MauroMotorsports has plenty of these available for all Subaru STi's. Get the protection you need from this lightweight (10.5lb), high strength, and affordable skid plate. Whether you are rallying or just live in a city full of large sewer covers, the RallyArmor skid plate will be there to protect!

Made from 3003 aluminum ;).
Weight is less than 10.5lbs
Fits all Subaru WRX's or STi's
Simple Bolt-on application
No additional beams or brackets needed for install.
Shipping is only $12 in the lower 48 United States.

http://edit.store.yahoo.com/I/mauromotorsports_1797_2802537

Order yours HERE! (http://store.mauromotorsports.com/raskpln.html)

Protect your investment!

Anthony
www.mauromotorsports.com
631-451-3996

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3003 Al??? Are you sure?:huh:

Originally posted by Undepelo
3003 Al??? Are you sure?:huh:

Yes :)

I'm sorry but 3003 Al is not high strength. :(

Originally posted by Undepelo
I'm sorry but 3003 Al is not high strength. :(

On the contrary this item is high strength. You need to understand that this skid plate is not made so that you have a new spot for your jack to lift your car. It's made to deflect a good hit and act as a crumple zone of sorts so that you do not damage your undersides, but the skid plate instead.

If I sold you a 1/4in. sized plate that covers under your vehicle and you hit something hard you will probably still bend the plate, but the frame of your vehicle will bend along with the plate. The reason why Rallyarmor sells their skid plates in 1/8 form with 3003 grade aluminum is so that you do not bend your vehicle but the plate instead. Not only that, but it would be a much heavier piece of material. This item only weighs 10lbs or so and is mallable enough so that you damage the skid plate and not your pride and joy.

Thank you for PMing me that "3003 Al is not high strength." Perhaps PMing me about this before writing the same exact thing on this public thread would've been a better idea. Since I could explain it to you in a PM first so that you understand the concept and do not mislead consumers. :)

Here's some informational threads about the skid plates. You'll see there's a lot of positive response to this product. It's been sold to hundreds of Subaru drivers out there with great results and experiences.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=493796&highlight=rallyarmor

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=505233&highlight=rallyarmor

Thanks,
Anthony Mauro
www.mauromtorsports.com

There is no misleading in the statement "3003 Al is not high strength", That is a fact. The plate you sell is a good design as you explain because it's ment to absorb impact energy by deformation. As you say, if it were high strength, the load would transfer to the car which voids it's use. Your statement "high strength 3003 Al" is misleading IMO. I PM'ed you but changed my mind and decided to post publicaly so any clarifications would benefit everyone. I am not attacking your product. In fact I asked because high strength is not what you want in a skid plate, you want high toughness and good load distribution.

Thank you for reiterating :D

Well, I certainly have no background in metallurgy nor engineering, but I can tell you that I have one of these on my rallycrossin' WRX, and bottom line is that it does what it needs to. It's not a 3/16" hardcore skid plate (is 1/8"), but I think unless you are running ClubRally/ProRally events, you don't need that kind of boulder-proof protection. I'd say these are more rut-proof / bad pothole-proof and they are a practical, low-cost, low weight way to keep those headers and oil pans safe.

RA Skid plates are beautiful. I have seen many applications for them, but the WRX seems just right!!!!! Have to lose the plastic crappy skid plate:cool:

To all, I never had an issue about the product, only an issue with the advertisement. I hate reading advertisements say things like "the same material used by NASA in their space ship!" When in fact the material is filled with impurites, or not heat treated, etc. :furious: Call me a geek but maybe it's because I am a BSME. :D

Originally posted by Undepelo
To all, I never had an issue about the product, only an issue with the advertisement. I hate reading advertisements say things like "the same material used by NASA in their space ship!" When in fact the material is filled with impurites, or not heat treated, etc. :furious: Call me a geek but maybe it's because I am a BSME. :D

If you had the item in front of you then you would say "wow this is some strong stuff!" By saying it's "high strength" that is not a false statement. To me, and many other customers that have seen the item, held the item, and had experiences with the item, the skid plate is quite strong. Especially when compared to what exists on the car from the factory.

However, on a side note, if you want something that is made from the same material used by NASA in their space ship. For a about $1k I can have Rallyarmor make you a titanium skid plate that will be "high strength" and extremely light weight ;)



Anthony
www.mauromotorsports.com

Originally posted by MauroMotorsports
If you had the item in front of you then you would say "wow this is some strong stuff!" By saying it's "high strength" that is not a false statement. To me, and many other customers that have seen the item, held the item, and had experiences with the item, the skid plate is quite strong. Especially when compared to what exists on the car from the factory.

However, on a side note, if you want something that is made from the same material used by NASA in their space ship. For a about $1k I can have Rallyarmor make you a titanium skid plate that will be "high strength" and extremely light weight ;)



Anthony
www.mauromotorsports.com

Sir, your statement read: "High strength 3003 aluminum" before you edited it. If you are referring to the strength of the plate it should of been stated differently. Also not all material used by NASA is titanium.:rolleyes: Plus I never said I wanted a “high strength skid plate”. All I said was 3003 Al is not high strength.

Originally posted by Undepelo
Sir, your statement read: "High strength 3003 aluminum" before you edited it. If you are referring to the strength of the plate it should of been stated differently. Also not all material used by NASA is titanium.:rolleyes: Plus I never said I wanted a “high strength skid plate”. All I said was 3003 Al is not high strength.


You are relentless in hijacking this thread.

Thank you for your help, but I fixed the advertisement for your viewing purposes only. So you do not have to view such advertisments as these that you "hate" to read so much. By continuing to post here you aren't really helping but making me look like I am running some kind false advertising campaign.

Originally posted by Undepelo
All I said was 3003 Al is not high strength.


Thank you again. :rolleyes:

I like my rallyarmor skidplate. :D

http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v178/psydotek/P1010002.jpg

Aluminum > Plastic.

[and it protects my oil pan and oil filter] :)

To all, I never had an issue about the product, only an issue with the advertisement. I hate reading advertisements say things like "the same material used by NASA in their space ship!" When in fact the material is filled with impurites, or not heat treated, etc. :furious: Call me a geek but maybe it's because I am a BSME. :D

[Disclaimer: I don't know anyone associated with the debating parties]
I agree that sometimes advertisements use terms very differently from what an engineer from a particular background may use. You don't even have to go outside of a major to see term discrepancies. For example, have an ME with control theory & dynamics background and an ME with structural mechanics & finite element background talk about an intersecting subject, and soon enough you'll find the same thing being expressed differently or the same term being used in a very different way. It's quite frustrating, I know.

Imho, unless the "high strength" claim was attached to a specific standard (e.g. some SAE standard for the definition of high strength Aluminum alloy), then I don't think it would be considered false advertising. If, on the other hand, the combination of material, thickness, and design results in the product letting any sizeable debris punch through and damage the supposedly protected parts, then the use of the term "high strength" is rather deceptive.

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and do we have one that fits a GC8 for the rear end or gas tanks area?

So when's the mudflaps comin'? :D

Originally posted by oli2.5RS
and do we have one that fits a GC8 for the rear end or gas tanks area?

Yes there is one for the GC8 including one that fits with Cobb headers for 2002+ 2.5RS!

Originally posted by Psydotek
So when's the mudflaps comin'? :D

Soon I think :)

Good, Keep me posted. :)

2.5RS skid plates backordered until further notice. just an update

Originally posted by MauroMotorsports
Yes there is one for the GC8 including one that fits with Cobb headers for 2002+ 2.5RS!



Soon I think :)
actually there has been discussion of making side protection to cover the gas tanks and still leave plenty of room for the rear suspension to move.

I don't know but I don't wanna blow another gas tank, it's a massive waste of money, and your inssurance doesn't pay for you 55 litres of gas lost. CANADIAN gas.. that's like nearly a dollar a litre!

Do these skidplates work with aftermarket headers?

Do these skidplates work with aftermarket headers?

Has anyone seen any MPG increase with these skid plates?

Also wondering about headers. And shipping to 99701. tHanks

Interested in a price shipped to 06066.

Bump for a good seller!

Guys I'm pretty sure they work with some aftermarket headers. I'm pretty sure it fits with GTSpec, but I'll have to find out.

Price is $160 + 12-15 shipping depending on where you are in the country.

any pictures of rear skids? PMed for front/rear skids.

do you have any pictures of the gc8 skidplate? pm if you want :) thanks

Will the GC8 onesm, clear some Borla headers? :confused:

accidentally posted in your other thread, sorry. paypal sent via website for rallyarmor skidplate. thanks,

-jeremy

order was supposed to have been shipped; no reply to pm or e-mail. an update would be nice. thanks,

-jeremy bewley

It may not technically be "High-Strength" but my RA skid-plate has saved me numerous times. My EGT probe would probably have been ripped out of my headers more than once by now without it. At auto-x, it prevents pebbles and chuncks of asphalt from damaging anything, and on the off-occassion there's an excessively steep driveway, the skid-plate hits the ground instead of the car. Worth every penny and every bit as durable as it needs to be for street applications.

order was supposed to have been shipped; no reply to pm or e-mail. an update would be nice. thanks,

-jeremy bewley


join the club. i ordered a jdm grill on 3/23. recieved and email on 4/11 saying the container was stuck in customs. ive sent two emails and left a message on their phone with no reply. if this continues much longer i will be forced to dispute the charge with my cc company. im getting pissed off about it, and i guarantee this will be the last time i do business with them.

order was supposed to have been shipped; no reply to pm or e-mail. an update would be nice. thanks,

-jeremy bewley

had it 3 day air'd for you on us. RA is dropping off a plate today.

Anthony

join the club. i ordered a jdm grill on 3/23. recieved and email on 4/11 saying the container was stuck in customs. ive sent two emails and left a message on their phone with no reply. if this continues much longer i will be forced to dispute the charge with my cc company. im getting pissed off about it, and i guarantee this will be the last time i do business with them.

We only charged a $100 deposit and if you checked your e-mail the container was released from customs today and should be here tomorrow. I just sent a mass e-mail to everyone that has been waiting for this shipment....i think it's quite obvious that it was out of our hands sir.

Thanks,

Anthony

i think its quite obvious that youve totally missed the point. i never griped about the wait, im griping about the lousy customer service. how hard is it to take 2 minutes to type "its still in customs, we will let you know". the deposit is irrelevant, and my message was posted prior to receiving that mass email (by 2 minutes, coincidentally).

reading comprehension>you.

i think its quite obvious that youve totally missed the point. i never griped about the wait, im griping about the lousy customer service. how hard is it to take 2 minutes to type "its still in customs, we will let you know". the deposit is irrelevant, and my message was posted prior to receiving that mass email (by 2 minutes, coincidentally).

reading comprehension>you.

Not much has happened between the last mass e-mail in April and now. There were some issues with the paper work that came over with our shipment and it slowed down the process. There was nothing to report since then so it's basically pointless to repeat the same thing over and over.

Here I am thinking I should send these mass e-mails out so people understand why it's taking so long to get their parts, but you seem to be the only customer who's unhappy about it. Everyone else has been glad that we took the time to let everyone know what the story was.

It's been exactly 5 weeks since you placed your order and the website order confirmation that was e-mailed to you back in March says 4-6 weeks until it ships.

Oh and I can read just fine thanks.... :rolleyes:

apparently what im trying to tell you is not getting through. so i'll just let this go before either of us get nasty. i do hope that you revise your procedures for this type of situation so that you dont leave your customers hanging for three weeks while they are trying to contact you.

for the record, reading something and understanding what it means are two different things. i never questioned your ability to read.

carry on, im done.

apparently what im trying to tell you is not getting through. so i'll just let this go before either of us get nasty. i do hope that you revise your procedures for this type of situation so that you dont leave your customers hanging for three weeks while they are trying to contact you.

for the record, reading something and understanding what it means are two different things. i never questioned your ability to read.

carry on, im done.

Noone was left hanging...that's what I'm trying to tell YOU! If you really want to continue this then PM me, e-mail me, or even call. Otherwise move on.

Anthony

do i have to quote myself? re-read the last 4 words of my post...then understand what "im done" means.

Anthony,

You seem to have stopped responding to my emails, so I guess I'll have to start posting here.

I ordered a skidplate on May 3rd, recieved a confirmation email that same day saying the product "Will Ship within 24 hours" and that I will get an email confirmation when it ships with tracking information. The next day I get another email, saying my order status has been updated, but I check the link and I get the same "Will Ship within 24 hours". A week later, I still get no tracking information and I still have not recieved my product. Sent you an email inquiring where my skidplate was, and you told me that RA was shipping them on Friday May 12th. So I figure it'll take at least til the next Monday to get to your shop, then you ship it out to me and since I live in CT, it should only take one day to ship. I still have recieved no tracking information, no skidplate, and no response to 2 emails I sent you about my order status. It has now been more than 2 weeks since I placed this order, and I'm not even sure when I'm going to get it. Either give me a status update, or refund my money. I will not be ordering from you again and I will recommend the same to everyone.

monday will be 8 weeks from my date of order on the sti grill...

hmm...looks like anthony needs to clean out his pm box or he's blocked everyone. either way i want an update as that container has been at your shop for 2 weeks.

month 3 and still nothing on my order, im cross posting because i want everyone to know the deal with mauro, they sent parts of my order over the last 3 months. the only way i was able to contact them was here on NASIOC. thats sad. these people are unprofessional and refuse to act like a reputable company.

look here to see how they have acted for a while now

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?p=13893078#post13893078

i was told my headers shipped weeks ago and no tracking number, no headers, nothing. everyone on here is not alone, look at the post i have linked here. this is pitiful, anthony is not to be trusted as a businessman or a person

by the way, if anyone from mauro reads this my order is 4327, i have tried to call everyday for months now and never get anyone, if there is issue with what i have wrote, call me, u have my number. this is unacceptable and your customers are sick of it!

do these exist for my06 2.5i? if not when?

how much shipped to alaska? 99506?

lol do you ahve one with a fitment for on 04 wrx with a turboxs fmic and sschrome hedders?