Hello!
There is a curved, thin piece of metal between exhaust pipe and maybe the gas tank. The shield is a few or several feet long and is curved so it shapes over the exhaust pipe, and covers half way over top (not fully around pipe) It's maybe somewhere in the middle of the complete exhaust system length--under middle of car. It seems to protect the pipe from, I think the gas tank.

Mine is very rusted and broke loose by the bolts towards back of car when going over a camoflaged speed bump. It scraped the bump.
A new hole was created to put a bolt back (original hole is so rusted), and the shield seems secure with some wiggle. But I returned from the city where there was stripped roads (to re-pave) and lots of dips and raised areas and loose gravel. Something hit again underneath.

I'm interested to check out buying one used but cannot find a diagram that states what this part is called. I keep getting info for exhaust & catalytic systems. Don't see any part that is a thin, curved piece of metal.

I appreciate your knowledge!
Massachusetts

 

they are exhaust heat shields

std factory issue...

exhaust shops when only fitting new pipe sections of systems just toss the shields in the bin

correct.. no picture to be found online
cant see any for sale new or used
ring around toyota spare parts
or exhaust shops to see if you can buy something off the shelf to retro fit the 2003 camry


if you cant fabricate one out of metal yourself .....maybe a wrecker

 

Thanks again. Yeah, it's a tough one to find.
And when I originally searched "exhaust" or "pipe heat shield", it resulted in the part for the front catalytic converter (or exhaust manifold?). Heat shield is used with that part too. So it was confusing.
Thank you again and no rush but I'll start working on this part in a creative way!

best,
M

 

If the shield is under the fuel tank:

Fuel Tank Protector Lower Center