The G80/G82 BMW models are simply amazing to drive; don't let road debris keep you from enjoying the moment. These cars have so much packed under the hood to get you this experience it causes the oil cooler to be placed face-down to the road. This makes the cooler an easy target for impact, which can prove catastrophic as the stock belly pan is designed from a flexible plastic material. We've heard stories of small branches, scrap pieces that fell from trucks to large ice chunks impact the cooler immediately draining the car of its oil. If you don't catch this right away this could cause serious internal engine damage due to oil starvation.
Turner's in-house engineering designed a skid plate to protect your oil cooler from these unfortunate situations while maintaining factory aerodynamics and fitment. The idea was to design something much stronger yet that still keeps the weight to a minimum. The Turner skid plate weighs slightly more than the plastic OE piece, making the Turner skid plate the lightest metal option on the market. This skid plate requires no modification and mounts using the existing factory hardware. Using a trim seal to press against the oil cooler allows the airflow to pull heat from the cooler the same way the OE belly pan was designed.
Features:
- No cutting, drilling, or modification required
- 1/8” 5052 Aluminium skid plate construction.
- 10 Ga 5052 Aluminium side pieces to save weight.
- Increased ground clearance.
- Integrated frame-mounted support bracket for maximum strength.
- Included bulb seal maintains oil cooler efficiency.
- Retains factory air duct for oil cooler.
- Maintains wheel liner mounting positions.
- Black powder-coated or Milled finish (ES4375774) options.
- Made in U.S.A
NOTE: This skid plate does not fit CS and CSL models due to interference with an added bracket for the "CSK" front lip spoiler (51758085420).
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