I am now taking orders for 1/4" 5052 Aluminum Skid Plates for the front of the touareg. These will protect the underside of your car from everything from large rocks to road hazards. The factory underbody protection is thin ABS plastic and does not cover as much of the underside as this Skid plate does.
For those of you that were following the thread, the first prototype i made was Steel. It held up great but was very heavy at 54lbs and did not cover the front of the car like some of you requested. Here is a pic of it in action.
It supported the front of the truck in this picture.
While testing i drove through some deep water (about 2 feet) and when i got home and removed it it looked like this:
It basically flash rusted. This was no kidding 2 hours after going through the water. So i quickly started development of the aluminum piece that completely protected the underside.
And this is what the finished product is:
The front needs a bracket that will be supplied. It can be seen here:
Pictures of it installed:
What you get:
Skid plate
Front Bracket
5 X M6 bolts
3 X M6 Nuts/Washers
6 X Grade 8 Countersunk Allen Hardware
6 X Aluminum Countersunk Washer Pictured below:
Price:
$600
I need 3 on board with the first groub buy to make these. If you are interested. Send me a PM with your paypal Address and Mailing address. When we have the 3 people i will send each person an invoice for the cost of the $600 plus a custom shipping quote. Once everyone has paid, we go into production.
Lead Time:
Once everyone has turned in their money, it will take one week to manufacture these skid plates. I will ship them ASAP after they are all completed and you can expect to see them in another week. So that is 2 weeks total.
For those of you that were following the thread, the first prototype i made was Steel. It held up great but was very heavy at 54lbs and did not cover the front of the car like some of you requested. Here is a pic of it in action.

It supported the front of the truck in this picture.
While testing i drove through some deep water (about 2 feet) and when i got home and removed it it looked like this:

It basically flash rusted. This was no kidding 2 hours after going through the water. So i quickly started development of the aluminum piece that completely protected the underside.
And this is what the finished product is:


The front needs a bracket that will be supplied. It can be seen here:

Pictures of it installed:




What you get:
Skid plate
Front Bracket
5 X M6 bolts
3 X M6 Nuts/Washers
6 X Grade 8 Countersunk Allen Hardware
6 X Aluminum Countersunk Washer Pictured below:

Price:
$600
I need 3 on board with the first groub buy to make these. If you are interested. Send me a PM with your paypal Address and Mailing address. When we have the 3 people i will send each person an invoice for the cost of the $600 plus a custom shipping quote. Once everyone has paid, we go into production.
Lead Time:
Once everyone has turned in their money, it will take one week to manufacture these skid plates. I will ship them ASAP after they are all completed and you can expect to see them in another week. So that is 2 weeks total.