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dubshow wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:49 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:48 pm

Well they do a little something. They're not totally worthless.

The OEM one should be cheap enough and it covers up the oil pan.
the oem one is about 500. the metal ones are $300 all in iirc. I dont feel i need one honestly. The metal pan should be much more robust. Im pretty :sad: in the lack of ability in the composite plastic pan.
$500 for a plastic belly pan is :ludacris: . It's that much even on e-acca or cars245?
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Detroit wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:44 pm Skid plates on a street car just make me :lolol: :butwhy:
The GTO came like that from the factory due to the aluminum pan's sump sitting in front of the crossmember.
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Apex wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:50 pm
Detroit wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:44 pm Skid plates on a street car just make me :lolol: :butwhy:
I’ll go take my ZR2 skids off. :sad: :foreveralone:
Subaru’s have skid plates
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Gberg2119 wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:56 pm
dubshow wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:49 pm

the oem one is about 500. the metal ones are $300 all in iirc. I dont feel i need one honestly. The metal pan should be much more robust. Im pretty :sad: in the lack of ability in the composite plastic pan.
$500 for a plastic belly pan is :ludacris: . It's that much even on e-acca or cars245?
the oem plastic belly pan that exposes pan is $12 from china. $60 from oem cars245 and $110 on ecs. That does really nothing other than air and splashes.

there is some OEM+ hd skid plate option from the alltrack. its metal i think. could be HD plastic tho. :notsure:



https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/vw-ski ... udi-vw-kit

$420 at fcp
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dubshow wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:15 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:56 pm

$500 for a plastic belly pan is :ludacris: . It's that much even on e-acca or cars245?
the oem plastic belly pan that exposes pan is $12 from china. $60 from oem cars245 and $110 on ecs. That does really nothing other than air and splashes.

there is some OEM+ hd skid plate option from the alltrack. its metal i think. could be HD plastic tho. :notsure:



https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/vw-ski ... udi-vw-kit

$420 at fcp
Yeah, that's the one I was talking about. Didn't realize it cost so many dollhairs. :disappoint:
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alltrack setup is about $280 before shipping quote at cars245
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Gberg2119 wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:45 pm
dubshow wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:15 pm

the oem plastic belly pan that exposes pan is $12 from china. $60 from oem cars245 and $110 on ecs. That does really nothing other than air and splashes.

there is some OEM+ hd skid plate option from the alltrack. its metal i think. could be HD plastic tho. :notsure:



https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/vw-ski ... udi-vw-kit

$420 at fcp
Yeah, that's the one I was talking about. Didn't realize it cost so many dollhairs. :disappoint:
ordered it all from cars245. waiting on a shipping quote then a 20 day wait.
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My point is that a stock car shouldn't be designed to have the oil pan so vulnerable that it requires a skid plate. That's ridiculous.

Off-road vehicles (wheeling (ZR2), Rally (Subaru), etc) make sense to have additional protection IMO.
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dubshow wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:54 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:45 pm

Yeah, that's the one I was talking about. Didn't realize it cost so many dollhairs. :disappoint:
ordered it all from cars245. waiting on a shipping quote then a 20 day wait.
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Detroit wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:09 pm My point is that a stock car shouldn't be designed to have the oil pan so vulnerable that it requires a skid plate. That's ridiculous.

Off-road vehicles (wheeling (ZR2), Rally (Subaru), etc) make sense to have additional protection IMO.
Exposed oil pan is probably due to the bean counters.
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dubshow wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:52 pm
Apex wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:50 pm

I’ll go take my ZR2 skids off. :sad: :foreveralone:
:lolol:

GOT EM

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Gberg2119 wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:22 pm
dubshow wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:54 pm

ordered it all from cars245. waiting on a shipping quote then a 20 day wait.
:like:
ended up being $290 shipped. :notbad: at all. FCP was $420 for their kit. I guess this is coming from Latvia.
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My Colorado replacement.

282k miles on a 2.0L with a third pedal.
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My Colorado replacement.

282k miles on a 2.0L with a third pedal.
:butwhy:
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3rdgenfan wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:52 am Image

My Colorado replacement.

282k miles on a 2.0L with a third pedal.
I hope this was sub $500
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:lol:

$775 to be exact.

19 years old, no accidents, owners manual booklet stacked full of every maintenance item, zero broken items in the interior, recent timing belt and water pump.

Never done the high mileage thing, but the car feels like it only has 80k on it aside from strut mounts.
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max225 wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:37 am
3rdgenfan wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2019 9:52 am Image

My Colorado replacement.

282k miles on a 2.0L with a third pedal.
I hope this was sub $500
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man... That, imo, might as well be a camry. At least :manuel:
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3rdgenfan wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:43 am :lol:

$775 to be exact.

19 years old, no accidents, owners manual booklet stacked full of every maintenance item, zero broken items in the interior, recent timing belt and water pump.

Never done the high mileage thing, but the car feels like it only has 80k on it aside from strut mounts.
I am still semi maintaining a car with 410k miles, the issue is, anything could break at this point. The car is essentially spent. But i get the appeal. 3 digit motoring can save a bit of money. A Jetta like that with 80k miles can’t be much more than $2000 :doe:
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max225 wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:52 am
3rdgenfan wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:43 am :lol:

$775 to be exact.

19 years old, no accidents, owners manual booklet stacked full of every maintenance item, zero broken items in the interior, recent timing belt and water pump.

Never done the high mileage thing, but the car feels like it only has 80k on it aside from strut mounts.
I am still semi maintaining a car with 410k miles, the issue is, anything could break at this point. The car is essentially spent. But i get the appeal. 3 digit motoring can save a bit of money. A Jetta like that with 80k miles can’t be much more than $2000 :doe:
Oh you aren't wrong; and I looked at a few but in the end I didn't want to spend that much money at the moment; this was sort of a stopgap until I found something that jumped out at me which screamed "BUY ME NOW"

If it blows up, it blows up. I know what I'm getting myself into, fear not.

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the wife's 2013 :mk6: headliner officially failed over night in the back. :rage:

my moms mk5 jetta is due for liner #2 as well. one replaced circa 2008/9 by :diller:

Prolly going to a local upholstery shop. Hoping around $400. Dealer said $580 for part and $520 labor to install. :lolol:

I REALLY hope they figured out a better fucking glue than :unicorn: :poop: for the :gorf: In some defense both women have terrible habits of leaving windows down over night and its humid AF
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Timing chain tensioner payments have gone out. Just got my check today so be on the lookout if you filed a claim.
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dubshow wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2019 3:47 pm the wife's 2013 :mk6: headliner officially failed over night in the back. :rage:

my moms mk5 jetta is due for liner #2 as well. one replaced circa 2008/9 by :diller:

Prolly going to a local upholstery shop. Hoping around $400. Dealer said $580 for part and $520 labor to install. :lolol:

I REALLY hope they figured out a better fucking glue than :unicorn: :poop: for the :gorf: In some defense both women have terrible habits of leaving windows down over night and its humid AF
Are you in a Humid environment ? I noticed... the headliners in Florida fail all the time. It's essentially a non issue in cali.
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max225 wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2019 6:19 pm
dubshow wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2019 3:47 pm the wife's 2013 :mk6: headliner officially failed over night in the back. :rage:

my moms mk5 jetta is due for liner #2 as well. one replaced circa 2008/9 by :diller:

Prolly going to a local upholstery shop. Hoping around $400. Dealer said $580 for part and $520 labor to install. :lolol:

I REALLY hope they figured out a better fucking glue than :unicorn: :poop: for the :gorf: In some defense both women have terrible habits of leaving windows down over night and its humid AF
Are you in a Humid environment ? I noticed... the headliners in Florida fail all the time. It's essentially a non issue in cali.
Yeah 90% of FL has the same climate zone as us. It's an armpit.
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