Thread: stoked!! just bought a (slightly used) 2016.5 TDV6

Awesome. Of everything you plan, personally I’d skip the ecu tune, maintain the warranty, as they have heaps of grunt. Each to their own I guess

Congrats! Ben from APT is working on a modified front bash plate for ARB bars I believe. Don’t see why the sump guard won’t fit though.
I’ve just had the full armadillo from APT. Great products

Personally I prefer the APT stuff over GOE. APT rock sliders are cheaper and I think look better as well. I have a 16.5 D4 and I wonder why you need a sump and gear box bash plate. I contemplated getting one but the OEM looks pretty robust to me. Agree the transfer case is a bit exposed but wonder if you really need to protect it given it is fairly high up.

Originally Posted by dirvine

I contemplated getting one but the OEM looks pretty robust to me. Agree the transfer case is a bit exposed but wonder if you really need to protect it given it is fairly high up.

LOL this is why

Nothing there that you need extra protection from.

I was going over rocks too .. my compressor guard copped a right good thump

Originally Posted by BrianElloy

I was going over rocks too .. my compressor guard copped a right good thump

I'm still undecided if it's needed or not. Although I definitely need a new sump guard/transmission cover, mines been hammered and new 10.9 high tensile bolts! The transfer case remains untouched.

Mega glad I did the rock sliders and compressor plate before hitting corrugations, they've been blasted so hard by stones. So pitted I'll probably replace them after another few thousand kilometers (within 2 years, hopefully) hehe.

Rear suspension arms have been hammered too, will chuck them out after the next big trip I think as a couple of millimetres of steels been blasted away already.

Luckily before I bought my D4 I read a bit about its short comings in protection. I bought the compressor plate and yes it has scratches and gouges all over it. I put some 3m plastic on the rear flares and bought some mud flaps. That still did not really work, so APT enclosed rock sliders have fixed that completely. I still maintain that the OEM bash plates on my D4 are fine. I have been up many really rocky tracks (Mt Margaret, Burgoyne in high Country and Rocky track near Kinglake) and have had no issues. Its all about how you drive I guess. If you have protection and ground clearance you often tend to be a bit more aggressive. In reality good spotting and wheel placement will get you out of most problems. Those pics to me above do not make me feel I need better protection. They in fact give me some concern as to why would you put your car through that. Yes it looks impressive but was it really necessary and was that the only way to get up? If that is the Mundaring power line track, I did that with my son in July and I dont recall getting my car on those sort of angles and I did not take chicken tracks. In fact I think I went through that water at the bottom not around it. Mind you it was deep.