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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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Default Rubber splash shield ???

Just curious if people remove that anoying rubber splash shield under the front of the Jeep. Mine is on there but those little platic push screws are starting to wear and not holding it as well.

Also, the shield itself is distorted and hangs down flapping in the wind, looks kinda tacky.

Thought about pulling it off but assume it keeps water and crap from getting up into the engine bay.

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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 05:02 PM
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when i got mine it was the first thing i removed no problems yet but it will keep crap out of your engine bay but unless your entering a mud bog dont think youl need it
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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I had mine off but after a couple trips, I put it back on. The biggest reason I found to keep it on is to protect my alternator from mud. Believe me, alternators do not like mud.
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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Default engine splash shield clips

I have the same problem of the shield falling off but I definitly want to keep it. The more protection the better.
The clips to keep it fastened are an outrageous 3,80$ per piece at a Jeep dealer. I have not found them on the web nor the shield.
Does anybody know where to buy a shield and especially the clips for a reasonable price?

Thank you.
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 03:45 PM
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That my friend is the jeep diaper. I removed it the first time I was under there no problems yet.
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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mine is gone dont know how long it has been gone and I don't have any issues with out it.
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 01:45 PM
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Anyone having any "issues" yet after removing your underside splash shield? Mine fell to pieces so I removed it today -- I'm thinking I should replace it for the added protection underneath -- any thoughts?

Thanks.
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 12:11 AM
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yea i would love to have a new one does ANYONE know where to get one????
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 12:13 AM
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didn't even know they came with it...so yea, i don't got one
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 12:16 AM
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Not to be a burden but does someone have a pic of what this is. I may have mine. If it's what I'm thinking. And if it is. It's gonna go back on the protect from mud in the alt.
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeep95
Not to be a burden but does someone have a pic of what this is. I may have mine. If it's what I'm thinking. And if it is. It's gonna go back on the protect from mud in the alt.

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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by 1994RedJeepCherokee
Anyone having any "issues" yet after removing your underside splash shield? Mine fell to pieces so I removed it today -- I'm thinking I should replace it for the added protection underneath -- any thoughts?

Thanks.
Dont go into automated car washes with undercarriage cleaning... why I kept my Splash rubber thing.
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 02:14 AM
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I had an xj that was missing the splash gaurd and i killed
my alt playing in some pubbles granted they were a couple
feet deep.
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 08:00 AM
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I think they are some kind of felt material. Mine keep falling down because the mounting holes enlarged. So I cut a couple of shoulder washers out an old milk cartoon. about 2 1/2" dia. Put them under the clips. And it hasn't fallen in 2 years now. I prefer to keep crap out the engine bay.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:24 AM
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hey fellas! i found a place to get the rubber splash guard as well as many more OEM parts for your jeep cherokee and any jeep of any kind. Just follow the link below.http://www.jeepsareus.com To find the rubber splash guard go to the jeep cherokee link on the page!

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