I need a new bash plate - any recommendations?

dwinter · Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:44 pm

Hi,

I want to replace a bash plate on my 3.2 - the plastic one that sits behind the angled metal one.

I'm guessing it will be better to replace it with a metal version? - can anyone recommend a place in Cape Town where I can get one made and what you think this will cost?

Thanks.

Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:24 am

R&D Offroad sell the Lynx 4x4 bashplates which come well recommended. Uys (on 4x4community) also manufactures them but you will have to fit them yourself.

KaiV · Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:08 am

dwinter

Lynx plate replaces both in one. (It did on my Gen4)
The steel one right in front is so thin, you might as well use tin foil.

Smiddi · Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:14 am

I had the Front runner plates on my Gen 3 and it served me well. Myself and a 2 friends now have Lynx our Gen 4's and and another on his Gen 3. I can definitely recommend the Lynx plates! They are thicker, but the shape they have adds an enormous amount of extra strength. THEY also have the bolts recessed so that you will not scrape/sheer the bolt heads holding the plate off. Great service from the guys as well...

Hope this helps

4ePikanini · Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:39 am

I fabbed my own

Gemaskerde Tuinvurk · Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:39 pm

Smiddi wrote:I had the Front runner plates on my Gen 3 and it served me well. Myself and a 2 friends now have Lynx our Gen 4's and and another on his Gen 3. I can definitely recommend the Lynx plates! They are thicker, but the shape they have adds an enormous amount of extra strength. THEY also have the bolts recessed so that you will not scrape/sheer the bolt heads holding the plate off. Great service from the guys as well...

Hope this helps

Do the lynx plates (or uys's) cause any rattles?

Smiddi · Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:12 pm

kmroloff wrote:

Do the lynx plates (or uys's) cause any rattles?

I've had nothing as yet, and have done a fair amount of corrugated dirt roads and off-roading with them on already.
They pull pretty tightly to the chassis so wouldn't imagine this would ever be a problem... They also took a little persuasion to line up exactly, but then fit snugly.
After I had had it on for a week I did re-tighten the bolts as a precaution.

HBannink · Sun Jul 31, 2011 11:18 pm

It might be a good thing to loosen the bolts and put some stud lock on. Can still be removed if needed but will prevent rattles