Source and Fit a Skid Plate E53

[Sanj]

[quote=""rusty nail""]Sure that will help when the first big kerb appears [/quote]

It's still higher than most cars - quite an old pic. Used it when I did my pan (or dustbin lid as some on here like to call it)!

[paulbryson75]

the silver one is nice - very nice.....

[x555]

[quote=""rusty nail""][quote=""Sanj""]Looks even better as the car's lowered.[/quote]

Sure that will help when the first big kerb appears

Looks good in the mean time though[/quote]
If your dull enough to drive into kerbs then that succa aint gonna help anyway being made of plastic.

Great post Paul and looks good toyed with this a long time ago after seeing the very same pic of that silver x on x5world but i was unsure how it would work with a black car so never did.
So then i kept telling Sanj how good his would look being a different colour untill he did his

I have seen a black x with one painted silver on and it looks pretty good but still not convinced enough to pay that much for a piece of plastic though!

There is a company on ebaymotors that wil deliver from the usa for about $70 on top of the price of the skid plate if i can find the link i will post it up again.

[Hits553]

This looks like an easy and effective Job, Is the Skid plate metal or Plastic?

[Sanj]

Plastic - mentioned in the first and last post.

OEM part but in U.S. only.

[Rusty]

[quote=""x555""][quote=""rusty nail""][quote=""Sanj""]Looks even better as the car's lowered.[/quote]

Sure that will help when the first big kerb appears

Looks good in the mean time though[/quote]
If your dull enough to drive into kerbs then that succa aint gonna help anyway being made of plastic.
[/quote]

Very true, but the owner having lowered the car AND being stateside, who knows what may happen.

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[paulbryson75]

x555'There is a company on ebaymotors that wil deliver from the usa for about $70 on top of the price of the skid plate if i can find the link i will post it up again.'
The crowd i sourced it from sent it for $50 - which was the cheapest of all the quotes i got - just a pity customs got hold of it

[rbell11]

I love these they really are the dogs danglies. The zerocheif silver one was the picture that made me want one of them especially as I have a silver car.
Its a toss up new boiler for the house or maybe one of these ......hmmmmm

[Sanj]

[quote=""rbell11""]Its a toss up new boiler for the house or maybe one of these ......hmmmmm[/quote]

One of these and a NorthFace - job done!

[storminmike]

[quote=""paulbryson75""]x555'There is a company on ebaymotors that wil deliver from the usa for about $70 on top of the price of the skid plate if i can find the link i will post it up again.'
The crowd i sourced it from sent it for $50 - which was the cheapest of all the quotes i got - just a pity customs got hold of it [/quote]


The tightwad in me says many fibreglass clones for UK users could be made of one if we had one as a mould plug

Is that even allowed

[Rusty]

[quote=""storminmike""]

The tightwad in me says many fibreglass clones for UK users could be made of one if we had one as a mould plug

Is that even allowed [/quote]

Rumour has it that 'paulbryson75' has one he's just fitted

[paulbryson75]

The tightwad in me says many fibreglass clones for UK users could be made of one if we had one as a mould plug

Is that even allowed

I thought the exact same - the bit is quite heavy duty and seems good quality but was talking to a work colleague who used to work as a fiberglass moulder - he reckoned they made moulds form all the motorbike fairings they could get their hands on - then sold cheaper fiberglass copies - reckons made a fortune doing this. This is such a simple piece compared to a bike fairing so surely would be easily done.
Googleing the 'skid plate' throws up lots of Chinese companies offering the skid plate - as long as you want a container load made

[storminmike]

[quote=""paulbryson75""]

The tightwad in me says many fibreglass clones for UK users could be made of one if we had one as a mould plug

Is that even allowed

I thought the exact same - the bit is quite heavy duty and seems good quality but was talking to a work colleague who used to work as a fiberglass moulder - he reckoned they made moulds form all the motorbike fairings they could get their hands on - then sold cheaper fiberglass copies - reckons made a fortune doing this. This is such a simple piece compared to a bike fairing so surely would be easily done.
Googleing the 'skid plate' throws up lots of Chinese companies offering the skid plate - as long as you want a container load made [/quote]


So when is your work colleague knocking out clones from yours then £20 cover it