jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
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Re: T31 Rear Bumper and Diff Bash Plates
Thanks Alan, your interest is noted and I will give you a yell when I get them.
In the process of arranging shipment as we speak, the ship will leave overseas port end of October and the ship should be here in Sydney sometime by end of November (or a bit earlier)
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5/Oct/2009, 4:30 pm
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rescue1
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Date Registered: 01-2009
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Re: T31 Rear Bumper and Diff Bash Plates
Excellent timing for those who don't know what to get me for my 50th birthday.....
For those who don't know the date Jalal was very considerate when he allocated my member number......
--- Alan & Phillipa
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5/Oct/2009, 5:26 pm
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cooch t31
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Date Registered: 06-2008
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
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Re: T31 Rear Bumper and Diff Bash Plates
quote: jalalski wrote:
Just looking at this picture puts doubts in my mind of how strong this plate will be.
The plate itself looks OK, but the way its mounted to the diff has got me worried.
If at all some rock hits the plate, it could do more damage to the diff by ripping the cast sections it is bolted too right off.
--- Tony X-891c
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HERE is my old 2008 T31, ST Series1
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5/Oct/2009, 6:55 pm
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Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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Re: T31 Rear Bumper and Diff Bash Plates
+1 Tony.
I always thought protection plates should mount to the body or subframe rather than to the item they were protecting.
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
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5/Oct/2009, 7:34 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
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Re: T31 Rear Bumper and Diff Bash Plates
That's why they have spacers on the mounting bolts to lessen the force of the impact. Considering the diff sits higher than anything else under the car, the chances of hitting the diff protection plate are pretty slim, as you would catch that rock with the front bash plate....or the rear one if you're reversing
I consider the rear diff bash plate an added insurance.
And Kev:
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I always thought protection plates should mount to the body or sub-frame rather than to the item they were protecting.
If I follow your theory and apply it to the front T30 and T31 bash plates which uses front mounting points under the factory bumper (and side plastic plates in the T30), we would have seen ripped front bumpers all over the place by now.
Last edited by jalalski, 5/Oct/2009, 8:28 pm
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5/Oct/2009, 8:24 pm
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Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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Re: T31 Rear Bumper and Diff Bash Plates
I am sure the T30 front bash plate at the front screws into a front body member where the front bumper is fixed and the back fixes onto the main underbody centre support member.
The fixings to the plastic panels are only to support the sides from flapping rather than for any strength.
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
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5/Oct/2009, 9:21 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
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Re: T31 Rear Bumper and Diff Bash Plates
quote: Revhead Kev wrote:
The fixings to the plastic panels are only to support the sides from flapping rather than for any strength.
They're indeed for strength mate, for added strength of the plastic panels. I thought you knew this already.
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5/Oct/2009, 9:34 pm
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Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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Re: T31 Rear Bumper and Diff Bash Plates
But not for the strength of the bash plate
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
03 Titanium Ti T30 Series 1 **MODIFIED**
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6/Oct/2009, 9:47 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: T31 Rear Bumper and Diff Bash Plates
By attaching them together they become one piece of equal strength.
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6/Oct/2009, 10:01 pm
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freewill11
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Date Registered: 02-2008
Location: North Maclean Qld
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Re: T31 Rear Bumper and Diff Bash Plates
Jalal, put me down for a set please.
Regards Scot
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6/Oct/2009, 10:09 pm
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