Bash Plate Compatability

[AussieMark]

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know if bash plates from a 2006 Spanish STX D40 will fit a 2012 STX 550?

Thanks,
Mark.

 

[BMGTZ]

Arb told me they dont....they have recently released 550 plates. I have fitted these and they seem pretty good. Fitting instructions were written by an idiot tho

 

[AussieMark]

Great - thanks for the info. Looks like a 2nd hand set of bash plates is now for sale!

 

[raptorthumper]

Arb told me they dont....they have recently released 550 plates. I have fitted these and they seem pretty good. Fitting instructions were written by an idiot tho

Have you got any photo's of these. Mainly interested in the front plate. I have fitted ARB bash plates to my 2012 V6 STX, but I had to install a 50x25 RHS cross member under the intercooler for the front plate to bolt to. (with 4 M8 nutserts installed) This is because the ARB bull bar is different in this area on the 550's. I also had to drill a couple more holes and install nutserts for the transmission plate as the rear holes didn't line up on the transmission cross member.


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[raptorthumper]

Just found the difference in the front plate for the V6 Nav's . see below.

Std 4cyl Navara bash plates

V6 and 550 ARB front plate

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