Type 1 tin am i right in thinking.....

I'd go with a bit of aluminium and some heat absorbent material

 

or 2 bits of aluminium with a 5mm gap between them

 

yeh was thinking ali with air gap . mmmmm i wish i could see pic of old one fitted

 

I've not seen one for a looooooooooooong time... and I'm a whipper snapper compared to you

 

your memory has less clutter thou

 

I dunno... there's a lot going on up top... Might not look it from the outside though

 

Heat shield on a 1600?? I've never seen them fitted to the T1 engine (bus and beetle) I've never seen any holes etc to fit them in place on the T1 engine.

 

but its the exhaust that gets hot , ive found them for 1700 no picture fitted mind , so does a 1700 exhaust get hotter just asking , 400 , 500 , 600 or more deg c ?

 

My bus has the holes and even had a sad little bit of metal still attached to the rear tinware on one side by a screw.
It is only any use with a stock exhaust. I suspect the heat shield definitely went when the EMPI rustpack header was installed in 2005 or so. About 5 owners back.
The 4 into 1 JK stainless header I have fitted comes within 5mm or so of the tin so there is no space for a heat shield. The tin just gets quite hot.
I dont think I would rate the chances of fibreglass 'tinware' surviving either next to that header.

Drive fast and the hot air never gets a chance. ..

 

My dads old van never had one from new ???

 

fraid mine is std mike n although will go fast ish it would most likely cook it , its since ive fitted an aftermarket std exhaust tins been getting very hot all joints etc tight , the old one prob built thicker and better and being on their over twenty years had more heat soaking ability , was just thinking id heard about vw putting something their , the old why would they put one on if it didnt need it came in plus im fed up of burning my arms etc when sleeping in the engine bay in the summer its ok i will enjoy having something others havnt

 

shoddy german quality contol

 

Howz dares youz blames ze Germands

 

have you got a pic of it not fitted

 

I still have mine on the 1700

 

oww great have you got a pic steve , does it serve a good purpose ?

 

I've got them on both engines but both are type4 2.0s

 

I don't have a pic but I guess it just stops the heat from exhaust ....


Gravel guards are different they fix to the bumper

 

so your rear tin stays coolish ? i am looking to make one but , these catalogue diagrams dont show size height or owt . Shame

 

If the drawings are to scale you could use a measurement of a piece you have. Won't be 100% but close enough. Have you tried the samba? I'm gonna have a look over there today as this is an interesting bit of kit