[Foxlovescars]

Hello All:
[2015 i8 w/46,000 miles]
Was driving on the interstate last month going 75mph. An empty, open auto trailer (18-wheeler) pulled out suddenly into my lane to pass another truck. I heard an unusual road noise that I thought was a result of wind passing through the auto trailer. When the driver pulled back into the slow lane, the noise did not stop. We took the first exit and I discovered that the driver's side glass fiber underbody panel was gone, and the passenger-side underbody panel was held on only by the three bolts in the back and was scraping the pavement making the noise.

I have ordered the missing panel and bolts to replace both panels but was wondering, has this ever happened to any other i8 owners?

Thanks for reading,
Frank from Florida

[Bobdlt]

Any car undercarriage is vulnerable to debris on the road. My under panels had holes punched in them when a mechanic was not careful about position of the lift arms when raising the car off the ground.

[thesubmitter]

Happened to me, the side ones are cheap the front one is a bit more expensive

[tommyb13662]

Mine were damaged by the speed bumps (curbs really) at the mgm towers las vegas

[Orange fever]

Oh Mann, same here at the mall exiting big dip with speed bump exiting out . Driver side.

Next on the list to order.

Originally Posted by tommyb13662

Mine were damaged by the speed bumps (curbs really) at the mgm towers las vegas

[Orange fever]

Just replace my driver's side. Just a heads up for you guys. You do need to order new rivets///

[Scotchguard]

Orange Fever - fantastic! Thanks for the photos. I need to order and install the same drivers side guard for our i8. Could you tell us how to purchase it?

[Orange fever]

Had the shop EAS: European autosource order the part for me since they installed it : you can give them a call and order it from them.
Here's the part numbers:

Originally Posted by Scotchguard

Orange Fever - fantastic! Thanks for the photos. I need to order and install the same drivers side guard for our i8. Could you tell us how to purchase it?

[Tazzie]

That’s fantastic. What wheels are they on the i8 ? Looks very nice.

[stressdoc]

I-35 is a minefield of road debris. Hit a retread this weekend, which slightly cracked the front air dam. Any good recommendations for CF replacement? Probably stick with stock, but worth considering.

[Orange fever]

Here's a link for better closeup look


https://bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/s....php?t=1954931

Radenergie F10

Originally Posted by Tazzie

That’s fantastic. What wheels are they on the i8 ? Looks very nice.