Rasta vs Mantec under bumper skid plate??

[Boaz]

Do you need to be able to take it off for servicing / oil changes etc.? I didn't think you did.

 

[allodial]

yep, oil filter and drain is right above there... you have to take off the mantec and also the small stock skid plate to do oil changes.

 

[GrahamWelland]

quick side note for mantec owners/buyers...

I just had a recent service at the dealership and I know I probably should have put on some locktight when i originally installed the guard... but anyhow I was out on the trail the other day messing around with my camera and later noticed that 1 bolt was missing and the other was hanging out crooked....

Basically the dealer didn't line up the bolts and half assed re-attaching it after service, because when I went to install a new bolt everything was off alignment and the remaining threads were all chewed up.

I would go visit the dealer and give them a good bollocking for that! That is a lousy job by any standards and totally unacceptable. That said, I've had similar experiences with MUCH more expensive Italian machinery - I had a dealer forget to re-attach the rear clips on an underbody ground effect tray and after a few miles I wondered what the expensive (for the dealer) scraping noise was ...