Thread: Compressor Guards

12 litres! ... bugger me I have bashed and scrapped the crap out of mine and most everything else under there time and time again and it still holds pretty much the right amount.

I might have to try harder to wreck it to see who can dent theirs the most. ...

So is the Prospeed guard only locally available from Brit Parts in SA ?

Thanks,
David

MY14 D4 SDV6 SE

Originally Posted by TerryO

12 litres! ... bugger me I have bashed and scrapped the crap out of mine and most everything else under there time and time again and it still holds pretty much the right amount.

I might have to try harder to wreck it to see who can dent theirs the most. ...

Geez, don't put out a challenge like that to Tombie, he'll wreck his car just to win lol




1000th post yay

With due respect to Gordon who makes a very good and tough product which judging by the scrapes and dings in it has definitely saved my compressor more than once. However I do like the idea of the angled front plate for two reasons. First is I have had sticks jammed in between the plate and the compressor on several ocassions and it has taken quite a bit of effort and jiggling to pull them back out. I have also had horrible rattling noises coming from the compressor after off road trips from dirt and stones jammed in there and it has taken quite a bit of pressure spraying to clear it.

I also think with a strong enough ramp edge on the front it would allow you to slide up over an obstacle which might just ram Into the front of the GOE one.

The only downside that I can think of of that design Is that it might reduce airflow and make it overheat.

I would prefer to give my business to Gordon in general but I do like the prospeed design.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Mine lost 12litres...

Now guarded very nicely

I think I have lost some capacity too. Any way of recovering it prior to fitting a decent guard?

Originally Posted by l00kin4

So is the Prospeed guard only locally available from Brit Parts in SA ?

Thanks,
David

MY14 D4 SDV6 SE

It was available from Prospeed

Originally Posted by Ferret

I think I have lost some capacity too. Any way of recovering it?

Tank is plastic.

My tank plate was bent upwards at the rear above the front level.

I acquired a straight 2nd hand factory plate, painted it up and went through the painful process of swapping it over.

As the plate was removed the tank popped out a reasonable amount and then over successive fills has reformed to its original shape.

Originally Posted by AnD3rew

With due respect to Gordon who makes a very good and tough product which judging by the scrapes and dings in it has definitely saved my compressor more than once. However I do like the idea of the angled front plate for two reasons.

Until 2013, there was an option on my website to add a front lip to the plate. 2 people in 6 years ordered it, so that was deleted when I rationalised the product lineup Christmas 2012.

I don't like the idea, as I originally had one and it allowed a build up of mud around my compressor that I (rightly or wrongly) attributed to it's overheating tendencies. The plates are now designed to allow an easy hose-out routine.

I have done a couple with a short, up-curved lip that would reduce the (unlikely) ingress of sticks etc. Still mulling over whether it's worth advertising again as an option. Most people seem to prefer the cheaper option.

Cheers,

Gordon