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Old 03-01-2011, 03:58 AM
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To all you daily driving RAs. Have you found that the skid plates are fairly useless?

Drove through a 2 foot snow drift, fresh light snow, no ice, nothing hard and the skid plates tore apart...
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Old 03-01-2011, 06:02 AM
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Last spring I drove down a road that was flooded water was higher than the curb for several blocks. I was afraid water might fill up the tail pipes and stall out the car so I hit the water doing about 80 km /hr got through o.k but thought I got big box or something stuck underneath. Nope it was the plastic panel had ripped off one side and was dragging on the concrete now. Took it home jacked up the car anr tywrapped it up until I could take it to Stealership to get all the clips and stuff replaced that was lost in the water.

I am thinking of going to an aluminum one but not on the top of my list right now.
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Old 03-02-2011, 03:37 AM
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Thanks for the link vplukas101, I seen some pics of that style when I did a google search earlier. Definitly considering an aluminum one now to put in place of the now open underbelly...

Jackal, I would have turned around in your case lol probably should have done the same with the snow as the -25 temperature combined with the impact to a fluffy 2 foot snow drift caused my plate shatter...
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Old 03-02-2011, 06:28 AM
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Are you kidding me that was one of the best memories with the car so far. You should of seen the huge wake walls of water of 20 ft tall being forced up and out like Moses parting the Red Sea. They came crashing down ontop of the big 4x4 who were literally crawling along.
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Old 03-02-2011, 01:47 PM
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Are you kidding me that was one of the best memories with the car so far. You should of seen the huge wake walls of water of 20 ft tall being forced up and out like Moses parting the Red Sea. They came crashing down ontop of the big 4x4 who were literally crawling along.
Okay, you make a very good point haha at least your plate was able to be put back on
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Do the aftermarket plates take into account the SST cooling?
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I would consider that skid plate if it had a removable plate for access of the oil filter.
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Old 03-03-2011, 12:04 PM
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You guys live in some crazy places lol
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I like this one better.
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