l008com
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I've fixed loose heat sheilding on my truck before. The piece above the muffler, I fixed with some stainless steel self tapping screws and washers.
But I noticed yesterday that the shield above my spare tire is loose and making noise. So today I lowered the spare tire to see if I could use the same trick. But that shield is bent into a particular shape and it doesn't go near any good flat surfaces I could screw in to. The only way I can see to fix it would be to remove it - and potentially melt my spare tire. OR get a replacement that has the little mounting tabs built in so it can mount the way its supposed to.
Can you still get these things as a part?
But I noticed yesterday that the shield above my spare tire is loose and making noise. So today I lowered the spare tire to see if I could use the same trick. But that shield is bent into a particular shape and it doesn't go near any good flat surfaces I could screw in to. The only way I can see to fix it would be to remove it - and potentially melt my spare tire. OR get a replacement that has the little mounting tabs built in so it can mount the way its supposed to.
Can you still get these things as a part?