Plastic Undertrays

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GaryJ
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Plastic Undertrays

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Hi all, do the plastic undertrays cover the whole length of the car or stop just at the engine bay?

Is there a plastic undertray for the actual engine itself?
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only 2 little ones either side but nothing under the engine itself
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The undertrays underside finish kind of just after the rear of the firewall / front of the sump. They have sort of scooped shapes in the middle to curve the air upwards if I recall?
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jasongtr wrote:only 2 little ones either side but nothing under the engine itself


Oh are these easy to spot? If missing would these cause excess water to get into the engine bay area?

RST wrote:The undertrays underside finish kind of just after the rear of the firewall / front of the sump. They have sort of scooped shapes in the middle to curve the air upwards if I recall?


Yep the end of it kinda curves upwards.

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GaryJ wrote:
jasongtr wrote:only 2 little ones either side but nothing under the engine itself

If missing would these cause excess water to get into the engine bay area?



i wouldnt of thought so, do you have a rain tray on your engine cover?
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You actually get more crap in the engine bay if you're missing the one belt-end of the engine as rubbish can get up onto the alternator / aircon belts and then get flung all over the place. It's only the passenger side one which has a curved edge to allow air to come up onto the front face of the gearbox.
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i wouldnt of thought so, do you have a rain tray on your engine cover?


Yep I got the tray that funnels water attatched to the underside of the engine lid.

toxo wrote:You actually get more crap in the engine bay if you're missing the one belt-end of the engine as rubbish can get up onto the alternator / aircon belts and then get flung all over the place. It's only the passenger side one which has a curved edge to allow air to come up onto the front face of the gearbox.


I'll try and look for this next time, just making some checks before i get a coilpack if there was a another area causing the car to die in the wet.

Thanks, Gary
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