[AndreasPassat]

2mm aluminum plate won't protect much.

Thor plate.
Evolution Import: Thor Skid Plate Kit For 1998-2005 B5/B5.5 Volkswagen Passat

I've got two of these skid plates, both on the W8's. The price / value of the skid plate vs the damage that can be done by bottoming out?
Priceless.

 

[AndreasPassat]

as I come across a lot of things in my travels in Illinois...that state where they don't seem to do a lot of road maintenance to keep auto repair shops busy. It's a conspiracy...Maybe...I dunno. I've literally broken cars just driving around Rockford looking for nothing in particular.

Go up to WI. Now those roads suck!