Skid Plates

[beldecca]

Here's a new one - does anyone know if there are skid plates available for the 5? We're on the third year of the city / town not having enough money to salt / clear streets and there are a lot of chunks of ice. My wife's TDI Beetle as a "Panzer Plate" and I can hit just about everything with it without hurting the oil pan / bottom engine. Just curious for the new Mazda5 that (corss fingers) should be here next week.

 

[skyhawk]

Here's a new one - does anyone know if there are skid plates available for the 5? We're on the third year of the city / town not having enough money to salt / clear streets and there are a lot of chunks of ice. My wife's TDI Beetle as a "Panzer Plate" and I can hit just about everything with it without hurting the oil pan / bottom engine. Just curious for the new Mazda5 that (corss fingers) should be here next week.

There is a huge hard plastic/rubberized splash shield covering the bottom of the engine. The oil change person
has to remove 7 bolts and 2 plastic fasthers to get to the oil pan drain. So I don't think chunks of ice will ever hit
the oil pan.

If you are talking about that mound of hardened snow that accumulates in the center of the roads..
I understand you concern. My splash shield is very well polished from 'gliding' over the center snows.


Got some photos of the under carriage:
http://users.accesscomm.ca/gerryc/mazda5001

 

[beldecca]

There is a huge hard plastic/rubberized splash shield covering the bottom of the engine. The oil change person
has to remove 7 bolts and 2 plastic fasthers to get to the oil pan drain. So I don't think chunks of ice will ever hit
the oil pan.

If you are talking about that mound of hardened snow that accumulates in the center of the roads..
I understand you concern. My splash shield is very well polished from 'gliding' over the center snows.


Got some photos of the under carriage:
http://users.accesscomm.ca/gerryc/mazda5001

My VW's had (read:HAD) those plastic parts - my experience is that they dont hold up long to road ice, roadkill, wife

 

[beldecca]

Not sure how much our cars share with M6's, but found this on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300362236389&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

Supposedly a steel plate to replace the plastic one on the M6 - seller didn't know if it would fit. Any ideas?