Make my own heat shield?
 

I have a 1992 BMW that has rotted out heat shields. I pulled one off (with my bare hands) and now the passenger footwell gets a little warmer than I would like. Anyone know about making up my own heat shield? I think that the factory only sell the whole exhaust. Can one make their own heat shield?

Don't see any reason why you cannot make one and pop-rivet or weld it to the exhaust. Should work fine. Go to a sheet metal shop with the old rotted piece and they can probably make you a replacement using the old piece as a cheap and nasty pattern. If they use galvanized metal it will be harder to weld.

Also, check out a custom car or street rod builder. There is some pretty neat foil covered heat insulation material hot rodders use that would work nicely if laid under your floor mats.

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haeat sheild replacement?
 

I had the same on my 63 corvette. (fibreglass floor panels) no real efect. You can however pick up a sheet of thin aluminum and pop rivet or screw (metal threading screws) this panel across the floor pans ( one peice) and this will relfect most of exhaust jeat. (cheap and easy) good luck Abe G