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FWD 2011 XC70 what part is this and does the fix look ok to you?

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Old Sep 4, 2020 | 01:51 AM
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Default FWD 2011 XC70 what part is this and does the fix look ok to you?

Put a deposit on a 2011 XC70. Been a Subaru driver my whole life but excited to be a member.

On the very back center there is a weird "fix". Does anyone know what part this is or if this looks like an OK patch? Is it maybe just a shield that was rusty? I was trying to find images of the undercarriage of the XC70 rear to compare. I live in a pretty rural area so not a ton of xc70s to compare with. Thank you very much! Just want to make sure this "patch" isnt too quick a fix. I am thinking its just a heat shield or something to protect the undercarriage

image attached. it is the very back center of the car. FWD 2011 XC70

 
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Old Sep 4, 2020 | 07:49 AM
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It's just the heat shield
 
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Old Sep 4, 2020 | 08:00 AM
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Looks normal, other than the rust - I'm glad I don't live in the rust belt

That's a picture of a heat shield protecting the spare tire well from the exhaust heat, plastic bumper bolted to black plastic bumper support, bolted to metal spare tire well
 
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