Muffler Heat Shield Part Number

[carsnathan1999]

Hello all. I was recently rear ended in my new 2021 Explorer ST. I have tuned it and done a couple other performance mods already, but next to be replaced was the exhaust. The car that hit me ended up bending all the pipes under the car and the passenger heat shield that sits just above the muffler.

What sucks is she just got fully paint corrected and ceramic coated last week, so I have to get that all redone.

I need to replace the entire piping, so I am going to install a Borla system at the body shop vs replacing with the factory whisper quiet hair dryer.

The problem, Ford part #L1MZ5230V seems to include the heat shield (per body shop) which I need to replace. Does anybody know where I can find the pictured part on it's own? Thank you!

 

[Spacey]

Maybe the salvage market?

 

[peterk9]

For some reason when I enter that part number into the FordParts website it comes back and says "Part searched may be obsolete or invalid. Please contact your dealer." If you search part 5230, you will get many results. On the other hand, the AutoNation Ford site shows it for $1273.05 but doesn't have a picture of it. If the shield is part of the whole assembly, it's doubtful that you could get it on its own.

Peter