Installing fiberglass type skid plates -need ADVICE/HELP!

[vt_maverick]

I'm putting rubber (neoprene) washers on both sides...I'll need to add room for that too. Are you doing that too?

I also got some black surgical tubing to make the tiny little bands for the screws.

I don't have to have a front plate for AZ, but I haven't tried the 40s yet to see if they'll work with my washers.

Mav if ya end up having to buy a boatload, I'll buy some from you. I'll probably need them.

Remind me why you're doing the rubber washers and surgical tubing again? The paint seems REALLY soft so I'm actually a lot more worried about road debris than I am hardware rubbing...

[VX KAT]

Remind me why you're doing the rubber washers and surgical tubing again? The paint seems REALLY soft so I'm actually a lot more worried about road debris than I am hardware rubbing...

surgical tubing just so the screw threads don't touch the plastic, maybe preventing splintering, maybe not necessary...was about $2 for 3 ft....

rubber washers because it seemed like a good idea not to have the metal screw head rubbing on the purdy paint, and possibly grinding through it over time....on my dirt road. I'll cut down the washers so a ton of washer isn't exposed around the screw head. Maybe both are overkill, but super cheap.

Hope the paint cures much harder over time. Didn't ask about that. When I got my Lexus back, the shop told me not to wax it for 2-3 months as the many layers of paint would take a while to cure. So maybe our will cure too.