So, I have installed the factory aluminum skid plates for my 1000 Max. I like them they are a good tight fit and seem to do the job well.
I notice though, that the outside edge of the lower plastics at the foot well, hang well below and outside, of the skid plates.
I wonder why BRP did that?
On the Iron Baltic set the footwell skid plates wrap around this edge creating the ability to slide over things instead of "hooking" on the plastic skirt. Maybe to prevent debris accumulation?
My friend who I ride with (also a Max), has already ripped off a chunk of his skirt when pushing up and over a large log/rock combo. I myself have crossed a large log/root/rock sliding directly on this plastic edge and I have slightly deformed the skirt. Thankfully, I did not catch it on the log and rip it off.
The max with the long chassis tends to rub the middle more than other machines on the trails that I ride on. So this got me to start thinking about welding a piece of metal onto the skid plates to act as a "rock slider" I could use a square tube and try to tuck it into the space between the skid plate and the lower skirt. I will probably have to scribe the metal on a band saw so it will tuck up.
I was thinking that if it was flush I would keep the stock look but stop anything from hooking or bending it.
Has anyone done this?
thanks,
Ed1
I notice though, that the outside edge of the lower plastics at the foot well, hang well below and outside, of the skid plates.
I wonder why BRP did that?
On the Iron Baltic set the footwell skid plates wrap around this edge creating the ability to slide over things instead of "hooking" on the plastic skirt. Maybe to prevent debris accumulation?
My friend who I ride with (also a Max), has already ripped off a chunk of his skirt when pushing up and over a large log/rock combo. I myself have crossed a large log/root/rock sliding directly on this plastic edge and I have slightly deformed the skirt. Thankfully, I did not catch it on the log and rip it off.
The max with the long chassis tends to rub the middle more than other machines on the trails that I ride on. So this got me to start thinking about welding a piece of metal onto the skid plates to act as a "rock slider" I could use a square tube and try to tuck it into the space between the skid plate and the lower skirt. I will probably have to scribe the metal on a band saw so it will tuck up.
I was thinking that if it was flush I would keep the stock look but stop anything from hooking or bending it.
Has anyone done this?
thanks,
Ed1