We live in Colorado and take the Volt on mountain dirt roads. We avoid the the technical all-wheel drive roads. The dirt roads we take have dips and rocks. Even though we go slow and carefully, occasionally we scrape the bottom of the car. Is there a Volt underbody guard or skid plate that is metal and will stand up to occasional bumps underneath?
Skid Plate for the Volt?
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Great idea and there would be customers for such products!
Just a plate of 0.125 aluminum rolled up on the leading edge and secured with spacers to every third battery pack bolt with a longer bolt.
But then would you need to remove it if you ever need a warranty claim? Could go on and off in less than an hour with power tools.
But not needed for me....
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You must have missed this thread about sleeping in your volt during a power outage
http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread...right-side-I-got-a-Volt&p=4556522#post4556522
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Better yet, GM please put the Voltec drivetrain on a CUV, SUV, or pickup. I want a Subyukonade!!!
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I'd get one also.
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Mostly when you hear the scraping noise from the Volt it's the plastic "air dam" in the front which hangs low and improves the aerodynamics. It's basically sacrificial and designed to scrape. You could take it off and you'd notice a lot less scraping though.
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Not where OP and I drive. There are a lot of dirt roads in Colorado and you will bottom out on these roads, regardless of how carefully you drive them.
So I've been holed up here for a couple of weeks working on a couple of TOP SECRET new Volt items and this pops up. I can make a skid plate, that isn't really a problem. Shipping could be a bit though. I would appreciate it if anyone interested would send me an email. I'll start a waiting list and get back to you with info as soon as I can do some research on it. The earliest I could see this happening would be July 1.
And the new stuff???? Wait and see! But things just keep getting better and better!
Steve
A GREAT item, if I do say so myself. Available for the Gen 1 and Gen 2 Volt. And coming soon to a Bolt near you!!
Steve
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Scartlett add a TRANSPARENT replacement PILLAR A for Gen1, and Gen 2 so we see walking people!. LOL
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Cut the entire top off, add a transparent aluminum top that eliminates the blind spots in the A, B, and C pillars as well as the low roofline.
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·Haven't taken a look at the bottom of the car to see what the attachment points might be, but maybe the way to go with this to decrease your shipping costs is a multi-piece construction where the back edges of the front piece overlap the next piece back.
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I think the only downside that I have found with my volt is the weakness of the undercarriage. I bottomed out the other day and cracked one of the radiators just with a scrape. I too am looking for a steel plate but I can mount to the bottom of the car to protect the radiators.
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