stevetone Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Well, I took off the silly belly pan of my Forester for good, despite the dire warnings of half of USMB and other, less-worthy forums. Although I would love to put on a Primitive or Subtle skid plate, if they weren't $200+. Next project: exhaust shield rattles. Yes, I've read countless posts on this, and tried a half-dozen clamps, nails, screw, etc. After removal, any reason not to spend $25 and wrap the pipes with exhaust wrap? I am thinking that should calm any concerns about heat retention and the cats, floorboard hot spots, etc. steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevetone Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Son of a gun! On my first drive after removing the plastic belly pan I noticed a strange lack of rattling noise from the undercarriage. :-\ Could it have been the plastic belly tray all this time making such a racket? There still is a faint rattle from the exhaust heat shields, but perhaps I can secure that portion and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortysayhi Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 You could always get a old highway sign and make a skid plate out of that. Thats what i did on my gl10 and it works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevetone Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 I think I saw pictures of your rig--was it a Stop sign? Where can I get an old sign, legally? You could always get a old highway sign and make a skid plate out of that. Thats what i did on my gl10 and it works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red92 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Where can I get an old sign, legally? You could try calling the highway department. They have to have tons of them that they replace when they are damaged, vandalized, faded, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortysayhi Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 So this highway sign actually got knocked off by the snowplow and i took it off of the highway (can't do anything about that) and it got bent but the one thing that i would recommend is something about 4 inches longer. the back of my skid plate is held on by one little little bolt on a skinny piece of frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Well, I took off the silly belly pan of my Forester for good, despite the dire warnings of half of USMB and other, less-worthy forums. Although I would love to put on a Primitive or Subtle skid plate, if they weren't $200+. I dunno why it's a big deal. I don't have plastic trays on either of my Legacy's. Never really had an issue. Although I did pack the engine bay of my sedan with snow once. I think it was just the right combination of snow coming down and thick slush on the roads. It packed up all the way to the hood, was all around the belts and packed into the radiator fans. I had to park the car and let it melt because I was worried it might overheat. There was no way any air was getting through the radiator like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank B Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 The problem with that fiberglass wrap is that it will hold any oil that may leak from the engine and that oil can catch fire and burn up the car. The other is that the wrap speeds up the rust on the exhaust and you'll replace the exhaust sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rverdoold Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 That is bad You really are giving me ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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