[thepoloprince]

So I have damaged my skid plate, and I was wanting to buy a new one, because I have it currently held up with zip-ties. I called my local Mazda dealership and asked how much it would cost me for a new one and they told me 200 plus.. What the f***??? Why does some plastic cost that much????

 

[john_in_the_lbc]

they charge that much because they can. :dunno: try mazmart or salvage yards?

 

[thepoloprince]

Yeah, I'm going to try that. I haven't had luck with salvage yards yet. Just not many wrecked 3s here.

 

[zoom_craigy_zoom]

Have a metal one custom fabbed up for ya.

 

[wetsuitxninja]

Fiberglass yours back together. I have been debating doing this for awhile on mine just to reinforce it.

 

[john_in_the_lbc]

try jiffylubes. i hear they sometimes forget to put them back on, and i doubt they're cool enough to contact the customer to report their error. :lol:

 

[thepoloprince]

its even 200 dollars from Mazmart. looks like i may have to look into having something fabricated for me

 

[cali_axela]

Duct-tape it back together, and superglue small nuts to the backside where the bolts got stripped out, and then use new matching bolts to secure it through those nuts.

 

[thepoloprince]

Well currently have it zip-tied. I let my friend change my oil for me, and either he didn't secure the skid plate or a nut or bolt fell out causing the skid plate to drag. And all the friction from the road, wore down a piece of the skid plate..

 

[blindjudgement]

Two Hundred isn't really too bad, my last car was a '98 new beetle and its skid plates were utter trash they would need replacing almost everyyear and I never hit them on anything and it was $350. :screwy: