'86 4000CSQ Skid Plate?

[Shawn Manny]

this is good to hear, I will have to calla round as well..knowing merc
though it'll still be $$$


On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:44:14 -0500, Steve Sears
<steve.sears at soil-mat.on.ca> wrote:
> Paul,
> Funny you should ask.  I saw a 4kq a week ago with a _serious_ skid plate.
> The car was set up for ice racing, and the plate came from a Mercedes ML
> SUV - apparently they remove the skid plate to put on those bush bars to
> protect the SUV from...um...errant shopping carts?...and so the skid plates
> just sit around (they're very heavy gauge aluminum).  You have to make up a
> bracket to attach the back of the plate, but the front just bolts in.  I'm
> contemplating visiting the local Merc dealer to see if one would fit under
> my 5ktq.
> Cheers!
> Steve Sears
> 1987 Audi 5kTQ
> 1980 Audi 5k
> 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
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> Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 16:57:37 EST
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> Subject: '86 4000CSQ Skid Plate?
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> Hello All,
> 
> Just wondering if there was a skid plate offered for under the alternator
> and A/C pump. In deeper snow my alt. packs with snow and doesn't charge,
> also
> when going through puddles, it clears up in a few moments but squeals. If so
> are
> they available?
> Also looking for shift linkage, I'll post in the marketplace also.
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul
> '86 4000CSQ
> '93 S4
> 
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