ripped off my sump guard.

clarkey · Post by **clarkey** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:27 am

yesterday i decided that i would take my forester off road and through water, i ended up ripping off my plastic sump guard.

does anyone know where and how much a propper one will cost me???? and are they hadr to install?

Cheers Mike

GOD · Post by **GOD** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:42 am

SubaXtrememake decent cast aluminium ones, but they're not cheap. Central 4wd Accessories in Welshpool are the WA distributor. The other option is to get a bit of 2-3mm steel or 4-5 mm aluminium checkerplate, put a few bends in it and call it a sump guard.

Dead easy to install, though it can help to have an assistant hold the weight of it while you find the bolt holes.

Dane.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:44 am

This is one of the most common things to happen to Foresters, they always come off.
I think the subaru club which is going to lanno this weekend have propper ones forsale possibly. Otherwise there is a place in SA called SubaExtreme that does them. Easy to install.

jason tincey · Post by **jason tincey** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:15 pm

i replaced mine with an alliminium one coz i had read about this, if you plan on doing more off roading get an alliminium one. if not you can have my old plastic one if you want it's just sitting in my garage doing nothing. its a bit scratched up but otherwise its fine, its of an 2001 foZ

clarkey · Post by **clarkey** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:55 pm

jason tincey wrote:i replaced mine with an alliminium one coz i had read about this, if you plan on doing more off roading get an alliminium one. if not you can have my old plastic one if you want it's just sitting in my garage doing nothing. its a bit scratched up but otherwise its fine, its of an 2001 foZ

where did you get your propper one from?? and yeh, do you want anything for it? it will do for now atleast.

Cheers Mike

GOD · Post by **GOD** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:48 pm

clarkey wrote:where did you get your propper one from?? and yeh, do you want anything for it? it will do for now atleast.

Cheers Mike

You're better off with nothing when playing in sand or mud.

Dane.

jason tincey · Post by **jason tincey** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:16 pm

i got mine off a guy for offroadsubarus.com he got a hole bunch made up and is selling them for i think around $220. Nar man you can it for nothing ay i aint going to use again.

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:25 pm

Bloody hell - I thought you'd ripped off a metal one! I've managed to push my L series one up into the sump in the cobaw's behind my joint... The sump got a ding out of it too! The guard wasn't hard to reshape which was good.

Best of luck with your guard - if you've got a mate in the sheet metal trade or who has access to a sheet metal folder/bender you'd better get a six pack or two sorted

Cheers

Bennie

clarkey · Post by **clarkey** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:26 pm

F**k!!!! yesterday, i went back to the same spot and was going good, then my F**king Mobile rings, and i do a stupid thing and answer it, not paying attention and ripped off my wheel artch!

i will not be going back there again, it is just bad luck for me at that spot.

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:21 pm

clarkey wrote:F**k!!!! yesterday, i went back to the same spot and was going good, then my F**king Mobile rings, and i do a stupid thing and answer it, not paying attention and ripped off my wheel artch! i will not be going back there again, it is just bad luck for me at that spot.

tsk.. nah, its your phone at the blame, you shouldnt have answered or looked at it while you're driving in these situations!
Cheers
AP

maxxair · Post by **maxxair** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:33 pm

was thrashin arounfd the berm and came down the side too fast and CONCAVED the whole sump pretty much. photos 2 follow.

clarkey · Post by **clarkey** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:23 pm

jason tincey wrote:i got mine off a guy for offroadsubarus.com he got a hole bunch made up and is selling them for i think around $220. Nar man you can it for nothing ay i aint going to use again.

Hey, Where did you get your lift from?? and is it suspension or body?? or both??

Cheers Mike.

jason tincey · Post by **jason tincey** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:54 pm

what spot you driving at???????

clarkey · Post by **clarkey** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:01 pm

jason tincey wrote:what spot you driving at???????

i was just of abernethy road. it is a cursed spot! lol i got drawn in by the puddles.

Cheers Mike

jason tincey · Post by **jason tincey** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:12 pm

clarkey wrote:Hey, Where did you get your lift from?? and is it suspension or body?? or both??

Cheers Mike.

i got 2" strut blocks off this site (on the site of the page there is a link that you can press that says lift kits) and i got 1" raised king springs from super cheap auto because i work there and can get them cheap, i also had to get new rear struts.

jason tincey · Post by **jason tincey** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:13 pm

if you still want that sumo gaurd i can bring it up to lano if you going tomorrow.

clarkey · Post by **clarkey** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:48 pm

jason tincey wrote:if you still want that sumo gaurd i can bring it up to lano if you going tomorrow.

yeh, if you dont mind? did you want anything for it? and yeh, i am going up there tomorrow.

Cheers Mike

jason tincey · Post by **jason tincey** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:46 pm

nar man its all urs..