F430 Front bumper skid plates

[Simon rc]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a manufacturer of front bumper skid plates?
Any pros and cons to consider?

Kind regards Simon

 

[Stero]

Hill Engineering. Around £100 per pair in the UK. Tricky to fit unless you have a ramp as you need to drill holes beneath the bumper for small bolts which will be tricky to access. Some have used strong double sided adhesive tape but Hill don’t recommend that.

 

[A348W]

dont bother. came on my 355, all they do is reduce your ground clearance so actually counter productive

 

[Stero]

they spread any impact force back and out to reduce strain on the bumper - I’d highly recommend them

 

[A348W]

they spread any impact force back and out to reduce strain on the bumper - I’d highly recommend

If you are hitting something hard enough to be worried about distributing the impact load, local damage at the point if impact will be the least of your worries. whilst you might minimise local damage the impact loads will still be distributed to the bumper mounting points; and actually if you distribute loading as suggested none of the load will be dissipated locally and the bumper mounts will see more loading.

 

[Simon rc]

thanks for all your thoughts, lots to confider.

 

[Terry]

I like and prefer bumper skid plates as they do prevent scuffing the underside paintwork by easing the car over bumps when going slowly and carefully, useful when manoeuvring. As has been said Hill Engineering work well for this purpose and fit well using the supplied hardware.

 

[Simon rc]

thanks for all your feedback