The Panzer Plate protects your soft cast aluminum oil pan and soft aluminum subframe from the many perils of everyday driving such as exploded truck tires, dead animals, ice chunks, mountainous speed bumps, parking curbs and raised manhole covers which have become so common in construction areas.
The Details:
-The Panzer Plate features a sturdy .190 inch solid aluminum bottom plate and 10 gauge (.134 inch) stainless steel mounting brackets.
-Removal and reinstallation is as easy as removing and replacing the four giant nuts holding the skid plate to the car.
-The Panzer Plate system utilizes your factory sound dampening pan so your low factory noise levels are maintained.
-Since the Panzer Plate mounts tight up against the bottom of the plastic belly pan it does not reduce ground clearance at all!
-The Panzer Plate only weighs 22 pounds installed.
-The skid plate mounting system will not interfere with normal service procedures such as timing belt changes.
-The Panzer requires no drilling or permanent modification to the vehicle. It’s a true bolt on!
-Coated hardware is used in critical locations such as the rear subframe studs.
-The giant 12mm anchors keep the skid plate solidly in place for heavy strikes!
-Panzer Plates are computer designed and manufactured to ensure a great fit and good looks!
-Compatible with Frostheater
-Made in USA!
Oil changes:
TDI diesel and 2.0 TFSI gas: An oil extractor such as the Pela 6000 oil extraction device (or similar) may be purchased from oilchangekits.com to allow you to suck all of the used oil out of the dipstick tube. Filter change: The TDI and 2.0 TSI oil filter housing is at the top of engine bay and does not require access from below the engine bay. You can see that it is very easy to fully eliminate the need to get under the car at all for TDI or 2.0 TSI oil changes! If you prefer to get under your car during oil changes, removal of the Panzer Plate is only a five minute process and the plate itself only weighs 14.65 pounds.
Fitment:
2009-2014 Jetta Sportwagen
2005.5-2010 Jetta sedan
2006-2009 Rabbit
2006-2014 GTI, R32
2010-2014 Golf, Golf R
2005-2013 Audi A3
Does not fit 2011-2018 Jetta sedan or 2012-2014 Beetle, we have a product for those vehicles here.
Instructions links for the installing the Panzer Skid Plate kit are here.
