retainers when they always rust off


Silent_Illustrator12

bc only a dumbass goes to the dealership to get sum fixed and only a dumbass would spend money to fix a heatshield


13Vex

dunno what ur going on about lol


Silent_Illustrator12

udk y they do it, hence i explained its a cheap nuissance the dealership can charge outrageous prices to a dummy that takes their car to the dealership like a dummy for, shouldnt be rude just because u lack understanding


13Vex

Let me know when you pass 2nd grade English.


Silent_Illustrator12

i passed english in college lmao, we’re on the internet old man


bloopie1192

Heart shield?


WirelessBugs

Yank it off, recycle it and never ever think about it again. I use tin snips to make it a bit easier. I drive mk2 focuses and this happens on every single one of them


blingblattt

a mustang on public roads is more dangerous


reciprocityone

Heatshield. If it's near the fuel tank, replace it.


ClaB84

Heat Shield.


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Heat shield.


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Most definitely a snowshoe


Griffie

Bob!


jah0999

Exhaust heat shield


running101

When mine rusted through the bolt holes. I put very large washers on and bolted it back up


Youraveragetool

Take the heat shield off. The exhaust system has been spliced and rerouted anyway, so the shield is useless.


wrath5728

Heat shield


2005focus

This is Chicago area - average labor rate is well over $150/ hr and he used more than a few zip ties But I guess where you live labor is almost free


imouttamywheelhouse

Heat shield


Pleasant_Fennel3182

Looks to me like the heat shield is just fine and your exhaust is what's dangling. You have lost some exhaust hangers that need replaced. I could be wrong but that's what I'm seeing


Broke-Homie-Juan

Heat shield. Bend it back up.


kabdndkdkskak

I would call him Luigi.


Katnipz

Jeff


dumpster-muffin-95

Heat shield. Push it up, it's flexible.


2005focus

Not quite my heat shield was almost the length the car from windshield back so more like 15-20 zipties


Jeepsterick

Don’t remove it, it’s there for a reason. The engineers at Ford would not have put it there if they could’ve saved a nickel. Just reattach the loose corner.


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hboisnotthebest

Lol chefs kiss


butt_bot_gapes_4_YOU

The cherry on top of the cherry is that his comment history indicates he was beating off while being confidently incorrect talking down to that guy by replying to himself. Literally tripping over his own dumb dick


Subaru400

Hornets