Reasonably priced metal underbelly/skid plate

gunnerxq · 09-27-2021, 12:55 PM

Does anyone know of a reasonably priced metal skid plate? Motion motor sport sells one for the e46 for $178.
Unfortunately they don't produce any for e90's.

https://www.motionmotorsport.net/col...underpanel-kit

3PedalJake · 09-27-2021, 01:23 PM

I don't know of any that are priced that low, for twice that amount you could get a Turner aluminum pan, e1 who has it says it's great. https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-5...milled-finish/

haaken675 · 09-28-2021, 05:07 AM

That turner piece looks nice. Have been considering it since the alignment ship decided to just bend away my replacement belly pan to do the alignment and now it won't ever sit properly.....Barely more money then an OEM replacement.

tleader · 09-28-2021, 10:54 AM

Pretty much the same as the Turner, not very inexpensive, but really nice.

Whitbread Performance Belly Pan

Efthreeoh · 09-28-2021, 11:33 AM

I have the Turner aluminum belly pan. It's worth the price. IMO. It's not too much more than the BMW OE plastic part. I installed in in March or April and now has a good 10,000 miles on it. I've done two oil changes since installing it. It looks as good as the day I put it on. I've hit a few big sticks and small branches, not a dent nor scratch.

The other version someone mentioned was just a prototype when I was looking for a non-plastic solution. I'm not sure if it is in production. IIRC it was not painted. The Turner model can be bought with black powder coat.

Get it if you can part with the money. The plastic OE part eventually just gets damaged, I've replaced it 3 times.

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gunnerxq Lieutenant Colonel 213 Rep 1,780 Posts Drives: e90 "325i" Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: New York iTrader: (1)	Reasonably priced metal underbelly/skid plate Does anyone know of a reasonably priced metal skid plate? Motion motor sport sells one for the e46 for $178. Unfortunately they don't produce any for e90's. https://www.motionmotorsport.net/col...underpanel-kit __________________ Koni special active red, eibach pro-kit springs, Remus exhaust, stage 3 intake manifold,Stage 2 AA tune, BMW Short shift kit. Silicon intake pipe. M3 control arms front, M3 rear. ECS trailing arm with whiteline bushings. Purple powerflex subframe bushings. Yellow power flex upper shock mounts. Single mass flywheel OE weight.
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3PedalJake Neo-Luddite 2614 Rep 1,401 Posts Drives: '06 325i, 330i 6MT RWD Sport Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: NJ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [0.00]	I don't know of any that are priced that low, for twice that amount you could get a Turner aluminum pan, e1 who has it says it's great. https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-5...milled-finish/
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haaken675 First Lieutenant 101 Rep 304 Posts Drives: 24v turbo e30, e92 335i Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	That turner piece looks nice. Have been considering it since the alignment ship decided to just bend away my replacement belly pan to do the alignment and now it won't ever sit properly.....Barely more money then an OEM replacement.
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tleader New Member 3 Rep 14 Posts Drives: BMW 335d Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Texas iTrader: (1)	Pretty much the same as the Turner, not very inexpensive, but really nice. Whitbread Performance Belly Pan
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Efthreeoh General 17276 Rep 18,719 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	I have the Turner aluminum belly pan. It's worth the price. IMO. It's not too much more than the BMW OE plastic part. I installed in in March or April and now has a good 10,000 miles on it. I've done two oil changes since installing it. It looks as good as the day I put it on. I've hit a few big sticks and small branches, not a dent nor scratch. The other version someone mentioned was just a prototype when I was looking for a non-plastic solution. I'm not sure if it is in production. IIRC it was not painted. The Turner model can be bought with black powder coat. Get it if you can part with the money. The plastic OE part eventually just gets damaged, I've replaced it 3 times.
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