I haven't added any extra heat tape yet, but I did cut a section out of the heat shield for the exhaust where the seat posts touched. I had noticed a little bit of melting before this so I do think it helped.
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Having heard and read about melting plastics and seats, the first thing I did when we bought out 570 T's was to remove the side cover and add more reflective heat shielding. This is all that I've done, period.
122 hours and 990 miles and zero damage to either plastics or seat.
122 hours and 990 miles and zero damage to either plastics or seat.
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I did the same, adding some additional adhesive heat shielding that I picked up at Autozone for like $20. Finally had a chance to take it out today after the add and I can say that it made a world of difference. The plastics were not excessively hot to the touch like before. Really the right side felt about the same the left side temp wise. I was also just wearing athletic shorts while we were down on the river. Only thing that got burned was the white parts of my legs that were showing. Got over 300 miles on mine.
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I just finished mine. All my driving is low speeds, steep inclines, heavy loads, trailer or Swisher bucket. I haven't tried it yet but I think it will be fine.
If you decide to do this don't forget to soak the entire roll in water before applying it as this makes it much easier to wrap, keep tight and in place. A third hand would help while securing the loose end. I just used a pair of welding clamp vice grips to keep it tight while I wire tied it off. PS get the US made name brand not the crap from CHINA.
I had just under about 6' of the 25' roll left so I used a that up as a second layer right where the seat is closest to the heat shield, to just past the middle mounting bracket.
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If you decide to do this don't forget to soak the entire roll in water before applying it as this makes it much easier to wrap, keep tight and in place. A third hand would help while securing the loose end. I just used a pair of welding clamp vice grips to keep it tight while I wire tied it off. PS get the US made name brand not the crap from CHINA.
I had just under about 6' of the 25' roll left so I used a that up as a second layer right where the seat is closest to the heat shield, to just past the middle mounting bracket.
Hey! Have you tried it already?I just finished mine. All my driving is low speeds, steep inclines, heavy loads, trailer or Swisher bucket. I haven't tried it yet but I think it will be fine.
If you decide to do this don't forget to soak the entire roll in water before applying it as this makes it much easier to wrap, keep tight and in place. A third hand would help while securing the loose end. I just used a pair of welding clamp vice grips to keep it tight while I wire tied it off. PS get the US made name brand not the crap from CHINA.
I had just under about 6' of the 25' roll left so I used a that up as a second layer right where the seat is closest to the heat shield, to just past the middle mounting bracket.
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How did it go? Any difference?
I'm wondering how much heat are these tapes capable of keeping inside the wraped pipe...
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