WHY YOU SHOULD BUY EVOLUTIONS "THOR" ALUMINUM SKID PLATE!
Volkswagen'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.
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The plate is 5052 grade aluminum and is 4.8mm (.191 inches) thick.
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Weighs 16.7 Lbs total installed.
- Protects your cars oil pan, a/c pump, radiator & transmission.
- Bolts to you vehicle in five locations.
- 45 to 60 minute install.
- Once the plate is installed it is only 5 bolts that need to be removed for your oil change(1-2minutes).
- Fits all engines and transmissions.
- 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-Passat-B5/B5.5-Install-Guide(PDF)
- Air duct to allow air flow around 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 five bolts need to be removed and the skid plate drops right down and off of your VW. 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. Then enter your Country, State/Province, Zip/Postal Code and then click the button labeled "Recalculate" and it will give you 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:
98-05 Passat & Passat Wagon
Passats with the W8 engine will need spacers at the front. Here is a link to the required spacers:
http://www.evolutionimport.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=B%2D00051%2D011&CartID=1
Thor Skid Plate 
