Pic of the plates and the install? I do have some, but they're pretty much exactly what was posted already in the thread.
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$635. Shipped to California. Not including labor, drill bits and saw blades to make them fit. LOL
Do you have any pictures of the install? I have been thinking about these for ages and am pretty much ready to go after seeing this!
Yeah, installation was pretty straight forward. I encountered the same things outlined in the thread above.
I had to cut and bend the front plate to get it around my home made hidden winch plate. But it would have bolted right up if not for that plate.
I opened up all the holes in the next two plates as suggested above. I also overlapped them instead of cutting off the 5 inches.
Two things that I did that maybe weren't done before was to drill new holes in the middle plate so I could bolt it to the existing, threaded holes in the stock cross member and I cut and flattened the plate so it would suck up against it. Also added some weather stripping for sound.
The holes for drain plugs don't line up either. But I'll drill those out later when I need to. I got them just in time for my trip and didn't have time to really look at what else needs to be done.
Hope that helps.
JJ
I had to cut and bend the front plate to get it around my home made hidden winch plate. But it would have bolted right up if not for that plate.
I opened up all the holes in the next two plates as suggested above. I also overlapped them instead of cutting off the 5 inches.
Two things that I did that maybe weren't done before was to drill new holes in the middle plate so I could bolt it to the existing, threaded holes in the stock cross member and I cut and flattened the plate so it would suck up against it. Also added some weather stripping for sound.
The holes for drain plugs don't line up either. But I'll drill those out later when I need to. I got them just in time for my trip and didn't have time to really look at what else needs to be done.
Hope that helps.
JJ
Very cool that these are available.
Are these still available for purchase? If so does anyone have the contact info? Thanks!
On their website, do a product inquiry and they will contact you with details.
@OKcruiserguy918 , you in Tulsa? Let me know if you pull the trigger, maybe we can order two sets and save on shipping.
Hey I'm talking with Asfir and on their site they mention that these plates are for Diesel versions only, could the fitment issues be because of this or do you have a Diesel 100 in the states?
Yeah, installation was pretty straight forward. I encountered the same things outlined in the thread above.
I had to cut and bend the front plate to get it around my home made hidden winch plate. But it would have bolted right up if not for that plate.
I opened up all the holes in the next two plates as suggested above. I also overlapped them instead of cutting off the 5 inches.
Two things that I did that maybe weren't done before was to drill new holes in the middle plate so I could bolt it to the existing, threaded holes in the stock cross member and I cut and flattened the plate so it would suck up against it. Also added some weather stripping for sound.
The holes for drain plugs don't line up either. But I'll drill those out later when I need to. I got them just in time for my trip and didn't have time to really look at what else needs to be done.
Hope that helps.
JJ
Yeah, they only sell them for the diesel version so they don’t fit quite right for our North American gas 100s. But it wasn’t really that big of a deal to get them on. For the most part, I just made the holes a bit bigger. If you want perfect fit and a beautiful underbody look I’d suggest the Dissent Off-road plates. Those guys do amazing work. But it’s a significant price difference.
these seem perfect for my needs. My stock front skid plate is questionable at best and the middle one is missing. I live in a harsh climate and it would be nice to have the security of added protection with a system that will not rust. They appear to be robust and likely to withstand any off-roading i may do. I just pulled the trigger on them and Leonard was very helpful. They should be at my doorstep in 2 weeks.
I'll probably be at the ASFIR factory in Israel in in two weeks. I have been there twice before. I now have 100 daily driver so I'm going to try to get the full set of skid plates. My 80 is the wheeling rig. I have read the thread. What would people want to know?
I bit the bullet. Should have them in a few weeks. If have any addition fitment ideas I'll let ya know!
you wont regret it. They are wonderful. When I got My LX the stock front skid plate was nearly falling off and all the other skid plates were missing. This was the perfect replacement and gives me peace of mind in the harsh midwest winters.
What issues if any did you run into when you installed the rest of the skid plates? I have the front skid right now and love it and have been on the fence about purchasing the rest. Please advise, thanks
I just got my transmission skid in the mail this week from ASFIR and will be doing a more in depth installation guide. Stay tuned.
I think the stock front skid is perfectly fine (i regret that mine was thrown away), but i noticed the ASFIR front skid overlaps more in the front and probably gives better protection to the radiator from below. You will probably be fine by keeping it and only installing the two rear plates. The middle and front skid plates should blots together to the stock front crossmember. You may have to get longer bolts if keeping the original.
Regarding installation issues - I cannot speak to that directly because i didn't do the install myself. I had a shop install everything. Seems like they didn't have any issues aligning everything up. The main issue is that rear crossmember in the Asfir Kit was simply not wide enough to clear the frame, so they ended up fabricating some brackets out of steel and drilling them to the frame to get them to work. Now everything aligns perfectly, and the exhaust fits perfectly through the notch in the rear crossmember. I am very happy with it. I could also swear the ride is quieter.
Thank you for the info, I really like the quality of their skid plates. I might just have to pull the trigger and make it happen. Thanks again
Sweet! Looking forward to it
