UNDER COVER
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 9:44 am
Mooman wrote:Highly unlikely your car had the full engine cover as found on a Ralliart or Evolution as there is no need for it on an ES. It's to provide a flat surface for less turbulent airflow under the car at high speed.
However there are two variations on the front cover, parts 5379A537 and 5379A539.
The first one was on cars from 2008-10 and second for 2011-17. At the recent Vic meet up I noticed that when benyamin was trying to show off his billet alloy oil filter it wasn't visible or accessible from under the car like on mine. Both his and Vikings' car had the same front cover and both were built prior to 2011 (Incidentally both VRX but research has found that build date is what's important).
Again it's highly unlikely your 2015 car would have the older cover, I saw at Eltham when you showed me that your car has the same cover as mine where the oil filter is visible from below. The dealer hasn't stolen anything from you to put on another car.
Are you sure you aren't just mistaking seeing the older style cover on someone else's earlier model car?