DIY heat shield - for under £20

[JD09]

Dave, I think I should have searched and read this thread first

I'll send payment now - look forward to the shield.

Jamie/combine04 from eBay

 

[Sam_]

Dave, still not up for royal mailing me one to Sydney?

 

[Westy]

Dave, still not up for royal mailing me one to Sydney?

Make one mate, it'll work out a lot cheaper and it's quite fun....... apparently

 

[jay1601]

i made a heat sheild when i had my old induction cone before i went back to standard airbox.

now i'm running a Jetex open cone i made another one. had some old ally laying around not the best looking one i've made but it does the job.

sprayed matt black
needs a few bits trimming off still
waiting for the edging strip to arrive now
mounted the ign amp on the inside aswell to try to keep it as cool as possible

 

[Danman1]

Whats an IGN amp?

Dan

 

[jay1601]

amp for the coil packs. (don't think its on the S3 but don't quote me on that)

 

[peejay01]

Gentlemen,

Apologies for resurrecting such an old thread but I am going to give the DIY heat shield a go and was wondering if anyone might have the design as it's missing from the initial post?

Thanks,

PJ.

 

[g60leigh]

Gentlemen,

Apologies for resurrecting such an old thread but I am going to give the DIY heat shield a go and was wondering if anyone might have the design as it's missing from the initial post?

Thanks,

PJ.

 

[superkarl]

Does anybody know where to get some suitable alloy sheet for this??
I need to make one for the S3 and the ST

 

[CMcKenzie]

I bought some aluminium sheet off eBay to make a mount for my tablet


They listed various sizes, so might be worth a look. Failing that, you could try any machinist/fabricator places that might sell (or give) you a large enough off cut.

 

[peejay01]

Nice one g60leigh! Will post up some pics when I get around to knocking one of these up!

 

[GeorgieS3]

Does anybody know if this heatsheild template will accomadate for the s2000 filter? Thanks

 

[g60leigh]

Does anybody know if this heatsheild template will accomadate for the s2000 filter? Thanks

Should be fine with it as the MAF goes through the heat shield and then filters attach on the inside.

 

[GeorgieS3]

Thanks mate, does anybody make these heatsheilds ?

 

[antwan64og]

Thanks mate, does anybody make these heatsheilds ?

Yep, badger5 sells them

http://badger5.biz/epages/3927bc2c-...85-4739-96a5-d6cca869fcd6/Products/heatshield

Or theres a similar one on ebay sometimesthat they do with 70mm or 80mm hole depending if you use 70mm standard A3 maf or 80mm s3/vr6 maf

 

[GeorgieS3]

Yep, badger5 sells them

http://badger5.biz/epages/3927bc2c-...85-4739-96a5-d6cca869fcd6/Products/heatshield

Or theres a similar one on ebay sometimesthat they do with 70mm or 80mm hole depending if you use 70mm standard A3 maf or 80mm s3/vr6 maf

Thanks mate already spoke to bill think I will order one of those, I'm wanting to paint it black and keep it all colour coded.

 

[fanta]

has anyone got the template for this? My Step dads brother has offered to make me one of these.

 

[Alex C]

has anyone got the template for this? My Step dads brother has offered to make me one of these.

 

[M4l1k]

So this all came about after I fitted my a Badger5 3" TIP and JR filter. Having pulled out the old airbox I could see that the MAF and filter were going to be bouncing about all over the place, so figured I needed something to secure it, stopping the vibrations destroying the MAF. That and obviously something to stop the heat soak.

I looked at a few on the web but decided I wanted something a little more substantial yet still pretty simple as I'm a bit of a spanner with a spanner. Don't get me wrong, this is officially amateur hour.

Anyway, I popped down to Homebase and picked up the following...

Materials:

• Steel sheet - 100cm x 50cm x 0.0055cm - £16
• 2 x nuts & bolts - 4mm - £0.85

Tools:

• Tin snips - £17
• Rivet gun - £16
• Drill - 4mm & 6mm drill bits

The design is all one piece of steel to keep it fairly fool proof, cut to the template below and riveted together. It's a fairly tight fit which is what I was going for so that it doesn't rattle around. It also gives as much room around the filter as possible, so shouldn't be too restrictive.

Before first fitting... needed to be trimmed down a couple of inches in length as it just wouldn't fit. Not as easy as it sounds.

Fitted...

I used one of the airbox fitting screws to secure it against the wheel arch, as well as the rubber ring from the lid of the airbox to space the filter from the heat shield. Having just thought about it, it would probably be better used to space the MAF from the heat shield. Must remember that.

What would I do differently?

• Potentially use aluminium instead of steel as it would be lighter and easier to cut/bend. Unfortunately that's all Homebase had on the day.
• Reduce the height by about 10mm as mine makes an indentation on the bonnet lining. It's a tight fit at least!
• Make the tabs larger which would make them easier to bend. These were a real ball ache with the thickness of the steel and fairly little leverage.
• Find a better tool to cut the MAF hole out - that took ****** ages to get a decent circle with those tin snips.

The adjustments above have been made to the template. Mine looks a little rough as I had to make adjustments as I went, which was a pain once everything had been bent into shape. Might also find some PVC edge trim to finish up the sharp (now slightly scrappy) edges.

All in all I'm pretty happy with it, certainly does the job. If you have the tools already, it's a steal at £17.

Next up is a cold air feed. Any suggestions?

Any thoughts, comments, amendments on the design? What has everyone else done? Answers on a postcard.

Cheers,
Geoff

Do you mind sharing the images again as it looks like they’ve expired thanks. Looking to make one fore my a4