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Old 07-24-2007, 08:15 AM
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anyone have any problems with heat shields rattling/making noise coming from front of car? i can hear some type of noise and thinkin it could be this.
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Old 07-24-2007, 08:29 AM
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Yank them off!
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Yank them off!
Mine have come off on both of my LS1's.
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did you guys have any noise/rattles coming from them?
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No, but they were in the way on my header install.
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how hard are they to take off?
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Very easy...theres just a few small (8mm I think) bolts holding them.
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Remove them! Weight reduction is the bestest!
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where exactly are they located?
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OMG. Get under the car and look. There's a ton of them under our cars.
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so if I remove these heat shields it wont heat up my car or anything? I dont want my carpet melting to the floor lol
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