# 2007 Kia Rondo - Heat shield question - Do I need it?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-kia-rondo-heat-shield-question-do-i-need-it/164888>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [May 26, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-kia-rondo-heat-shield-question-do-i-need-it/164888 "2020-05-26T21:13:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mikef09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@mikef09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mikef09)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-kia-rondo-heat-shield-question-do-i-need-it/164888/1 "2020-05-26T21:13:11Z")

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I have a 2007 kia rondo and one of the exhaust heat shield fell off, do i need to replace it. My mechanic says dont replace it.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-kia-rondo-heat-shield-question-do-i-need-it/164888/2 "2020-05-26T21:20:44Z")

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Since I can’t see which one fell off and the mechanic can why ask on the web . If you really are concerned then just have a muffler shop put it back on .