I'll keep my UHMW skid plates. Before I put it on I too had bent my frame cross members all the way up to the driveshafts. I cut them out, straightened and reenforced them, and welded them back in with gussets. I now have NO problems since the UHMW skid. You need to do some research with your own machine, instead of reading what problems someone else had and assume that it is fact.

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Chris
08 LT RZR MCX-Turbo
North Missouri

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You can put anything negative you want to. But you say this is "real world". It doesn't get anymore real world than my bent frame rails. Have you bent your frame rails? Or are you just going off what someone else posted? How much rock crawling do you do? It doesn't get anymore "REAL" than Moab when it comes to rock crawling. Don't get your panties in a bunch. If you read my post I put what I have found to work best for ME. I didn't IMPLY anything!

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Chris
08 LT RZR MCX-Turbo
North Missouri

Installed the Factory UTV skids this weekend, I give these skids a big thumbs up for

Looks
Workmanship
Ease of installation
Packaging
Shipping Time

Everything so far is great – Now I just need time to hit some s—t with them and see how durable they are.

No really guy’s I don’t know Factory UTV from Adam but a am super happy with these skids.

There almost to nice to rough up. But I have to do what I have to do.

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Polaris RZR - build date - 6-15-2007 - Black ITP True Beadlock Wheels with Polished Rings.26"- 6x9x14 front, 6x11x14 Maxxis Bighorn Tires rear, 1.5� adapters - total width in rear of 63"

Here are mine...

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Bob

Factory UTV
info@factoryutv.net
http://www.factoryutv.net
916-207-8335

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By the way I used a 3/16 drill bit and a 1/4 x 20 thread tap for the front skid plate – with the ( factory bolts from the side of the RZR as per the instructions included

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Polaris RZR - build date - 6-15-2007 - Black ITP True Beadlock Wheels with Polished Rings.26"- 6x9x14 front, 6x11x14 Maxxis Bighorn Tires rear, 1.5� adapters - total width in rear of 63"

WOW>>>would love to see what rhino bob said....if he was knocking the UHMW skids i would probably disagree with him..i gottem and in my opinion are better than aluminum....had aluminum like UHMW more ...but i guess we will never know. is communism still alive and well?

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'05 Ranger XP
'08 RZR born april 4
ITP SS112 rims, Super Grip '26 tires, '1 spacers, '2 rubberdown lift, rockslider nerf bars, UHMW custom skid,Viper 4500 winch, BTI snorkel box, Extreme snorkel kit, brush guards front n rear, lock n ride box and gas can holders, top, map bag, underdash bag, ext. fenders. front and rear cv/A arm guards high lifter springs{powder coated 'em red to match},lone star frame gussets,

yeah you could say he was knockin them

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2008 RZR Red, ThunderHawk grills, Sport roof,
14" SS 108's, 26" Bighorns, Po Rock Sliders,
Mirror, Front Brush guard, 2" Rubberdown Lift,
Mudinyeri skid plates, EMP CV guards,
Viper Max4500 winch

My UTV skid plate is in my garage. I'm saving it for my new RZR S. But I've done enough research on my own to know for a fact they hold up better then the aluminum ones. Thanks UTV

Jason

slide better on rocks and don't dent...great product

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'05 Ranger XP
'08 RZR born april 4
ITP SS112 rims, Super Grip '26 tires, '1 spacers, '2 rubberdown lift, rockslider nerf bars, UHMW custom skid,Viper 4500 winch, BTI snorkel box, Extreme snorkel kit, brush guards front n rear, lock n ride box and gas can holders, top, map bag, underdash bag, ext. fenders. front and rear cv/A arm guards high lifter springs{powder coated 'em red to match},lone star frame gussets,