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Greetings Rick . . . I finally got everything mounted . . . except the spotters lights . . . (want to save some "fun" for later) . . . your bumper is one of the few things in life that I am completely happy with . . . it's even better than I thought it would be . . . the design and craftsmanship are absolutely beautiful . . . this bumper perfectly compliments the lines and the aesthetics of the wrangler . . . thanks again for all of your help . . . you guys "rock" . . .
 
Sincerely,
Chuck Nance, San Antonio Texas
Here are a couple of pictures of
Chuck's beautiful Rubicon.
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Dear Skid Row,
I just installed the engine skid plate on my 1989 Jeep Wrangler 4.2. It took about an hour, and that's with having to replace the light bulb on my work light in the middle of the installation! I found following the instructions and the installation were quite easy. I have many modifications, (ie: body lift, suspension lift, air lockers, etc) to the Jeep, but they did not make the installation any more difficult. I did it alone with no problems.
Often, when adding a new part to the Jeep, I find I have to "rig it" or make the part fit. The engine skid plate went on without a problem. It was nice to finally purchase a product that lives up to it's advertising. This is strictly a bolt-on product that the average home garage mechanic can accomplish in about an hour.
I am impressed by the skid plates construction, and how secure the mounting seems to be.
I also installed the Top Prop on the same day. I found it to be another good product with quick (15 minutes) and easy installation.
Thanks for the fine products.
Sincerely,
Jeff Lynn, Fresno, CA
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I just finished putting your oil pan skid plate on my 99 TJ. I am very impressed with the quality of all the parts as well as the design of the plate. The installation was incredibly simple, and only took about 25 minutes! What a difference compared to other company's products, which usually require modification just to get it to fit. Thanks for making such a great product! Jon
Jon Berkowitz, Framingham, MA
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I would be happy to serve as a customer reference for your skid plate. You may recall our conversation; I installed the skid plate in no time with minimal effort while I still had 15 stiches in my right elbow. So it was mostly a one handed job. That is telling; an easy installation. My big test trip is scheduled for August 10-12 on the Rubicon. I'll get a few photos and be happy to give you feedback. Most likly a strong reference for it's protection under stress. Thanks ,Ed.
Ed Sussenguth, San Francisco, CA
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I recieved my skid plate yesterday via UPS, and I must say that I am very pleased. The first thing I noticed, was how thick and heavy it was. It reminds me of the removable armour plating on the M3A2 Bradly that I drove while in the Army. I've seen your competitor's products, and let me say they don't even come close. I installed it on my 97 Wrangler today in less than one hour, and it looks great. Once again, I would like to thank you for putting out such a well made product.
Jason Sprouse, Redlands, CA
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Thanks for the exceptional service, I was told to expect that from you guys. As for the trail ride this weekend, it'll do me good to learn how to drive a stock unlifted Jeep all over again, without banging the underside to hell! I was just a little over anxious to go and show off the skidplate to everyone in our Jeep club! Have a great holiday!
Later Rusty wrote again.....
I've finally got to REALLY test out your oil pan skid on my 2000 Sahara, out in East Texas. I actually balanced the entire weight of the vehicle on boulders and steep angled hills. And it's all I can do to scratch the darned paint on that skid!.......However, my factory gas tank skid is already smushed upwards real bad on one side! After only a couple trips off-road! I SOOO counting on you guys to design a skid that will completely replace the factory one, not just cover up that piece of junk! I'm not going to trust my gas tank to anyone else!..... Thanks again guys!!!
Rusty Bryce, League City, TX
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Installed my oil pan skid plate last weekend, love it, fantastic quality and super easy to install ...... thanks
Blaine Powell, Chesterfield, VA
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I of course received my skid plate in good order a few weeks ago (in fact before my factory ordered y2k TJ arrived. I installed it last night in preparation for a planned first offroading trip this weekend. It installed without any problems, other than me not following instructions at one point. I am very pleased with the engineering and build quality of your product and have already recommended it to members of the jeepsunlimited Wrangler forum.
Best regards,
Jeffrey Lardner, Camarillo, CA
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I received the skid plates yesterday afternoon and fitted mine that evening. What a breeze !! They are so well designed, simplicity at it's best ! It all fitted together perfectly. It seems everything has been thought out very carefully, even the positioning of the bolts which allowed for plenty of room to get your tools in. I managed to fit it (in the dark) without jacking up the Jeep, in under an hour. The hardest bit was getting the original lower control arm bolt off - it was a little tight. Apart form that it was a piece of cake - probably the easiest and best put together piece of equipment I have fitted to my Jeep. Thanks a lot.
Chris Stoneham, London, England
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Just dropping you a note on the installation of the oil pan/tranny skid plate. Your instructions are very good !! The engine mount picture is a little hard to see but it didn't long to figure out. Perhaps a before and after picture in each step would clarify some newbie confusion .. like mine. Maybe a positional arrow showing which is the front or back of the vehicle would help. It took about an hour to install it .. with some help from my 4 & 6 yr old .. 8-) The skid plate came neatly packaged. The powder coating is well done. The design of the skid plate is simple but elegant. I'm very pleased with it !! Thanx.
On to the trails ..
Kevin Lau, Hastings, MN
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Well, you wanted to know how it's going. I think this is a positive thing, but I did manage to put a "bend" in my plate. I also toasted the driveshaft as well, so considering how hard a driveshaft is and I bent that, the fact that your plate only has a slight "bend" in it is a positive thing. You can check it out at Hyner. It's a very slight bend, to the unobserved eye you might not even see it. When it happened, I was like, wow, I'm glad that plate is there. I came down hard on an oversized telephone pole, the one at the bottom of Icky Hill at Paragon.
Lynn Ehrenfeld, Camp Hill, PA
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Just got back from the Rubicon trail...WOW!
The skid plates on my 1999 Jeep Wrangler TJ Automatic read like a Harlequin Braille novel. I bent the back bumper and the rims are thrashed to hell. Sometimes the "road" went through two giant boulders too narrow for the car. I just climbed over with the front two tires, then slide down the rock bars that protect the sides, then drag the gas tank skid plate over, then WHAM down onto the rear bumper. Other times, I thought I might as well take off the wheels entirely and have someone drag me over the rocks, riding the skid plates... Amazingly, there is zero body damage! The rear differential locker was a real help, and I needed a winch once to get me out of a stupid mistake, but far and away it was the side boulder bars and the added skid plates that saved my butt (and the oil pan and gas tank). If I'd had even 31" tires instead of 30", I'd have scraped a LOT less.
My advice: Unless you have industrial-strength skid plates over the oil pan and gas tank, and side boulder bars or rock rails, don't even think of trying the Rubicon trail. Otherwise, enjoy what was to me the very best offroading I've ever done!
I want to commend Skid Row Automotive for a truly bulletproof oil pan skid plate. The design is ingenious and takes advantage of preexisting holes in the frame, so installation was a snap. Unlike some other kits where I had to redrill or gerryrig, this one fit as though they'd pretested it on my own car. I HIGHLY recommend their skid plates for any Jeep that they sell for. I'm positive this is the last oil pan skid plate I'll ever need. I'd especially like to single out Eric Kootte at Skid Row for his enthusiastic product support. He made sure that I got the plate in time for the trip despite my late order, and followed up to be sure the installation was easy (it was). My Jeep and I thank you, Eric! You can bet I'll be checking your website for future upgrades.
Daniel Weston, Hollywood, CA
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Got the oil pan skid today... man, it's kick butt dude!! You've done some excellent engineering... the half circle bracket that clamps on the transfer case skid plate was pure genius!! All materials were extreme top notch... right down to the little powder coated tab that held the nuts for the motor mount brace... pure OEM quality.... It was truly fun to install!!! It was engineered so well... the fun didn't last long cause it went on in just a couple minutes! Excellent product man... totally excellent... I'll be sure to show everyone in our club... I'm headed up the rock side of the trail this weekend! Later man!
Rob Simons, O'Fallon, IL
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Just wanted to tell you how pleased I was with (#1) your extremely fast delivery and (#2) the ease of installation of the Top Prop. I had it out of the box, trimmed and on my wrangler in 15 minutes. Great product! ..... Good luck!
Jesse Speer, Estes Park, Colorado
Check out his web site.
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