blove
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The plastic undercarriage cover of my 2003 golf tdi was broken in an unfortunate incident with a coyote. Any idea where can I buy a replacement for a reasonable price?
The consensus is the plastic should be replaced with a 'real' plate. Do a search for Dieselgeek and Evolution Imports here on TDICLUB. You cannot go wrong with either one and they will really protect your car, unlike the plastic doohickey.
Oh Boy, that's akin to asking a New Yorker if you think the Giants or Jets are better! You will get a lot of opinions, I'm sure, but doubt there is a 'right' answer. My car has the Evo, but only because it was available for the model before DG produced theirs.Which plate do you think is better, the evo or dieselgeek's plate?
me too but it only takes on hit to do the damageI've managed to drive ~200,000 TDI miles with a plastic belly pan with no issues.
Just don't run over big chunks of stuff.
The real problem is not having the plate.
Thats true...I do feel the need for the plate..Sometimes I drive in the areas where there is a potential of something hitting my oil pan...don't want that to happen, so I drive so slow and careful, puts a bit of stress on me...So I definitely want to buy one and get rid of those stressful situations.it only takes on hit to do the damage
No flames, but yes, you've been lucky. You never know when there will be something laying in the road that you can't avoid. I busted my pan on a busy 50mph boulivard once. There was traffic on either side of me and to the rear. Ahead of me were a couple of pickup trucks and a Suburban. All cleared the object below, but by the time I saw it after the Suburban passed over it, it was too late and got me. I guess I could have swerved or slammed on the brakes, but that would have caused a big wreck.I have to play devil's advocate on this one...
I still have my original plastic belly pan and oil pan in place, even with frost heaves, dirt roads, lots of night driving, and NE winters.
Have I just been lucky for 437,000 miles?
Let the flames begin!
(PS- I'm knocking on the wood table.)
-Rich
I just ordered evo skid plate... really liked their oil drain plug opening....not like the dieselgeeks one, didn't really liked theirs...So $301 with shipping.
I'll do that. I thought I've seen a thread here about installation problem with those rivets....need to find it.Well done. I'm sure you will be pleased. Make 100% sure the rivnuts are put in tightly the first time (ask how I know!).
Just a note that the statement above is incorrect. My original plate has survived 3 salty winters with only minimal surface rust where the zinc has been scraped off. I can show pictures if anybody is interested.I'd go with an aluminum plate over the steel if only for the reason of rust. Yes, the steel plates are galvanized, but one good scrape of that plate and the rust protection is gone for good.
I was not sure if I hit the Coyote or the Minute Man chasing him when my pan got hit crossing the Mexican boarder.was broken in an unfortunate incident with a coyote.