This part fell off my '04 Prius on a residential street, so I backed up and retrieved it (it was hot). Where did it come from and should I try to put it back? 20230530_160208 by butzodaddy posted May 30, 2023 at 4:19 PM
Exhaust heat shield save it as a souvenir I doubt you'll get it back on the car and not sure why you'd want to
Generally, heat shields are installed to protect parts that shouldn't get hot. It's up to you whether you will reinstall it.
If you decide to reinstall, to bridge the torn-out zones, you could try fender washers: Or short pieces of pipe hanger strapping: For the latter, you could even try two pieces, stacked like an "X".