WHY YOU SHOULD BUY EVOLUTIONS "THOR" AUDI A4 ALUMINUM SKID PLATE!
Audi's oil pans are made of a paper-thin cast aluminum that is easily cracked by many objects such as road debris, manhole covers and speed bumps. While your car may be at stock height, there is only approximately 4 inches of ground clearance with your oil pan. If you are lowered from stock height, there is very little room for error when negotiating an object in your path. Here is some information on this Evolution Aluminum Skid Plate for those of you that haven't seen it before.
- The plate is 5052 grade aluminum and is 4.8mm (.191 inches) thick.
- Weighs 16.7 Lbs
- Protects your cars oil pan, a/c pump, radiator & transmission (does not cover the transmission fully).
- Bolts to you vehicle with 3 structural mounts and up to two additional plastic mounts.
- 45 to 60 minute install.
- Once the plate is installed it is only 4-5 bolts that need to be removed for your oil change(1-2minutes).
- Fits all engines and transmissions. A4, S4 V8 engine owners must read the info at the bottom of the page.
- Never rusts.
- Maximum amount of ground clearance possible provided.
- A detailed easy to follow, step by step guide only located on our website in the left nav menu under "Install Guides". Click here to view Thor-AudiA4-Install-Guide(PDF)
- Air duct to allow air flow onto the transmission.
- Specially designed so you won’t have to worry about air forcing your plastic tire well lining back and into your tires.
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Designed, tested and proven by EVOLUTION IMPORT INC.
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Shipped to your door step in a box as a complete kit. No other attachments need to be purchased.
- Draft/Design by: EVOLUTION IMPORT INC.
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CNC Machine Manufactured.
Oil Changes: We make it easy for you. With the Thor skid plate we do not offer an oil drain hole option. If we were to put one on the skid plate, the hole would be located right on the ramped section of the skid plate. This would be bad as the hole could easily catch an object on the road causing a major hazard for you and other vehicles on the road. So the skid plate will need to be removed in order to gain access to the oil filter and drain plug. However if you want to put your own access holes into the skid plate, it is at your own risk. We have added two 1/2" sight holes so you can locate your oil plug for proper alignment while you cut your own oil drain hole. Removal of the skid plate for oil changes is very quick and easy taking 1-2 minutes. Only the bottom four or five bolts need to be removed and the skid plate drops right down and off of your Audi. The aluminum side wings don't need to be unbolted from the skid plate.
Shipping Information: If you would like to know how much shipping will cost simply add the items you would like to purchase to your cart and enter your Country, State/Province, Zip/Postal Code and click "Recalculate" to get the shipping cost. This is the quickest way to quote you on shipping costs. Please use this method before emailing us as it can take up to two days for us to respond to the email.
Fits:
95-01 Audi A4, Sedan, Avant & Wagon (B5 Platform)
98-02 Audi S4, Sedan, Avant & Wagon (B5 Platform)
02-08 Audi A4, S4, Sedan, Avant & Wagon (B6 & B7 Platform)
98-04 Audi A6 with the C5 platform if you have the metal bracket at the front center of where the plastic skid plate fastens on. If you only have a plastic shroud there, this skid plate won't work for your A6 -This will not fit the A6 with the V8 engine.
All Audi A4/S4 with the V8 engine will require spacers at the front of plate and will require some small modifications to add the two extra spacers. Ex: You may have to drill two small holes in the plastic radiator shroud in order to add the two extra spacers. This skid plate is not a direct bolt on for the V8's but we do offer it as an alternative to the OEM plastic one. Here is a link to a pack of 3 of our own 12.77mm think Poly Spacers:
http://www.evolutionimport.com/12_7mm_Thick_Poly_Spacer_Pack_Of_3_p/a-00002-007.htm
Fits:
95-01 Audi A4, Sedan, Avant & Wagon (B5 Platform)
98-02 Audi S4, Sedan, Avant & Wagon (B5 Platform)
02-07 Audi A4, Sedan, Avant & Wagon (B6 & B7 Platform)
V8 engines will require spacers at the front of plate and will require modifications to fit using the spacers.
98-04 Audi A6 with the C5 platform -This will not fit the A6 with the V8 engine.
