How essential is this.......

[Messy]

One of my cat heat-shields fell/was hanging off today, well done honda for a well built lasting design there! I noticed the floor near the handbrake console was warm to the touch so my question is how essential is this heat shield? Will my car melt it's self or am I good to leave it off?

 

[jimbodeeni]

There are a lot of people on here that remove the heat shield once it gets to this stage, I strapped mine up on my last one several times before removing it.
You should be fine.
you don't get a replacement heat shield when running a race header & never heard of any problems.

Something less to rattle about and some weight loss

 

[Messy]

Honda want a small fortune for a replacement and they don't even provide lube with the invoice!
Was thinking of running heat tape along the top of the cat to protect the cab but seems a lot of people run without it so hopefully the car won't spontaneously combust.

 

[Spike85]

I would have thought it would be fine , would be better if you could repair it to fit again as they do serve a purpose, diverting heat away from the cabin, also don't park over dry grass as they the cats get seriously hot

 

[Messy]

It appears I've been missing the bottom one since purchase but slightly more concerned about the top one. Honda want about £125 for both shields and mount (£57 each). Finding them second hand is proving a challenge as they do disintegrate over time. Looks like strategically placed heat wrap for peace of mind is on the cards.

 

[Bonito]

Once you've no wiring around the centre consoles like alarms etc that can be melted (yes, it happens) then it should be fine left off.