Recently I had been noticing a kind of rattling/squeaking coming from my car, when cleaning it yesterday and polishing the exhaust I realised some of the heat sheiks is loose and rubbing on the exhaust..what's the best way to reattach it? Baring in mind there isn't much room to play about with

Remove it mate. It's not needed...
They remove it when you fit an aftermarket exhaust system anyway which is on your to do list!

Ahh ok, I'll do that when I get the springs fitted me thinks

mines doing the same Adam, but as im going to AMD next month im just gonna put up with the annoying rattle!

I think Ford are just really rubbish with these shields. Mine broke on my Focus, then my brothers Mondeo...then my Fiesta...

Cable ties

Is that the heat shield that runs under the car?

nah over the manifold Gary. All the tuning companies remove it as after market exhaust systems don't fit under it, only the standard pea shooter manifold does!

No it is the one that runs the length of the car..is loose right at the backbox..

Ah I see my one under the car is the one thats loose where its split. They said theyd have to drop my exhaust to replace it

Oh if it's THAT heat shield then DON'T remove it LOL!
Yeah needs complete replacement as it's one part...

yeah i've just chose to ignore that squeek now lol. getting my exhaust looked at tho to see if they can solve the rattling and clonking in july

When they fitted my springs today they found all the bolts holding it place had just rusted through they fixed it back up again for me! No squeak now

cool thats good. hopefully mountune will sort mine coz theres a rattling when i reverse too

My heat shield was abit like this I just bent it in places so that it was stuck into the underside of the car no more rattling