heat shield, protect the bumper from exhaust ?

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doj

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Hi...Just got my self a 2nd hand rear bumper and a sports stainless steel back box. Only prob is the person i bought it off cut a whopping big untidy hole in the rear bumper for the exhaust. I can tidy that up no problem, but what i cant find is something i can use for the exhaust bumper proctor. As i want to get the exhaust to fit nice and close up into the bumper. Just dont want to melt the bumper. The only things i have found are carbon fiber heat shields protecting rear bumper. Anything else i can use like "plastic heat prof strips" in black
Thanks for your time
doj
 
you should be able to get metal protectors that attachesto the bumper.

otherwise just leave a couple off mm between the pipe and the bumper. cant see the 1.2 giving off that much heat
 
pgarner said:
you should be able to get metal protectors that attachesto the bumper.

otherwise just leave a couple off mm between the pipe and the bumper. cant see the 1.2 giving off that much heat
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Any chance you got any links to metal protectors...Looked for days on google... lol
Also looks better with the bumper trim thing or what ever they called.
 
you could make one ur self out of some ally. i will be making one soon so i should have some tips on how to make one if that helps?
 
doj said:
And how would that help
Or do you need to read the thread
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Clearly you're fortunate in so far as not having been around long enough to understand my distorted sense of humour.

PG and Waynne will advise you of the correct course of action.


As per PGarner, I think you're unlikely to have a heat problem with a 1.2 litre petrol engine exhaust.

Diesels can be problematical with the Euro V particulate filter systems where exhaust temperatures can reach over 600 degrees celsius.

Cheers,

Rgds,

P.
 
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ok,,, "HDi fun" ,, cool ,, i try to keep that in mind

its also for looks,,, Think it looks better with somthing there.. or in my case only for looks

doj
 
That's the spirit - the only way you're likely to have a heat problem with a 1.2 Clio is to torch it.

Incidentally, I'm not suggesting that either.

What you could do for looks is to shorten the tailpipe so that it terminates underneath the car and fit one of those downward exhaust deflector attachments. That way there's no tailpipe visible to the rear at all.

like this??

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Well look here... I got these for a very good price... Havent fitted them yet... but that hole looks a mess and need tiding up.... Dont know how they going to fit on the car yet so looking for the Protector trim just in case in going to need it.. or a bit of black or chrome trim...
doj

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If you can mount the exhaust tail pipe so it doesn't interfere with the bumper then you won't have any need for heat shielding.

Even engine mountings can impact upon this. Too much flex can cause the exhaust to move a little under hard acceleration (or, as hard as a 1.4 litre car can accelerate might be enough anyway) and thus contact the bumper.

You'll hear this, if it occurs. It's a horrible noise.

Fit it to the car and see what happens.
 
When I put the exhaust on my old Primera it was only a few mm away from the bumper and I had no issues whatsover. I made a bracket that went through the boot floor so the exhaust couldn't move. It still had a little movement but not enough to cause any problems. I even had to take the heat shield out around the spare wheel well cause it was banging on the exhaust and that too caused no problems whatsoever.
 
i had a fiberglass bumper on my escort and the exhaust kept touching this (was a bit of a ropey affair connecting the Ashekly exhaust onto the old system and flexed heavily when driving) it didnt crack but did get scorch marks on the fiberglass. suggest to get some polished stainless steel and, as mentioned earlier, make it yourself. if you dont want to screw it on your bumper you can get some good quality sealant and glue it on.
 
deja vu

Why not buy some edging strip to tidy the edges? Plenty of places offering said items. Or better still pay your local scrapyard a visit and get some boot/door or hatch seals and trim the rubber off leaving the push on edge part?
 
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