Volkswagon Touareg bash plates by RHS

The strongest, lightest and best designed bash plates available.

We are the only known supplier of bash plates made from high strength Aluminium alloys for mainstream manufactured passenger and commercial vehicles. We use strengths of 215MPa and above which are typically at least twice as strong as competitors plus have greater hardness. This facilitates thinner plates for even lighter weight or thick plates for extreme strength.

Designed and manufactured in Australia

Design features raise the overall strength

Maximum ground clearance

Optimised angle of attack and slide over

Coverage of all vulnerabilities, including front lower wishbone mounts

Original airflow for cooling is matched or improved

High corrosion resistance

Premium visual styling

High tensile bolts supplied.  Original bolts may not be high tensile

Fully deburred

3 year warranty

There are four material options:

4.0mm thick 5083 H116 marine grade 215MPa -- easy care mill finish, as strong as 3mm mild steel (250MPa) and 4mm stainless steel (205MPa) and 6mm low grade Aluminium (105MPa), as light as 1.4mm steel.

Front, Sump, Trans, Transfer = Total 12.3kg.

5.0mm thick 5083 H116 marine grade 215MPa -- easy care mill finish, as strong as 4mm mild steel (250MPa) and 5mm stainless steel (205MPa), as light as 1.7mm steel.

Front, Sump, Trans, Transfer = Total 15.3kg.

6.0mm thick 5083 H116 marine grade 215MPa -- easy care mill finish, as strong as 5mm mild steel (250MPa) and 6mm stainless steel (205MPa), as light as 2.1mm steel.

Front, Sump, Trans, Transfer = Total 18.4kg.

6.1mm thick 6061 T651 aircraft grade 242MPa -- machined easy care finish, as strong as 6mm mild steel (250MPa), as light as 2.1mm steel.

Front, Sump, Trans, Transfer = Total 18.4kg.

The factory supplied bash plates and guards weigh kg, and are removed to fit RHS bash plates.  Therefore the weight gain is from kg to kg depending on the option chosen.