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"Thor" Skid Plate for Allroad
I noticed my "previously loved" 2002 AR was missing its skidplate. That gave me a great excuse to pick up this one from Evolution Imports in Prince George, British Columbia. http://www.evolutionimport.com/
Total with shipping to Yellowknife was $392, well worth it considering the substantial piece that was delivered.
The contents of the box
Thick aluminium
The hardware
Ready to get down to work
Rivet nuts slot into existing subframe
Rivet nut in the subframe. the instructions mentioned a "rivet nut install tool" which was a piece of aluminum to hold the nut (with bolt) in place during install. One wasn't included in my kit, but it wasn't needed as I was able to keep the nut flush for install with the socket.
Outer "wings" bolted on
The instructions mentioned that "on all three Allroads we used for testing...these two mounts had buggered up threads." They provided details on how to "unbugger" them; luckily, I didn't have a problem. The mounts are on the front.
It took some jostling to get all the holes lined up, but it was still only a one-person job.
In place, waiting to have the last bolts installed and everything tightened up
The finished product
Installation took about an hour with no serious problems. Aligning all the holes took the most time, but it wasn't a huge hassle.
I'm very impressed with the quality of the skid plate, and with the communication from the folks at Evolution Imports.
Total with shipping to Yellowknife was $392, well worth it considering the substantial piece that was delivered.
The contents of the box
Thick aluminium
The hardware
Ready to get down to work
Rivet nuts slot into existing subframe
Rivet nut in the subframe. the instructions mentioned a "rivet nut install tool" which was a piece of aluminum to hold the nut (with bolt) in place during install. One wasn't included in my kit, but it wasn't needed as I was able to keep the nut flush for install with the socket.
Outer "wings" bolted on
The instructions mentioned that "on all three Allroads we used for testing...these two mounts had buggered up threads." They provided details on how to "unbugger" them; luckily, I didn't have a problem. The mounts are on the front.
It took some jostling to get all the holes lined up, but it was still only a one-person job.
In place, waiting to have the last bolts installed and everything tightened up
The finished product
Installation took about an hour with no serious problems. Aligning all the holes took the most time, but it wasn't a huge hassle.
I'm very impressed with the quality of the skid plate, and with the communication from the folks at Evolution Imports.
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