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Hi guys,

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this up?

The problem is my exhaust tip sits too close to bumper.

exhaustsmall1tu.jpg

I was thinking of stick on checkerplate to cover that area above the exuast tip, the problem is I cant find this stuff anywhere so can anyone point me in the right direction?

Any other suggestions is welcome too

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Hi guys,

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this up?

The problem is my exhaust tip sits too close to bumper.

exhaustsmall1tu.jpg

I was thinking of stick on checkerplate to cover that area above the exuast tip, the problem is I cant find this stuff anywhere so can anyone point me in the right direction?

Any other suggestions is welcome too

the plastic fake checker plate shit would be useless yeah...would just melt...

how bout trying some kind of truck parts place? they might have it as its on most trucks, then you can just hack it up to fit

but i spoze any piece of metal could be made to fit it...

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As mentioned before you exhaust must be running really rich to produce that outcome. And also really really hot. Strangly, my exhaust tip completely touches and rubs against the same location where you have those burn marks but doesnt do what yours is going.

In regards to fixing it up, you can use checkplates I suppose wouldnt wouldnt that get hotter when heated up and make things even worse for the surround area and under the checker plate. I'd just either adjust your exhaust some how (extend flanges maybe?), replace the rear bumper or simply spray it for a temporary fix.

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Just get some aluminium 0.5 m thick and form it to that, other than that you can get alu foil heat shiled with adhesive on the back from exhaust shop and just stick it on the affected area.

But it does seem strange, that your bumper is getting burnt.

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Repco sell a sheet of insulated heat resistant aluminium. The sheet is aprox 3/4m x 1/2m. You then cut it to shape the recess in the rear bar or however you want and stick on with heat resistant adheasive. The sheet is expensive though, aprox $75 from memory. Some muffler shops may have offcuts cheaper.

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Thanks for the replies guys.

The cat hasn't been removed and Im pretty sure its a stock bumper.

I'm off to repco this weekend to see what they have and might try autobarn too, so thanks.

I was talking to an exhaust place and surprisingly they told me instead of running rich, I was running lean which I thought was odd. He said that when running lean the exhaust temps go much higher, as in five fold, not sure how true this is though.

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