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Hi Brian Photos of stone guard , I also lifted the Gerry can holders 95mm.

Thanks for all the input. This doesn't appear to be a 'black or white' subject. Graeme, I received a copy of the first image in your posting from Christian. It wasn't clear from the picture whether or not there were cut outs for the jerry can holders but on direct questioning of Christian, he informs me they they don't do cut outs for that purpose and dragging the mat underneath the holders will undoubtedly result in it abrading and tearing. Tony, you refer to fixing the mat just in front of the jerry cans which on my van is not a lot further back than the stone guard but even so IMO, this would still leave the front of the van unprotected. Actually, at the end of the day, those jerry can holders although essential, are really a PITA regarding their location - particularly the off side one which obstructs access to the front boot. In fact, I remove the off side one when we are not planning to travel the outback. Nev, I would really like to see what you have done but unfortunately, I don't have access to the forum you mentioned. I let my membership lapse some time ago and have never hooked up again. A couple of years ago, just before traversing the Great Central Road I fabricated a guard to cover the diesel heater tank outlet (below the tank) and was very pleased I had judging by the large ding it received while on that route that would undoubtedly have done a significant damage to the outlet had the guard not been fixed. I think I did post images on this forum somewhere. Hence the need to ensure that that area is well protected. So, at the end of the day, I've decided not to pursue the SS option. Which is all a bit disappointing because I'd sort of made up my mind to go down that pathway. I get that the shorter mat will offer some protection but my Obie's screen protects the back window of the 'Cruiser and I consider the front mat only to be 'half-a-job'. I know others have fitted thick rubber mats to the lower edge of the stone guard and I think this has some merit - they would certainly go some way to protect the front of the van. I'd like to see this setup first hand so I can get my head around how the arrangement is fixed to the stone guard. Finally, Nev's point about the size and orientation of the factory stone guard is on the money. Too narrow and too vertical. I'm going to attempt to either bend the guard forwards to reduce the forward angle and failing this, I will consider fabricating some wedges to sit under the mounting bracket to tilt the whole thing forwards. Hopefully there'll be enough of the bracket sitting below the top of the A frame to allow the fitting bolts to bite. Cheers Brian

We never use "soap" or any product containing soap so our unit is always clean. We only use MooGoo products (shower gel, shampoo and conditioner) at home and in the van. They leave no residue.