# 2014 RAM 3500 - OK to remove heat shield on hood?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ram-3500-ok-to-remove-heat-shield-on-hood/147982>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ram\
**Created:** [September 2, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ram-3500-ok-to-remove-heat-shield-on-hood/147982 "2019-09-02T14:43:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Hunsaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@Hunsaker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hunsaker)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ram-3500-ok-to-remove-heat-shield-on-hood/147982/1 "2019-09-02T14:43:23Z")

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Is it OK to remove the heat shield from the hood do you 2014 ram pick up for two weeks

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ram-3500-ok-to-remove-heat-shield-on-hood/147982/2 "2019-09-02T15:48:38Z")

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Do you mean the insulation that keeps the engine heat from discoloring the paint ?

I suppose there’s one way to find out.

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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:** [September 2, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ram-3500-ok-to-remove-heat-shield-on-hood/147982/3 "2019-09-02T15:55:21Z")

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Why do you want to remove it ? If this is the insulation that is fastened to the hood vehicles went years with out such a thing .

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ram-3500-ok-to-remove-heat-shield-on-hood/147982/4 "2019-09-02T23:10:36Z")

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Was it mice?

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ram-3500-ok-to-remove-heat-shield-on-hood/147982/5 "2019-09-03T01:24:41Z")

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I assume the manufacturer put it there for a reason. If you remove it, you’re likely to discover that reason. 😉

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**Author:** ![DrPhil\_Bedwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f17d59/32.png) [@DrPhil\_Bedwell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DrPhil_Bedwell)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ram-3500-ok-to-remove-heat-shield-on-hood/147982/6 "2019-09-04T06:33:30Z")

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It is there for a couple of reasons. Keeps heat of hood to slow down paint discoloring  
Noise

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 8:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-ram-3500-ok-to-remove-heat-shield-on-hood/147982/7 "2019-09-04T08:36:56Z")

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If it’s your truck it’s ok with me if you do anything you want to it.