Cat back exhaust heat sheilds - do you need them?

[mark123]

Car is stripped inside.

I've just removed all the heat sheilds to do some jobs and I was wondering if I need them at all? The one over the back box is disintegrating anyway.

Has anyone run without them? These are the three under the car that run from the handbrake back, not the one in the engine bay.

Thanks.

 

[t444smh]

Iv taken mine off. Just keep the one near manifold on

 

[Dan519]

I would always run the ones that cover the gear stick linkage and the handbrake cables

The ones above the backbox aren't protecting much, just trying to keep the boot cool so there's no issue with removing them IMO