Engine undertray/ cover

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Engine undertray/ cover

Post by NickE » Mon Jun 09, 2025 7:38 am

Morning All,

Does anyone have an engine splash guard/ undertray/ engine cover for sale? My 480 never came with one - I never realised they were supposed to until recently! The horns look vulnerable to damage more than anything.

It looks like this - unfortunately this seller doesn't ship to the UK
https://www.ebay.com/itm/154342189352
I appreciate shipping may be tricky but I may be able to collect - I'm doing a lot of driving around the UK over the next month.

Thanks guys!
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Re: Engine undertray/ cover

Post by royhedger » Mon Jun 09, 2025 6:41 pm

Give Keith Cooper a shout.
He's breaking a car at the moment, may have one.

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Re: Engine undertray/ cover

Post by Jay-Kay-Em » Mon Jun 09, 2025 9:06 pm

Good luck in your search.

I'm absolutely amazed that's a pattern part in 2025.
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Re: Engine undertray/ cover

Post by NickE » Tue Jun 10, 2025 3:01 pm

Thanks both.
Keith has one but it looks quite different to the one in my link above - the 'vents' for the horns line up but that's about all that's the same! His looks wider at the front where it would sit under the bumper and has two elongated sections further back. That probably makes no sense. I wonder if the design changed over the years...
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Re: Engine undertray/ cover

Post by Optimistic » Wed Jun 11, 2025 12:31 pm

Hi, i have bought it, will attach a picture later in the day.
The quality i recieved is well eh to be honest, the corners are not cut and trimmed so there is a lot of excess material, but as a form of water/ dust protection i think it is okay, as it looks more factory than just plain sheets. That is why i bought it as i don't want to remove it for every MOT.

Tho i have yet to install it, keep your fingers crossed because it might happen i the next week/s
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Re: Engine undertray/ cover

Post by NickE » Thu Jun 12, 2025 5:58 pm

Good to know... Keith's got an original one anyway so that'll do me!
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Re: Engine undertray/ cover

Post by jamescarruthers » Fri Jun 13, 2025 7:38 am

I too have noticed differences over the years. I think the automatic one was slightly different, maybe directing air somewhere else. There may be others too.
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Re: Engine undertray/ cover

Post by NickE » Tue Jun 17, 2025 2:26 pm

Agreed. The one I picked up from Keith was made in 1987 and has two extension 'legs' that protrude further back, the undertray requires 6 screws in total. My car (1995) only has 4 screwholes in the subframe so I cut the legs off. Possibly the leggy one is for an automatic? Who knows. It fits nicely now though!
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