OEM Skid Plate Question

[M42Technik]

M42Technik, do you always respond to someone with such attitude?

No, just asking really, sorry if it came off that way, it just seems like you can't judge it when you haven't used it.

[bmwpower]

Anyone have a picture of this thing mounted? Will it fit an M42 E30?

[Shawn M]

no worries, Im just jaded when it comes to skid plates. The image is from my 4000 quattro rally car.

[mikey]

Anyone have a picture of this thing mounted? Will it fit an M42 E30?

I've got an M42, the skidplate fits fine. Don't use those crappy "mounting screws" that are intended for it...instead get four of the nutserts for the E36 crossbrace.

And even on the street, something could protrude between those spaces and still damage your oil pan. That OEM piece would help for speedbumps and the like, but thats it.

I have one. I've hit tons of shit and it hasn't budged, I'm sure it's saved me at least an oil pan or two. Plenty durable enough for me.

I've ran over smaller/larger rocks (lots of those by my house), bumps, dips, garbage, random road debris, etc. It's saved me many times on my street-driven daily driver. So I would say that it works very well...

[One21Two]

Skid Plate

I found another skid plate online on ebay. Looks kinda cheap tho. Heres the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-e30-SKID-PLATE-325e-325es-325i-325is-325ix-M3-NR_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33733QQihZ008QQitemZ180159946239QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

I think im going to get mine from 666fabrication.

[Court M3]

I found another skid plate online on ebay. Looks kinda cheap tho. Heres the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-e30-SKID-PLATE-325e-325es-325i-325is-325ix-M3-NR_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33733QQihZ008QQitemZ180159946239QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

I think im going to get mine from 666fabrication.

I got that one from Eurodepot awhile back. Had it on the car for a long time and it saved and oil pan or two in Italy and here in Illinois. Recently took it off for m50 swap.

[houstonh]

isnt that just the oem/factory piece that covers back behind the pan. Both my e30 came with that.

[erik325i]

I found another skid plate online on ebay. Looks kinda cheap tho. Heres the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-e30-SKID-PLATE-325e-325es-325i-325is-325ix-M3-NR_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33733QQihZ008QQitemZ180159946239QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

I think im going to get mine from 666fabrication.

Dude, that will not protect your oilpan at all. It mounts to the front subframe, and goes back to the body, so it sits underneath your bellhousing. It's sheet metal. It's not intended to protect your oilpan.

-Erik

[Erick]

Sorry to dig this up from the dead, but does anyone have a PN handy for the late and early model cars?

Thanks,
Erick