Any interest in a Skid Plate groupbuy? We did one a few years ago on EA and it went over rather well. I want to gauge interest and then reach out to suppliers to see what kind of deals they’d offer.
Which kind are you thinking off?
Probably Thor by Evolution Import or Panzer by DieselGeek. I’m not aware of anybody else making for our platform.
Likely one of those. Wanted to get the idea out there before I forgot. Will post more details when I can.
I’d be willing to consider the Thor one based on further details and pricing (dependent on number of people) but I’ve heard the Panzer one isn’t nearly as good.
Not sure how reliable the info is since it was coming from a tech at Elite motorsports but when i mentioned possibly buying one they said they are more of a headache than not. Any truth to it? With the way the snow and ice is here lately ive been thinking about one.
I put one on a buddies mk5 gti and I can see how its a pita to remove, its heavy and at least with his if it wasnt lined up right you fought it
Have the Thor plate on my S4 and it’s ok. Pain to remove and put back on, but not much if any worse than stock plastic pan. The fit isn’t great, but good enough.
Yeah my brother (vw tech) hates them, more of a pita to remove due to the weight. I never thought it was bad. The one on my A6 put in some work and definitely helped plow through wintery shit
Indeed. Weird consequence of the Thor as well seems to be an ever so slight increase in vibration and maybe even a slightly stiffer feel to steering. I may be midly delusional to those feelings, but it is a big hunk of aluminum tying in your core support to sub frame.
Anyway, I found the plastic belly pan annoying too. It’s like trying to do the business with whiskey dick.
A friend who autocrosses says the scca counts the skid plate as a performance mod and it can affect the class you run it, and like you said its tying the subframe together so I don’t think you’re delusional