03-18-2020, 02:53 PM | #23 |
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The IND (Fall Line) guard requires some cutting. The Turner Motorsports version is plug and play (the one I decided to use). Both offer decent protection but I believe the Fall Line guard is a little more rigid based on materials used.
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03-18-2020, 04:24 PM | #26 |
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If anyone installs one of those guards themselves, please post up about how difficult it was. I'm dangerous with tools in my hands sometimes and not sure I want to tackle it myself, but also don't want to pay a mechanic a bunch of cash to do it if it's relatively easy.
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This works.
$70.00 The open area is just nuts to begin with. Yes, great air flow, but a screen of some kind ( 1 inch openings?) has got to add enough protection and not restrict air flow that much? If you are 'racing" with your M5, the remove your shield. When I read these posts I just shake my head. Why not include some top hood vents or hell leave the hood off for "maximum" cooling. Such BS. Great job BMW engineering. Mike
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Seems like a ridiculous amount of money and work to install a guard that appears to not fully protect the oil cooler anyway...
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Our cars do have temperature gauges ... we'll know if the car is running hot and take actions to address that ... better than damaging the oil cooler on the highway, than you're toast and so might be your engine
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Ordered and installed the Tuner Motorsport skid plate oil cooler protector yesterday. Ordering and delivery through ECS was excellent. The install was very straight forward with no cutting or re-fabricating. Once I had the car on the ramps, only took me ~45 minutes to complete the job.
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Would that Tuner protector really have prevented the tire tread damage that the OP said happened? It seem like the chance of it getting blocked by one of the three 1" cross bars seems very small.
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No it doesn't void the warranty. I had an IND guard installed and the service advisor confirmed it doesn't affect the warranty. As a matter of fact, he said it was a good idea to get one installed.
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Yes, it can be covered under my collision, but it's a $1000 deductible and my premiums would go up about $400 for 3 years, plus it would go on Carfax and diminish the car value. Plus if I had another claim in the next year, the premiums would go up significantly. So it was a better idea to pay it myself.
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I opted for the Fall Line version, but I'm sure this would be possible with the Turner oil cooler guard. I used galvanized 1/4" hardware cloth and 3/16" diameter stainless steel pop rivets with 1/4" grip and stainless washers to hold the cloth in place. The hardware wire cloth is only .028" thick, but for a trial effort it'll do to see if it survives. I looked at stainless mesh online, but it gets expensive, so galvanized it is. I haven't installed on the car yet, but the instructions are clear and while more involved than Turner's, only require a few simple tools. The mesh size to fit the Fall Line guard is 7 1/4" by 24".
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