Slider sling guard install

[bowyer2002]

I live on a gravel road, it is muddy year round.
I finally got tired of the side of my truck looking like it has muddy zebra stripes - with the mud slung thru my sliders.

This IS ih8mud afterall!

So after a lot of thought I ended up with the following:
Aluminum Diamond plate (a little 'blingy' but oh well)
1.5" conduit straps
Stainless steel hardware.
This configuration makes the diamond plate easily removable, for slider painting, cleaning, etc. and still provides the 'sling' protection that I was after.
Pictures below - enjoy!
About a job.

 

[bowyer2002]

more pictures

and the cheap-o bubba fix with a fencing plank!

 

[Jacket]

Looks good - kinda like the slee slider steps with the plate on top. Although I'm not following/feeling the fencing part.....

 

[bowyer2002]

The fencing part was a joke, but it would have worked as a disposable alternative and it is A LOT cheaper than the diamondplate!

The Slees are excellent but these were already installed so I had to come up with my own plan.

 

[flyingyogi]

I thought about doing something similar but was contemplating expanded metal. The diamond plate looks much better. Thanks for the idea.

 

[bowyer2002]

I thought about doing something similar but was contemplating expanded metal. The diamond plate looks much better. Thanks for the idea.

No problem, glad to help - which is what this forum is about.