nananut
X-TRAIL FANATIC
Date Registered: 12-2011
Location: Kalgoorlie, WA
TOTAL POSTS: 366
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I got TJM bars and plates on my Ranger. They are awesome! I hit a rock and the plate hasn't got a dent in it. lol.
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New: 2014 Ranger PX XLS 3.2 Mods
Old: 2011 X-trail T31 TS Series 4 Mods
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19/Aug/2015, 9:08 pm
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mants
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 01-2013
Location: Perth, WA
TOTAL POSTS: 297
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Recently i decided it was time to get a new front bashplate. With the amount of offroading I do, and some of the trips ive been on lately, the previous bashplate just wasn't holding up to the terrain i was driving. I know it was never really designed as a proper bash plate, more of a skid plate. Being quite thin at 1.5mm i think it didnt take getting hit too well. Recently i had to replace the sump as well as it had been bashed inwards.
I always had a problem with the design of it, the way it bolted on at the front. It just stopped in my eyes too short, as when offroading and i bottomed out at all it caught the ground and bent backwards.
The new design which i got custom made comes further forward and bends upwards at the front. Its made out of 4mm steel, so really I shouldnt have a problem with it. At the weekend i went offroad and on a pretty steep sand dune i bottomed out and hit the front pretty hard. This plate hardly had a mark on it. So overall at the moment im pretty happy with it. I guess time will tell.
Anyway heres a photo:
Last edited by mants, 1/Sep/2015, 11:52 am
--- 2012 Nissan X-Trail ST
Precision Grey - Petrol - Manual - 4wd
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1/Sep/2015, 11:51 am
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: T31 bash plates (Full Undercarriage Protection Set)
Hi Gail,
It's Jalal
And yes, the rear section of the front bash plate is definitely held by 2 bolts they bolt onto a chassis insert as shown in the hardware pic below:
The bolts are size M10x30 but if you don't have the chassis inserts the bolts by themselves will be useless.
It looks like the garage forgot to fit them or couldn't work-out how to.
Last edited by jalalski, 7/Nov/2015, 5:46 pm
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7/Nov/2015, 4:57 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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If you're lucky yes, but chances are they have fallen off if the bolts are no longer there. They actually didn't need to remove the bolts at all to remove the bash plate as the bolts only need to be loosened for the bash plate to slide off.
I might have a spare set of bolts and inserts but I have to check.
Last edited by jalalski, 7/Nov/2015, 5:48 pm
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7/Nov/2015, 5:47 pm
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