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The mounting brackets are different between an auto and a 5spd. You would need to cut, bend, drill the skit plate to fit on a manual. Maybe "Pedro" can explain it a little bit more in depth, he did the modification on his 5spd.

Any idea where to find one for a manual 5 sp .... and LHD?

Thanks.

STL

The reason it won't' fit a 5 speed is that the bottom "lip" guiding the air into the rad is different ...It could be done though. Just have to make a little adapter bracket of some sort.

Sorry Brian about not getting back sooner.50 hours a week a 2 year old and a newborn are making "me" time next to impossible !! lol's

I guess we might as well start a running tally on this thread eh? !!

the price i would keep the same 170 per plate. Even if aluminum has gone up.........no big deal.

cheers

fishslapper wrote: Sorry Brian about not getting back sooner.50 hours a week a 2 year old and a newborn are making "me" time next to impossible !! lol's

No need to apologize... been there and done that... me time IS rare at that stage... I just was not sure if I sent the PM correctly... Its all good... looking forward to the piece of mind of not being worried every time I drive through water and rocks...
Thanks again,
Brian

fishslapper wrote:The reason it won't' fit a 5 speed is that the bottom "lip" guiding the air into the rad is different ...It could be done though. Just have to make a little adapter bracket of some sort.

If it could be done i would be very interested. Would a L300 LHD plate be identical to a RHD one + I have no bullbar? ... still have to find a cheap courrier though.

Thanks.

STL

fexlboi wrote:I think CVI in Richmond has still a few left from fishslapper's skid plates

Not any more

If you guys are interested how I modified the skid plate to fit in on a 5spd, here is my post: http://dinoevo.de/2010/03/front-skid-plate/

id get one this time around....

Couldn't resist... (One of Fishslapper's plates from the last time)

Count me in too. Thanks for posting the photo Jwfchase, that sold it for me.

(... and I was perfectly content with my old skidplate till I looked over the fence!)

Come hell or high water i will get a quote and put an order in for 10 more skid plates this week !! (provided aluminum has not gone up to 1000 dollars a sheet)

checker plate or smooth aluminum........... ???? what does everybody want this time ??

cheers isaac

Yeah I'm going with smooth too now.

(read After Oil's comment about chamonix and did a search for a photo. Thinking of replacing my bullbar plastic trim with a custom metal one. Don't want to mix and match so close together.)

fishslapper wrote:Come hell or high water i will get a quote and put an order in for 10 more skid plates this week !! (provided aluminum has not gone up to 1000 dollars a sheet)

checker plate or smooth aluminum........... ???? what does everybody want this time ??

cheers isaac

i think i prefer smooth, its like the stock chamonix plate

I'm in on this too please!! I don't care whether its smooth or checker plate as long as its strong. Although if it is smooth I can see myself spending hours polishing it every couple of weeks just because I'm retarded like that!

My first choice would be smooth... That would be a different look...