Thin metal cover underneath of t6.1

[Dubious]

Hi all,

I hit some flood water a bit fast on Friday and it seems to have damaged part of the underside of my T6.1. There is a piece of thin, flimsy silver metal hanging down. I’m unsure if it’s a heat shield or a protective element.
There seems to be a single piece down either side of the exhaust run.

Does anyone have any idea what it could be and what it does? And thus how important it actually is? I’ll try to get some photos of it tomorrow.

Cheer

 

[Pete C]

That flimsy metal heat shield attaches to a slightly less flimsy plastic shield, which itself attaches to the vehicle underside. You may be able to re-attach it to the plastic shield, but you will need good access to the underside of the van.

There are other posts about this here with plenty of pictures and part numbers.

Pete

 

[Dubious]

Cheers Pete!
Does having it not partially attached potentially cause any issues do you know?

 

[Pete C]

Well VW put it there for a reason - to protect the plastic undertray from a hot exhaust. Personally I would get it sorted asap, and certainly check that the plastic undertray isn’t also damaged, or touching the exhaust.
I suspect you will be OK in the current external temperatures.

Pete

 

[Pete C]

Some info here:

under body

Does anyone know of a diagram and supplier for the plastic splash panels under a T6. A couple of mine have broken and I'd like to replace them

www.t6forum.com

 

[Dubious]

Many Thanks Pete!