Originally Posted by AlexVX
The group buy was $750 for the powdercoat ones, think it was $50 or $100 less for the raw steel version. They weigh 150 lbs total for your reference, so shipping will be steep, maybe figure $75?
So like Riff said, they're in the $800 ballpark. You can probably plan/budget for something in that neighborhood.
OK...I'll either be shot-down..or its good info... ?
With all due respect to the time and effort put in to
getting the Kilby under armour/armor made.....
...its OVERKILL.
The bolts are gonna get F'd up...destroyed...it retains heat..BIG TIME..
...and its WAY more than ya need.....for the VX capabilities.
Your LOW point...is the crux of the matter....EXACTLY!
Having wheeled as a relative newbie for several years...
.....and beyond that, done trails that VX's are not s'posed to do...
........many of them!
..
Jo - I thought for sure the Kilby's were RETAINING HEAT->contributing to overheating. Talked w/my off-road mechanic guy He felt strongly they are not contributing in any way. I've had them on full time for 19 months without any temp issues whatsoever, and I've had many hot hot AZ days. So he feels since this is a new problem, they aren't retaining heat or causing my overheating.
It has to be something ELSE causing it. (Thus I'm getting a new aluminum radiator...just a few more weeks!)
Also, my transmission housing/center console and hump get so freakin' hot after like 2-4 hrs of driving, again, thought for sure it was caused by the skids retaining heat.....but after I posted about it, many other owners without skids said they had the same occur.....
Overkill? Maybe a bit, but MOST (but not all) VXs that go off road and do some of the extreme trails you've done...are LIFTED!!! Since I'm not lifted, and will never be...."my LOWPOINT is the crux of the matter"......Exactly! So......there's a place for some strong steel plates on my belly!
But really, it just depends on whatever the individuals' needs are.
Need I say more about extreme?...LOL
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