Under Engine Plastic Thingie/Cover - Necessary?
#28
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Mine is the biggest pain in the ****. I had a train horn pushing it down so had a part missing. That part turned into half of it missing. Just siliconed/screwed plexiglass in there last week and it flew right off as soon as triple digits were hit. I dont know what to do as this part is too short for oem e63 bumper as well.
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Part number I found is 211 520 44 23?
This ones $85 shipped from parts.com
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**edit this one is for the face lift, may work better for ppl with e63 front bumpers?**
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i have the front two encapsilators on mine. I took the one that covers the tranny pan off. It kept on making vibrations/noises after i installed my long tubes where the two brackets are farthest from the front.
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I don't ever recall hearing or seeing a metal underbelly tray that is available.
Alextaylor29, your pretty lucky. I heard of guys hitting tire carcasses end tearing up their car's oil cooler.
And their not a cheap fix either, as your car need to be flat bedded to a repair shop.
Alextaylor29, your pretty lucky. I heard of guys hitting tire carcasses end tearing up their car's oil cooler.
And their not a cheap fix either, as your car need to be flat bedded to a repair shop.
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65 Chevelle Wagon w/ C5 frame, 08 ML63, 04 S600, 04 E55,(sold) 00 ML55,(sold) 98 C43-55K Swap
I just checked epc and there are 3 versions of the "protective plate" vs just "covering" which is for us cars. I'm not sure which would be the correct one, but they do look to be available.
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This is great I need all three pans!
Anyone who might be doing a E63 conversion and want to sell their good (slightly) scratched front belly pan? send me a PM...with cost etc.
Thanks in advance!
Anyone who might be doing a E63 conversion and want to sell their good (slightly) scratched front belly pan? send me a PM...with cost etc.
Thanks in advance!
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I wish these covered the pipes right after the cats... caught a plastic bag right behind the cat on the drivers side last night. Gotta love the smell of burning plastic.
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#41
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Removed all three pans and hardware from my car and won't put them back on as long as I own it. Don't want them trapping heat and they are a pain to R&R every time working under the car. You get a little more engine noise with them off, but that's OK with me.
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Mine was in pretty poor shape too. If you have a fair majority of it left, just get some fiberglass and resin and it's an easy repair...