Heat shield

[DetroitMarauder]

When I was underneath my Jeep the other day I noticed a bolt on my heat shield had rusted through and broken through.

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I zip tied it back on but was wondering would it be safe to take off or is it ok to leave zip tied? Has anyone else had theirs break? Thanks.

[Sal-XK]

Zip tie is fine till that breaks. You could just drill a new hole and put a new bolt in to hold it. I don't like removing heat shields or sound material either it all adds to a comfortable ride.

[Matt]

Zip tie wont last long there. I'd drill a new hole and use a screw

[07JeepXK]

Do you have a spare tire underneith the rear? If not you can just take that heat shield off.

[pjmjr508]

I had to remove the heat shield in order to get my oversize spare to fit. Have not had any issues so far.