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Skid plate/undercarriage shield on 2022
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HeatproofGenie
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fluxcapacitor
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Same as Flux, on my 2018 I replaced my slightly damaged one with an aluminum one with the vent holes and noise dampening foam. (Added some extra felt around the screw holes to reduce scuffing on metal surfaces). Seems to have the same level of noise dampening with the added benefit of way more protection.
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Jeff@ShiftEV
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I have an MPP aluminum skid plate up front and I have a plastic OEM one from a 2021+ M3 on order for the rear-mid. Hopefully it is interchangeable! Anything is better than the pressed felt that comes from the factory and for only $240CAD for the OEM plastic one it seems like a good deal.
Jeremy3292
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Interesting.
I have never checked by 8/21 build M3 LR to see what the undercarriage looks like. Hard plastic is new and composite fiberglass is old?
I have never checked by 8/21 build M3 LR to see what the undercarriage looks like. Hard plastic is new and composite fiberglass is old?
I was looking into purchasing a metal skid plate for my 6/21 built M3 LR. So went out and looked, and it also has the new plastic skid plate. Hopefully they are significantly more impact resistance than the older fiberboard ones?
Jeff@ShiftEV
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When the Model Y was released all of the underbody panels were plastic. They followed suit on the refresh Model 3 for 2021. They appear to be the same dimensions, the surrounding covers are still the same part numbers as pre-refresh 3's as well so I hoping they are interchangeable. I had a chance to look at the plastic one from a refresh and they are pretty robust, obviously not as good as an aluminum skid plate but a huge improvement from the old pressed felt.
Jeff@ShiftEV
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Update: The rear-mid aero shield (between battery and rear subframe) from a 2021+ Model 3 is ALMOST a direct fit onto my 2018. Everything bolts right up except for where the shield is fixed to the rear wheel well liners. The liners have a small plastic block bracket with a speed nut which was previously bolted through the old shield. The new shield has this bracket built in and it and a hole in the vertical lip of the shield which looks like on a 2021 there is a matching hole in the wheel well liner, and they are joined with a clip. Very easy to modify and make it fit. I simply drilled out the plastic rivets that held the bracket onto the liner, and then drilled a hole in the liner that matched up with the one in the new shield. I slid on the speed nut from the old bracket, and fixed with the bolt. It fits perfectly everywhere else.
m a x i m u s
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I reached my hand into the front wheel well to check my front factory skid plate and it feels like hard plastic. I’ve never felt the old softer version, so not sure. I have a 7/2021.
I purchased front 1499151-00-C and rear 1498771-00-E that came off a 2022 Model Y, but have not tried installing them onto my 2020 Model 3 yet. Tesla parts catalog lists 1498771-00-D for both Model 3 and Y so hoping the "E" version fits fine. "E" is not even listed for Model Y in the parts catalog yet. I'll probably run into same issue as Jeff posted above.
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fluxcapacitor
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the rear stock skid plate for the m3 and mY is different just to let you know
Jeff@ShiftEV
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This is the part I ordered for my 2018 LR and it fit with minor modifications as previously described. All the main bolt holes lined up though.
I had mine replaced last year when it ripped. I have a 2018, unfortunately it was replaced with the same fiberboard. I asked and they said there wasn't an upgraded version (I guess at least not for my year). It took him 5 minutes to replace but it was pretty expensive for the part. Next time (if there is one) I will buy the metal replacement online and do it myself.
I personally wouldnt ever buy that particular one, because I am very much against astroturfing, and someone associated with that company did that here for a while.
(Astroturfing = a person representing a company or selling a product pretends to not be affiliated with said company or product, and tries to raise public awareness / likability of a product by pretending to be regular feedback)
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