baileybonds

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a skid plate/pad for underneath the front bumper on a 997/997S? I'm lucky that I havent scraped mine yet on my 997S but I feel like its gonna happen sooner or later on a parking lot stop or speed bump, etc. and might as well deal with it sooner vs. later. Any thoughts on this?

99firehawk

for the front, ive never seen one

MichaelL

Automotion.com has a plastic skid pad available for $209.

raffi

I got this thin aluminum skid plate from ebay, never put it on since I changed my bumper. it goes on with double sided tape
pm me if anyone is interested.

Beamer

Here's an option.

http://www.automotion.com/productpag...name=Skid+Pads

Edgy01

I got the one from Performance Products,--Automotion. Works nice. When I'm back in town will include a photo.

Edgy01

Sorry for the delay. It took me awhile to getting around to shooting this. It's the one available from Performance Products.

Alan Smithee

That's how they mounted the ED front plate? Which part of the bumper is the bracket attached to?

Edgy01

You guys,--I can't get a thing past you!

I developed a custom attachment point so that a 997S without a center cooler doesn't have to suffer from mounting holes. The mount is on the center filler panel. From that I have a pair of hinge pieces to which the Euro back plate is attached. I can also run a regular bra without the plate cutouts.

I'm developing an active anti-laser capability for the front plate. The hinge design is part of the design.

diverdan

My front bumper is getting chewed by the incline angle getting into my driveway. Angling in minimizes but does not eliminate it. I am pretty sure the city will not let me mess with the concrete on the right of way.

I was looking at the Performance Products skid pad. How is it installed? It appears to screw into the bottom of the front bumper with 8-10 screws. If this is correct, are they machine screws with backing nuts?

I would do the installation myself, so are there any other issues I need to be aware of?

Thanks!

Edgy01

I put 13 countersunk bolts in with locknuts backing them into the bottom of my front nose piece. The easiest way to do this (and really the best) is to remove the front bumper. To do it right you need a couple more bolts than they give you.

See my picture for a better placement of the bolts.

entdoc

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I have the same skid plate as Dan and it has saved the underside of my front bumper countless times.

My brother-in-law just bought a 997.2. I went on the Automotion website and it appears that skid plates are no longer available.

Does anyone know of an alternate source?

Thanks.

David

Alan C.

You can buy 1/4" nylon sheet stock in 12"x48" sheets. You would need to make a patern and drill/counter sink the mounting holes. A 12"x48" sheet would be about $75 depending on the grade selected.

997_rich

Is that really 1/4" or is it more like 3/8 or 1/2?

entdoc

Thanks. Was hoping to buy something pre-made, though.

David