skid plate question

[gdhillon]

Does anyone have the instruction sheet that comes with the plate? I bought just the plate b/c apparently they lost the hardware and whatnot.

The dealer said the holes would line up with existing rivets on the sled, problem is only 2 holes line up. Should I just drill out all the rest of the holes?
The 2 holes closest to the track would require me to drill into the sheet metal (i think its called the belly pan?) would a guy be safe poking holes into there or is there some crucial stuff on the other side that i could puncture?

 

[gdhillon]

Does anyone have the instruction sheet that comes with the plate? I bought just the plate b/c apparently they lost the hardware and whatnot.

The dealer said the holes would line up with existing rivets on the sled, problem is only 2 holes line up. Should I just drill out all the rest of the holes?
The 2 holes closest to the track would require me to drill into the sheet metal (i think its called the belly pan?) would a guy be safe poking holes into there or is there some crucial stuff on the other side that i could puncture?

Edit: my pro is 14 and the plate says its for a 11, but the dealer did say it'd fit 11-15 pros

 

[MTsled3]

Weird I happen to have the directions by my bed since I bought a skid plate just the other day..

It says use a 3/16" drill bit, drill out those 2 rivets that line up. Then mount the plate to those 2 holes using the pop rivets. Next you drill out the 4 holes in the nose pan and mount the front using the bulbex rivets. Lastly, drill out the 2 rear holes in the bulkhead and use the last 2 pop rivets to mount the rear

If you don't have the rivets that came with it, the pop rivets are 3/16"x 0.690" and the bulbex are 3/16"

 

[eyefish123]

I just installed one a couple of weeks ago on my 15 Pro and I found that the .690 rivets were not even close to being long enough on the 2 holes that line up where you drill the old rivets out. By the time you get through the skid plate and the bottom of the belly pan the rivets were way short. Went with a .750 rivet and it is just barely grabbing anything. If they don't hold will put a bolt of some kind through the belly pan. Also, the skid plate fit terrible. Had to heat up one side to bend it around to fit the front area. Pretty disappointed in Polaris.