[LighteningBug]

I ordered this plate from a place called Kolchuga.
The one pictured is a special extra thick one that I special requested.

it actually fits and works very well. The installation is a bit tricky, but the fitment is basically perfect

i ended up trimming this part

Here is the old beat up 200k mile one

Here it is installed. Note that the floor jack is just resting there with no pressure as a fifth support point do not lift the vehicle there.

I installed the back first. This seemed to work well. Not shown are brackets for the front part that attach to steering rack bolts. These were hard to install. Also note that it is possible to put the front most support bar (not pictured) in backwards. The 6 bolt holes aren’t symmetric. It only goes in one way

 

[LighteningBug]

Wish I had gotten it sooner, but didn’t know it existed until recently.

 

[LighteningBug]

 

[boltsupraev]

Interesting! Mine is torn up too so would be interested to know cost. How much was the one you ordered and how much is the standard one? Thanks!

 

[LighteningBug]

Interesting! Mine is torn up too so would be interested to know cost. How much was the one you ordered and how much is the standard one? Thanks!

500ish vs 600ish

 

[Papa Smurf]

Where you driving to tear up the bottom so bad?

 

[Blotto]

Have you weighed it?

My assumption is the original was damaged by a one time unintentional excursion and not regular daily wear.?? 8o

 

[shrox]

Where you driving to tear up the bottom so bad?

There's a driveway at our local grocery store that a bit of a mountain peak where it meets the sidewalk. I've scraped it more than once, even at slow speed. Doesn't seem to have damaged it though, just hate the sound.

 

[LighteningBug]

Where you driving to tear up the bottom so bad?

roads too and from my house

 

[LighteningBug]

Have you weighed it?

My assumption is the original was damaged by a one time unintentional excursion and not regular daily wear.?? 8o

When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me.

anyway, slowly degraded over 200k miles. I live on a dirt road.

I didn’t weigh it. They offer aluminum if you ask. I wanted the strongest. That is steel.

it is very heavy. But I expect no range loss. Aero is the big killer for range.

 

[boltsupraev]

Thanks for the reply to my question on cost! I couldn't find a price online without asking for a quote from them. The stock underbody "mat" does nothing to really protect the undercarriage at it's most probable vulnerable area-the front of the battery pack where it's wires and coolant lines for pack temp management all connect from the motor/controllers to the battery pack itself. This metal cover would greatly enhance that protection. The only thing the stock one will do is provide a little deflection of water and aero, which are also great but not sufficient for many. Have you never driven down a street after a windstorm and had to ride over some branches? One of those could easily puncture through the fiber mat and break off a hose connection or puncture a line. My vehicle has 49K miles on it and several rips and tears in the mat underbody already. Cost is a factor, but seems somewhat reasonable given it's custom designed application and the protection offered. Thanks for the heads up on this new offering and I will definitely be thinking hard about it!

 

[Maritime]

Nice, my son buggered ours up this winter getting stuck in a snow bank with ice chunks. May have to pull the trigger on one of these as we have terrible roads here.

 

[mattbatt]

Anything to protect the front of that battery. One damaged hose could total the car (which is insane).
How much did it cost for yours? You obviously have significant need living on a dirt road.

 

[boltsupraev]

Anything to protect the front of that battery. One damaged hose could total the car (which is insane).
How much did it cost for yours? You obviously have significant need living on a dirt road.

if you look up at the fifth post he says $500ish for the regular one and he asked them for an even thicker one that was $600ish,

 

[mattbatt]

if you look up at the fifth post he says $500ish for the regular one and he asked them for an even thicker one that was $600ish,

Where's the "I'm an idiot" emoji?

 

[shrox]

Where's the "I'm an idiot" emoji?

I think the doubtful monkey DJ avatar is enough.

All in jest.

 

[dborn]

This winter, I was driving over a speed bump in our neighborhood and right on the other side was a big piece of ice that fell off from a previous vehicle (in very cold temps, they are HARD) and I heard a very frightening sound coming from under the car as it came crashing right on top of it. I stopped and looked under and I couldn't see anything (nor liquids leaking out, etc.) but it got me thinking about one of these... Wonder if and how much it would cost to get one up here in Canada.