The passenger side back box has a heat shield on it to protect the fuel tank. It seems that this is loose and just about to fall off. Not having ready access to a welder I needed to come up with a solution for securing this.
I ended up getting some bare garden wire. Not the easiest thing to work with but its about 1.5mm thick and galvanised so its not going anywhere in the near future. I wrapped it around both ends of the back box, and through the holes in the heat shield to secure it in place.
Once it was all tied off I used a crimp to secure the loose ends and then poked the excess inside the cover. The plastic from the crimp would probably have just melted / burnt off after one drive, but i decided to cut it away to save the hassle of chasing the smoke.
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