Underbody cover......good place to get a replacement?

[mikeee2]

Hi all,

While driving today, a van in front of me kicked up a CAT heatshield from the road. Saw it running over to me so I try avoiding it and it somersaulted underneath my car. Went home, jacked it up and saw a cracked on the front underbody cover. For now, I have it duct tape. The underbody is so FILMSY. Not even sure if I should even replace it with a new one. Any little thing you run over will probably shred it. Skyactiv is really cutting weight all over the place. Anyway, it's all good, lucky that was the only damage. I can't seem to pull up anything when I look up that part# KD53 56 11 Y K6805.

 

[SayNoToPistons]

I wouldn't call it flimsy. Exhaust heat shields are stamped steel and an impact from that would definitely crack plastic underbody covers. Had it happen to my Infiniti and friends new Camry on the BQE and LIE after hitting some small debris.

Grab the vin and head to the stealership. Tell them the part and they will give you the part number. Once you get the part number, just email any of the Mazda part distributors posted on this forum (E.G. MazMart). You can even skip the first step and email the distributors directly.

 

[mikeee2]

I can't MazMart distributor from the forum. I only see a list of authorized vendor. I am just comparing the cover to my other car (Infiniti) and the mazda one is so light weight.

 

[mikeee2]

Looks like I found the part. http://www.mazdapartsunlimited.com/...ardware/splash-shields/under-cover/kd535611ya

 

[xtrailman]

Its defiantly worth replacing as it also keeps water and dirt out of the engine compartment.

 

[RedBaron]

May be better to repair... Just use a heated flat-blade screwdriver (use a propane torch or similar) and melt a series of parallel holes down the sides of the cracks. Then cinch and support it with zip-ties through the holes and around the crack (like stitches). Will take only a few minutes to do - probably faster than picking up a new one from a dealer. Some people do this with diagonal pairs of zip-ties, like X's, along the crack. But that's up to you.

Oh, and melt circular holes at each of the extreme edges of the crack, to stop it 'running' larger.

 

[erhayes]

i also like the repare idea and soon there will be used one from a salvage yard if not already.

 

[Kelseyx]

May be better to repair... Just use a heated flat-blade screwdriver (use a propane torch or similar) and melt a series of parallel holes down the sides of the cracks. Then cinch and support it with zip-ties through the holes and around the crack (like stitches). Will take only a few minutes to do - probably faster than picking up a new one from a dealer. Some people do this with diagonal pairs of zip-ties, like X's, along the crack. But that's up to you.

Oh, and melt circular holes at each of the extreme edges of the crack, to stop it 'running' larger.

You took the words right out of my mouth. I would do this same thing first. It is worth trying and it's not like you will hurt it more by doing it. Good luck to you. Sorry about your injury.