Anyone try out the WARN gas tank skidplate?
06-07-2004, 07:46 PM
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Anyone try out the WARN gas tank skidplate?
From what i have seen, warn has begun selling gas tank skidplate for
jeep wrangler yj's and tj's. Its design is based directly on Kilby's
gas tank skidplate. It lifts the tank itself 1" just like Kilby's and
its also a bolt in setup. It's also only $156.95 on quadratec.com,
significatly cheaper than the kilby skidplate.
I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality.
However, before i do i'd like to hear from those who have it. Anyone
out there running the Warn Fuel Tank SKidplate? How is it? Was the
install difficult?
jeep wrangler yj's and tj's. Its design is based directly on Kilby's
gas tank skidplate. It lifts the tank itself 1" just like Kilby's and
its also a bolt in setup. It's also only $156.95 on quadratec.com,
significatly cheaper than the kilby skidplate.
I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality.
However, before i do i'd like to hear from those who have it. Anyone
out there running the Warn Fuel Tank SKidplate? How is it? Was the
install difficult?
06-07-2004, 08:29 PM
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Re: Anyone try out the WARN gas tank skidplate?
Derek Proctor wrote:
> From what i have seen, warn has begun selling gas tank skidplate for
> jeep wrangler yj's and tj's. Its design is based directly on Kilby's
> gas tank skidplate. It lifts the tank itself 1" just like Kilby's and
> its also a bolt in setup. It's also only $156.95 on quadratec.com,
> significatly cheaper than the kilby skidplate.
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality.
> However, before i do i'd like to hear from those who have it. Anyone
> out there running the Warn Fuel Tank SKidplate? How is it? Was the
> install difficult?
My borther installed one on his jeep. Was relativley easy. works good,
has been hit hard, and only scratched the paint.
> From what i have seen, warn has begun selling gas tank skidplate for
> jeep wrangler yj's and tj's. Its design is based directly on Kilby's
> gas tank skidplate. It lifts the tank itself 1" just like Kilby's and
> its also a bolt in setup. It's also only $156.95 on quadratec.com,
> significatly cheaper than the kilby skidplate.
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality.
> However, before i do i'd like to hear from those who have it. Anyone
> out there running the Warn Fuel Tank SKidplate? How is it? Was the
> install difficult?
My borther installed one on his jeep. Was relativley easy. works good,
has been hit hard, and only scratched the paint.
06-07-2004, 08:29 PM
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Re: Anyone try out the WARN gas tank skidplate?
Derek Proctor wrote:
> From what i have seen, warn has begun selling gas tank skidplate for
> jeep wrangler yj's and tj's. Its design is based directly on Kilby's
> gas tank skidplate. It lifts the tank itself 1" just like Kilby's and
> its also a bolt in setup. It's also only $156.95 on quadratec.com,
> significatly cheaper than the kilby skidplate.
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality.
> However, before i do i'd like to hear from those who have it. Anyone
> out there running the Warn Fuel Tank SKidplate? How is it? Was the
> install difficult?
My borther installed one on his jeep. Was relativley easy. works good,
has been hit hard, and only scratched the paint.
> From what i have seen, warn has begun selling gas tank skidplate for
> jeep wrangler yj's and tj's. Its design is based directly on Kilby's
> gas tank skidplate. It lifts the tank itself 1" just like Kilby's and
> its also a bolt in setup. It's also only $156.95 on quadratec.com,
> significatly cheaper than the kilby skidplate.
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality.
> However, before i do i'd like to hear from those who have it. Anyone
> out there running the Warn Fuel Tank SKidplate? How is it? Was the
> install difficult?
My borther installed one on his jeep. Was relativley easy. works good,
has been hit hard, and only scratched the paint.
06-07-2004, 08:29 PM
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Re: Anyone try out the WARN gas tank skidplate?
Derek Proctor wrote:
> From what i have seen, warn has begun selling gas tank skidplate for
> jeep wrangler yj's and tj's. Its design is based directly on Kilby's
> gas tank skidplate. It lifts the tank itself 1" just like Kilby's and
> its also a bolt in setup. It's also only $156.95 on quadratec.com,
> significatly cheaper than the kilby skidplate.
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality.
> However, before i do i'd like to hear from those who have it. Anyone
> out there running the Warn Fuel Tank SKidplate? How is it? Was the
> install difficult?
My borther installed one on his jeep. Was relativley easy. works good,
has been hit hard, and only scratched the paint.
> From what i have seen, warn has begun selling gas tank skidplate for
> jeep wrangler yj's and tj's. Its design is based directly on Kilby's
> gas tank skidplate. It lifts the tank itself 1" just like Kilby's and
> its also a bolt in setup. It's also only $156.95 on quadratec.com,
> significatly cheaper than the kilby skidplate.
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality.
> However, before i do i'd like to hear from those who have it. Anyone
> out there running the Warn Fuel Tank SKidplate? How is it? Was the
> install difficult?
My borther installed one on his jeep. Was relativley easy. works good,
has been hit hard, and only scratched the paint.
06-07-2004, 08:29 PM
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Re: Anyone try out the WARN gas tank skidplate?
Derek Proctor wrote:
> From what i have seen, warn has begun selling gas tank skidplate for
> jeep wrangler yj's and tj's. Its design is based directly on Kilby's
> gas tank skidplate. It lifts the tank itself 1" just like Kilby's and
> its also a bolt in setup. It's also only $156.95 on quadratec.com,
> significatly cheaper than the kilby skidplate.
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality.
> However, before i do i'd like to hear from those who have it. Anyone
> out there running the Warn Fuel Tank SKidplate? How is it? Was the
> install difficult?
My borther installed one on his jeep. Was relativley easy. works good,
has been hit hard, and only scratched the paint.
> From what i have seen, warn has begun selling gas tank skidplate for
> jeep wrangler yj's and tj's. Its design is based directly on Kilby's
> gas tank skidplate. It lifts the tank itself 1" just like Kilby's and
> its also a bolt in setup. It's also only $156.95 on quadratec.com,
> significatly cheaper than the kilby skidplate.
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality.
> However, before i do i'd like to hear from those who have it. Anyone
> out there running the Warn Fuel Tank SKidplate? How is it? Was the
> install difficult?
My borther installed one on his jeep. Was relativley easy. works good,
has been hit hard, and only scratched the paint.
06-07-2004, 08:54 PM
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Re: Anyone try out the WARN gas tank skidplate?
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality. <
Ok, just one point here. "Warn's quality" is one thing with their winches,
another with their bumpers, flares and off-road armor, etc. They are
apparently having this stuff outsourced from offshore mfrs and from what
I've seen it is several notches below the quality stuff sold by Kilby,
Currie, Durango, etc. In the end, you'll get what you paid for.
06-07-2004, 08:54 PM
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Re: Anyone try out the WARN gas tank skidplate?
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality. <
Ok, just one point here. "Warn's quality" is one thing with their winches,
another with their bumpers, flares and off-road armor, etc. They are
apparently having this stuff outsourced from offshore mfrs and from what
I've seen it is several notches below the quality stuff sold by Kilby,
Currie, Durango, etc. In the end, you'll get what you paid for.
06-07-2004, 08:54 PM
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Re: Anyone try out the WARN gas tank skidplate?
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality. <
Ok, just one point here. "Warn's quality" is one thing with their winches,
another with their bumpers, flares and off-road armor, etc. They are
apparently having this stuff outsourced from offshore mfrs and from what
I've seen it is several notches below the quality stuff sold by Kilby,
Currie, Durango, etc. In the end, you'll get what you paid for.
06-07-2004, 08:54 PM
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Re: Anyone try out the WARN gas tank skidplate?
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality. <
Ok, just one point here. "Warn's quality" is one thing with their winches,
another with their bumpers, flares and off-road armor, etc. They are
apparently having this stuff outsourced from offshore mfrs and from what
I've seen it is several notches below the quality stuff sold by Kilby,
Currie, Durango, etc. In the end, you'll get what you paid for.
06-08-2004, 10:22 AM
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Re: Anyone try out the WARN gas tank skidplate?
I just helped a friend install one of these on his TJ about 2 weeks
ago. Very easy. I would say you need two people to do it; it would be
difficult to jack the skid back up into place and have enough
stabilization and control to get it in the right spot without another
person to help.
There are plenty of writeups on the 'net to help you get it done. It
really is pretty much exactly like the Kilby plate; very well built.
Sad that Warn stole pretty much the exact same design, and is now
undercutting the price of Kilby's by so much. I may end up going with
the Warn version to save a few bucks myself, now. Oh well.
dirk44@aol.com (Derek Proctor) wrote in message news:<3ade3bcf.0406071546.cc7a431@posting.google.c om>...
> From what i have seen, warn has begun selling gas tank skidplate for
> jeep wrangler yj's and tj's. Its design is based directly on Kilby's
> gas tank skidplate. It lifts the tank itself 1" just like Kilby's and
> its also a bolt in setup. It's also only $156.95 on quadratec.com,
> significatly cheaper than the kilby skidplate.
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality.
> However, before i do i'd like to hear from those who have it. Anyone
> out there running the Warn Fuel Tank SKidplate? How is it? Was the
> install difficult?
ago. Very easy. I would say you need two people to do it; it would be
difficult to jack the skid back up into place and have enough
stabilization and control to get it in the right spot without another
person to help.
There are plenty of writeups on the 'net to help you get it done. It
really is pretty much exactly like the Kilby plate; very well built.
Sad that Warn stole pretty much the exact same design, and is now
undercutting the price of Kilby's by so much. I may end up going with
the Warn version to save a few bucks myself, now. Oh well.
dirk44@aol.com (Derek Proctor) wrote in message news:<3ade3bcf.0406071546.cc7a431@posting.google.c om>...
> From what i have seen, warn has begun selling gas tank skidplate for
> jeep wrangler yj's and tj's. Its design is based directly on Kilby's
> gas tank skidplate. It lifts the tank itself 1" just like Kilby's and
> its also a bolt in setup. It's also only $156.95 on quadratec.com,
> significatly cheaper than the kilby skidplate.
> I am considering getting one because of its price and warn's quality.
> However, before i do i'd like to hear from those who have it. Anyone
> out there running the Warn Fuel Tank SKidplate? How is it? Was the
> install difficult?