Ford Racing Skid Plate...any advantage?

[SVTRay]

Not worth the price of the upgrade as far as looks go. I had mine line X'd

Did you have the stocker line X'd or the aftermarket unit?

 

[KaiserM715]

Any pics of the skid plate?

I haven't seen any install pictures but it runs about 550.00 and be seen here:

http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=11357

I would really like to see some detailed pics beyond what Ford has put up, which is not much at all.

 

[MagicMtnDan]

We need someone to buy one and takes pictures of it. Until then this is what we've got to look at...



Here's the description on their site:

Fits 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor
Replaces production front skid plate
Added side and center reinforcements
Complete with mounting brackets and hardware
Powder-coated "foundry finish" gray
"Ford Racing" logo, right and left sides

I'm not at all certain it really is an improvement over the stock unit. Seems to me it's a way to sell ($$$) a FRP logo'd product that Raptor owners can buy before or after they bend their stock unit.

 

[AndyR]

I've shelled out the dough, just waiting for the part to show lol

 

[SVTCALI]

i crushed my skid plate in the pismo dunes (have video clip of it). I'm trying to decide myself if I should go with the fordracing one or the factory one. I was at my local dealership yesterday and they couldn't find the factory part number for some reason. one guy said he thinks its around $300 and another guy thinks it's about $1000!

 

[BigJ]

Post that vid up CALI! Would be cool to see it die a hero

 

[MagicMtnDan]

i crushed my skid plate in the pismo dunes (have video clip of it). I'm trying to decide myself if I should go with the fordracing one or the factory one. I was at my local dealership yesterday and they couldn't find the factory part number for some reason. one guy said he thinks its around $300 and another guy thinks it's about $1000!

I'd go with the least expensive one. And from what I understand (or misunderstand) from Andy's report, the FRP unit is less expensive!

 

[AndyR]

Front Skid Part #AL3Z 5B018 A

 

[BigJ]

^^Did a quick google, followed by some drill down and this popped up CLICK HERE. No idea what that is, but it was kinda interesting (albeit not really relevant to this discussion so sawery for the potential derail :hey