Red46 Sump Armor Skid Plates

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  • e dub
    Wrencher
    • Nov 2010
    • 212

    #586
    Ordered!

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    • Red46
      E30 Enthusiast
      • May 2010
      • 1151

      #587
      Originally posted by e dub
      Ordered!
      Shipping today!
      Thanks

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      • Red46
        E30 Enthusiast
        • May 2010
        • 1151

        #588
        Last day of the sale!

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        • MPLFoster
          E30 Fanatic
          • May 2013
          • 1490

          #589
          Just finished installing my skid plate



          Feels good knowing my oil pan will be safe. :up:

          form.follows.function IG @mplfoster

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          • Red46
            E30 Enthusiast
            • May 2010
            • 1151

            #590
            Red46 Race Spec Sump Armor
            This is specifically designed for Pro3 and SpecE30
            Check out the news section of my website


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            • ohlaud
              Advanced Member
              • Nov 2013
              • 183

              #591
              Any for m42s yet?


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              • Red46
                E30 Enthusiast
                • May 2010
                • 1151

                #592
                Originally posted by ohlaud
                Any for m42s yet?


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                I've had standard sump armor for the m42 for nearly a year now.

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                • blue plates
                  E30 Addict
                  • Feb 2014
                  • 580

                  #593
                  Has anyone smacked one of these hard enough t do any damage to the armor yet? I'm interested in this, I just want to hear the cons and see some carnage.
                  Originally posted by IRON-E
                  Yeah, you're definitely a vw

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                  • efficient
                    No R3VLimiter
                    • Feb 2012
                    • 3312

                    #594
                    just installed mine and i stripped a nut on the metal strip. the plate is also pretty heavy lets see how it does.

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                    • dannyyisntt
                      No R3VLimiter
                      • Sep 2008
                      • 3141

                      #595
                      Anything for those of us with m30 swaps yet?
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                      • RCM3
                        E30 Fanatic
                        • Aug 2011
                        • 1304

                        #596
                        Originally posted by blue plates
                        Has anyone smacked one of these hard enough t do any damage to the armor yet? I'm interested in this, I just want to hear the cons and see some carnage.
                        At 65 MPH when my E30 hit road debris on the highway (a steel cable, scrap steel chunks/ old car parts, etc.) the skid plate not only survived an impact head on with some larger steel pieces, it also effectively acted as a sled when my front right wheel lost the ability to roll and support the car. When I finally came to rest, this skid plate saved my M20/ steering rack from being the first thing under the hood to come into contact with the road. I have not taken any photos of the plate yet since I cannot remove anything until insurance settles and the appraisal process is done. Based off of this experience, and others, like the smaller impacts suffered since its installation, I have only the best things to say about the quality and the resilience of a Red46 skid plate. I don't even want to imagine what could have happened in this situation if I didn't have it to slide on after the point of impact. I highly recommend buying one.
                        -Ryan
                        05/87 Henna M3
                        04/71 Baikal 2002tii

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                        • Red46
                          E30 Enthusiast
                          • May 2010
                          • 1151

                          #597
                          Originally posted by dannyyisntt
                          Anything for those of us with m30 swaps yet?
                          I had a guy checking on this but I never got back to me. I bug him again

                          Originally posted by RCM3
                          At 65 MPH when my E30 hit road debris on the highway (a steel cable, scrap steel chunks/ old car parts, etc.) the skid plate not only survived an impact head on .....
                          Crap man!! I'm glad your oil pan survived....sorry about your car :(

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                          • Red46
                            E30 Enthusiast
                            • May 2010
                            • 1151

                            #598
                            Originally posted by efficient
                            just installed mine and i stripped a nut on the metal strip. the plate is also pretty heavy lets see how it does.
                            Sorry to hear that. Worst case you can drill the nut out and use a longer bolt with another nut on top.

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                            • Red46
                              E30 Enthusiast
                              • May 2010
                              • 1151

                              #599
                              Originally posted by blue plates
                              Has anyone smacked one of these hard enough t do any damage to the armor yet? I'm interested in this, I just want to hear the cons and see some carnage.
                              Ryan (RCM3) answered your question pretty good but this is quoted from Luke_M a few pages back.

                              Originally posted by Luke_M
                              So during this polar vortex deal I had my sump and probably oil pump saved by red's skid plates. Strong as hell. I bent it back with a hammer and all is well. Unfortunately my IS spoiler didn't make it. lol



                              Story behind the picture: I hit some black ice just as it froze over and got sideways at around 20mph. Crossed a few lanes and hit a curb nose first. It felt bad. Converted the front spoiler into a multi piece design and broke a rear wheel when I spun around. The skid plate survived though with just some nasty scratches and a decent bend.

                              Thanks Red46!

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                              • blue plates
                                E30 Addict
                                • Feb 2014
                                • 580

                                #600
                                I'm sold. Last question: how much clearance do you lose between pan and ground running this?
                                Originally posted by IRON-E
                                Yeah, you're definitely a vw

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