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[turbo boy]

Hi everyone, I just changed the turbo for a VXR version and found the original heat shields to be pretty goosed. Price for these shields are obscene from Autovaux for a bit of aluminium. Is there an alternative? I'm expecting second hand parts to be in a poor state also - was considering making them myself? Does anyone here make them? Worth asking I thought.... Or perhaps someone has some spares they are willing to sell? Cheers, Jon

[Nev]

Alternative = make your own out of sheet aluminium, a vice/bender and some pop rivets. Easy really and will cost you £10 instead of £xxx.

[Duncan VXR]

Be careful with just sheet metal as it can radiate a fair bit more heat unshielded than the nimbus style stuff / heat defective setups But it can indeed be done cheaper as Nev points out Also make sure naca duct there to draw the cold air up 😉 DG

[turbo boy]

Thanks guys. I was going to make them as a last resort but frankly it's easier to replace if I can get them? All macs ducts are in place DG cheers dude 👍

[Wolfstone]

Items 10 and 11 on here. Unfortunately no longer available. Looks like either second hand (try ElizP987) or make your own. https://www.deroure....&SMO=0&ST=&SC=0

[stu8v]

Nimbus sheet costs a pretty penny as does zircotec coatings. Ultimately both are worth it as they work well.

[Nev]

I'm not sure you really need a heat shield at all. I don't have one on my car, just exhaust wrap keeps the heat in the pipes + turbo.

[KurtVerbose]

The one around the rear wheel failed on mine so I just removed it. A while later a CV joint failed. The car is old, but hasn't done a great deal of miles and CV joints in a rear wheel drive car have a much easier time than in a front wheel drive car. The cv joint boot was ok - just bad knocking.

 

I don't know if it was at all related (seems unlikely) but when I replaced the driveshaft I heat wrapped the pipe. As Nev wrote, you don't need to replace like with like. Heat wrap is much easier and cheaper than trying to source components for a now ancient car. 18 months later it's still in the same place doing its job.

[aKra]

http://www.ebay.de/i...e-/351517302718

[turbo boy]

Thanks aKra. That looks like the ticket tonne honest . Cheers! 👍