![]() 04/29/2016 at 10:49 • Filed to: mazda3, project, YesItsTheSkidplateThing | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() 04/29/2016 at 10:56 |
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Coffee burned through your floor mat?
![]() 04/29/2016 at 10:57 |
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“Mat” is plastic under-engine shield. With hole cut for oil filter access due to rusted bolts making it unable for previous owner to remove.
![]() 04/29/2016 at 11:01 |
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what did you hit? Is the oil pan ok?
![]() 04/29/2016 at 11:09 |
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Years of abuse and salty roads rendered the metal bracing and attaching hardware corroded. Unable to be easily removed, PO cut hole to access oil filter.
I busted the nuts off and am using the old shield(s) as a template to make a better one out of powder coated 1/16in steel I had lying around at work, along with some bracing.
If it looks like shelving parts, its because they are.
![]() 04/29/2016 at 11:19 |
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Why bother? Those things are a massive pain in the ass for about 1mpg.
![]() 04/29/2016 at 11:30 |
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I don’t like rain and snow and mud and small animals ending up in my engine compartment.
![]() 04/29/2016 at 11:38 |
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That’s how you do it sir. i needed on too and luckily the one I needed for the LOLvo I found in the pile of “whoops, we forgot to put it back on after service” pile :] It had a busted corner but I drilled a hole and zip tied to to the frame
![]() 04/29/2016 at 11:47 |
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Does it actually seal on the mazda 3? All the ones I have seen just cover from the front.
![]() 04/29/2016 at 12:02 |
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No but it keeps most of the muck out. And if gas keeps climbing about here I’ll be glad for that 1mpg.
![]() 04/29/2016 at 13:43 |
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That thing fell off of my wife's 3 one winter. We never did replace it.
![]() 05/02/2016 at 11:41 |
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Yeah buddy that’s how it is done!