LVP, being above the 49th parallel, in a land of road salt, I'm surprised you could get the heat shields off. The inside? nuts on mine had corroded so that I couldn't turn the heads so I just removed the outside fasteners and folded the screens down enough on top of the 'lowered' mufflers [used milk cartons, no jose cuervo cases handy
] to reach where needed. I'm looking forward to confirming my electronics with a load of hay, and getting ready for the real test: hauling 5k plus of quarterhorses, tack and trailer to the trails in the N. Ga. mountains [once I hook up the brake controller] ......