Bashing plate and radiator distance for new version of Prado lc250

[Lukas Wii]

Hey guys I wanted to ask if anyone has skid plate installed on new Prado ? I’m interested in what’s the design of it and how close is it to radiator? Pics would be helpful. I installed mine and I think it damaged my radiator instead of protecting it , I want to know what’s the usual tech behind like where is it attached to , how far away from radiator and other things. I assume it’s moving a bit while hitting dunes so there must be some spacing / spacers that don’t compromise clearance. Let me know Prado lovers if you have Any suggestions or similar experiences . Thanks 🙏 

[JC_E]

Here is a video from the guys down under, i find their content insightful and really helpful. They explain some of the report from the weakened crossmember below the radiotor that can cause damage. 

below is a picture of my skid plate installed, one of the firsts back in Jan 2025, never had any issues.

And here is how its holding up a year later! 🫣

 

[Andrew John Melvill]

@JC_E love the well used bash plate pic 🤩

[Frans M]

Here is the screenshot from my dash cam. The pocket that caused your bash plate damaged the radiator. I saw the impact from sweep side. 

[Lukas Wii]

do you think it has been my mistake or its rather the plate design fault ? i did not feel this as a big bump but not sure how much the plate should normally protect me against such pokets ? 

[Luke K P]

1 hour ago, Lukas Wii said:

do you think it has been my mistake or its rather the plate design fault ? i did not feel this as a big bump but not sure how much the plate should normally protect me against such pokets ? 

you should not have a broken radiator from that bump if you have a bash plate.

[Andrew John Melvill]

Agree with Luke, that is a kiss rather than a hard bump. The bash plates primary role is to protect the radiator not to damage it. 

[_Piotr_]

On 6/8/2026 at 10:32 PM, JC_E said:

Here is a video from the guys down under, i find their content insightful and really helpful. They explain some of the report from the weakened crossmember below the radiotor that can cause damage. 

below is a picture of my skid plate installed, one of the firsts back in Jan 2025, never had any issues.

And here is how its holding up a year later! 🫣

 

Which garages you can recommend for skid plate installation. 

I have seen that TitanPerformance (TP) from Dubai is doing them. Also TCA in Abu Dhabi. Any others? 

[Hartzel]

21 hours ago, Frans M said:

Here is the screenshot from my dash cam. The pocket that caused your bash plate damaged the radiator. I saw the impact from sweep side. 

I am pretty sure i scraped that part. 😂😂

[Asif Hussain]

@Lukas Wii A bash plate alone will not protect the radiator if the radiator is hanging below the chassis frame. 

What you really need is a properly designed and strongly built with stiffeners radiator support bracket that bolts directly to the chassis which actually takes the impact.