What was left of my belly pan after getting to my mechanic's shop...
12-23-2008, 04:27 AM
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What was left of my belly pan after getting to my mechanic's shop...
I managed to get the pan back up and stay up for the most part before making the drive out to his shop. By the time I arrived, it had partially dropped back down and...well, see the pic =P
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/Random/Belly_Pan.jpg">
Looks like the road took a bite of it haha.
He didn't have any B6 A4 pans in stock but did have some other A4/S4 ones. The S4 one was pretty much the same except it just needed some slight modifications (trimming some plastic) and drilling two new bolt holes. So now I'm sporting a S4 plate for the time being...better than nothing protecting the underside.
He suggested I take a look at Diesel Geek's Panzer skid plate...thick aluminum and very durable/strong. With that, there would be no worries about snow or ice breaking that thing. I know I read about Winston's post and being stuck but that was 24+" of snow, don't think I have to worry about that in Boston. My question is, the <a href="http://www.dieselgeek.com/servlet/Detail?no=374">Pazner plate</a> page says its for the B5 98-05 Passat and also the W8...IIRC, that should fit the B6 A4 too, no? I thought I read about people fitting the Passat W8 belly pans onto our B6s.
Same ground clearance as the stock belly pan, if not slightly more...I may go for this as my replacement. Thoughts?
<img src="http://www.1point8turbo.com/Random/Belly_Pan.jpg">
Looks like the road took a bite of it haha.
He didn't have any B6 A4 pans in stock but did have some other A4/S4 ones. The S4 one was pretty much the same except it just needed some slight modifications (trimming some plastic) and drilling two new bolt holes. So now I'm sporting a S4 plate for the time being...better than nothing protecting the underside.
He suggested I take a look at Diesel Geek's Panzer skid plate...thick aluminum and very durable/strong. With that, there would be no worries about snow or ice breaking that thing. I know I read about Winston's post and being stuck but that was 24+" of snow, don't think I have to worry about that in Boston. My question is, the <a href="http://www.dieselgeek.com/servlet/Detail?no=374">Pazner plate</a> page says its for the B5 98-05 Passat and also the W8...IIRC, that should fit the B6 A4 too, no? I thought I read about people fitting the Passat W8 belly pans onto our B6s.
Same ground clearance as the stock belly pan, if not slightly more...I may go for this as my replacement. Thoughts?
12-23-2008, 04:35 AM
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Yeah, the only thing we had to do with the B5 S4 skid plate I've got now is make the two
holes to mount up to the front support above the bumper. Should be a relatively easy modification to do.
12-23-2008, 04:41 AM
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Damn I hate not having a good shop around me who knows crap like "Diesel Geek's Panzer Skid Plate"..
All I have is a dealer and an indy shop who remains confident in telling my wife a small puddle of oil under her turbo is normal and they couldn't find anything wrong....
12-23-2008, 04:47 AM
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The B5 S4 and B5 Passat are the same. I have one of each in my garage
The passat had a bit of foam stuck to it for insulation or something, but otherwise is identical.
I agree that it will be very easy to fit it to the B6, Someone on AZ suggested covering the bottom with a clear bra material, as the snow doesnt stick to the plastic.
I agree that it will be very easy to fit it to the B6, Someone on AZ suggested covering the bottom with a clear bra material, as the snow doesnt stick to the plastic.
It's definitely hard to find good, honest shops these days.
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12-23-2008, 04:50 AM
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Cool, thanks. I'm not too worried about snow sticking but the frozen snow and ice chunks that will
rip through the plastic belly pan. Never heard of putting clear bra material on the belly pan before though, interesting idea.