When I installed it on my '12 I just used some tin snips to cut the stock skid plate and bent it so I could slide the entire canister out without removing any of the connections. The OEM plate is (as another forum member described it) about as thick as a soup can so its pretty easy to cut. You can install this skid plate without unplugging EVAP cannister if you just make sure everything is lined up when you put it together.

 

Sorry, we don't. As Henry Ford once said, you can have it in any color you want as long as its black

 

How about the white retaining clip I barely tugged and it snapped? the dealer will only sell the whole hose when all I need is the clip.

 

Scroll back a couple of pages. Cactus Red found an inexpensive replacement clip at AutoZone.

 

Just got my evap plate! i need time so i can install it!

Next PS on my list is front bumper!

 

Yeah the little black clip at autozone works but I broke both. There not the same size. Jeep said 40 to replace the clip as they sell it with the hose. I just ran a small zip tie through one hole and seems to work.

 

Cactus Red, may I have your permission to add this information to our instruction sheet so that future 2012+ installers will have ready access to the info? If so let me know, and PM me an address and T-shirt size so I can send some swag your way.

 

Just installed this tonight on a 2012. I am wondering how tight the strap needs to be to keep the canister from moving. Seems that movement of the canister would cause wear and possible damage to the rear hose/wire connections. I pretty much had to tighten the strap bolt/nut completely before I couldn't move the canister any more by hand and on the trail that might not be enough. It would be good for the 2012's to add a bolt hole in the back for the canister mount as this would stop any forward/back movement and would mark the appropriate spot to mount the canister. Thought about drilling one myself but I already had it mostly installed and I managed to get it on without unplugging everything by cutting off the factory skid as somebody suggested a few days ago.

 

I had the same concern as Renard as far as tightening the restraining strap. I tightened it a little at a time while I checked the movement of the evap by hand. before I knew it the strap was completely tight and the evap still moved by hand a bit. I only worry about the movement as the there is a hard plastic, unbendable, hose coming out of the rear, lower passenger side of the canister. And if it moves too much against the rear of the skid I worry that it might snap off.
Maybe the answer is a thin 6in x 9in flat rubber piece. I dont know, just something that worries me slightly.
Regardless...that is 1 beefy skid and I love it.

BTKillerr

 

Jake Holmes sent us these photos of his Poison Spyder JK Evap Skid installed alongside the MBRP "Off-road" exhaust kit on his 4-door. We thought these might be helpful for anyone with that exhaust kit and considering our skid and wondering about compatibility. It fits great!