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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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

nar man its all urs..