Northern California San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Pleasanton, etc.

have any of you removed your plastic underbodies?

Old May 20, 2009 | 10:48 PM
  #1  
French87's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Registered User
iTrader: (17)
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,007
Likes: 7
From: San Jose
have any of you removed your plastic underbodies?

I am having some issues with the plastic underbody both under the engine bay and in the wheel wells.

the one in the engine bay has become detatched from my nismo front a few times and drags on the floor, very loud an obnoxious.

and now that I put spacers on my car my front wheels are rubbing against the plastic lining in the wheel well... if your looking at my driver side wheel its rubbing at around 10 o-clock

is it a bad idea to remove all of this plastic?

thanks
 
Reply
Old May 20, 2009 | 10:55 PM
  #2  
urban's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (29)
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,744
Likes: 72
From: California
My skidplate came loose on the freeway and made a horrible noise. I took it to the dealership and they fixed it for free, seems a bolt came loose and fell off. Skidplate is pretty important in keeping crap out of going into the belt area.
 
Reply
Old May 21, 2009 | 02:04 AM
  #3  
bert039's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (13)
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,184
Likes: 1
From: San Jose, CA
^^Yea true. I'd be concerned with the belts and your air filter, especially if you have an open air filter like a K&N or JWT. I drove around with just the under body panel off for a while and my whole engine bay got dirty QUICK. If you can, I'd recommend repairing/replacing the plastic pieces.
 

Last edited by bert039; May 21, 2009 at 02:56 AM.
Reply
Old May 21, 2009 | 02:44 AM
  #4  
KungFuPanda's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 613
Likes: 0
From: SF BAY
It will cause TONS of debris to wind up in areas you wouldn't want it.. my suggestion ZIP TIE it down.. trust me, those little bolts fall off all the time, but zip ties work
 
Reply
Old May 21, 2009 | 08:41 AM
  #5  
dofu's Avatar
Registered User
20 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (9)
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 10,822
Likes: 242
From: Silicon Valley
Originally Posted by KungFuPanda
It will cause TONS of debris to wind up in areas you wouldn't want it.. my suggestion ZIP TIE it down.. trust me, those little bolts fall off all the time, but zip ties work
That's exactly how mine is held on right now...
 
Reply
Old May 22, 2009 | 02:25 PM
  #6  
Ghayes23's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (12)
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,130
Likes: 2
From: Sacramento/Colusa, CA
I've got mine held up with two zip ties to the bumper support. The best part is that when I need to remove the bumper there are no more little bolts to deal with.
 
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
davizzle
Media Share G35 Coupe V35
23
May 22, 2022 09:26 AM
jeffbdye
G35 Sedan V35 2003-06
5
Jun 1, 2018 03:51 PM
RemmyZero
V36 DIY
10
Apr 23, 2018 11:13 AM
davizzle
Video Share
5
Jan 31, 2017 04:00 PM
dcsbh1
Brakes & Suspension
0
Oct 1, 2015 03:15 PM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:
You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:47 PM.