Abagael Underbody Shield Cover

[nbmav]

Just installed the Abagael underbody shield (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1TZG2V1?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title) on my 2025 Maverick Lariat Hybrid. Overall it fit well and wasn't too difficult to install but lining up all the holes was a little fiddly. I bought this instead of the Mabett one as it was about $15 (25%) cheaper and looked to be basically the same quality.

The most annoying part of the install was attaching one of the plates to the little bracket they have you install because the bolt they give you is about 1/4" too short, funny thing is I think I saw this same comment on the Mabett one. Luckily I just happened to have a bolt that was the correct size so I didn't have to make a run to the hardware store mid-install.

The other hard part isn't really the fault of this product but the two big bolts you have to remove and put back on (same as Mabett again) are tightened down with a lot of torque and there isn't a lot of room in there to get a good angle with a breaker bar to get them off. Luckily I have a heavy duty impact wrench that was able to get them out with no issues and also allowed me to crank them down tight on reinstall but without that it would have been quite a struggle.

I am happy with the result. I did contact Mabett and asked if they could tell me if theirs was differentiated from this one in any way given that theirs was more expensive. All they said was that it was probably modeled on theirs which I assume is the case. Even though there were only a couple Amazon reviews on the Abagael I decided to chance it given the price difference and am glad I did.

The one thing that I did do was do put a coat of Rustoleum on the captured nuts you clip in to make sure they don't rust as that would be a real pain if you ever needed to take the plates off to access stuff under them.

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[Waterick]

Your price was great compared to the Mabett. I think I paid about $69 at Introduction and recent discounts brought it down to around $62 IIRC. I thought the Mabett product could have been lighter, but they did go to efforts to improve the hardware.
Edit: Poetic justice, if someone else stole Mabett's design like they did with the tail gate hole cover.

 

[nbmav]

I've got a tail gate hole cover which I 3d printed, fit great!

 

[Tony Pandy]

I think they all come from the same Mfg. in China. Mabett sells various products under different names and not sure if they designed these plates. I received this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F37KKFBR for a product review. Fit, Form and function spot on. I didn't use the tools that came with the shield rather my own to make it easier.

 

[zzbaluba]

Just installed the Abagael underbody shield (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1TZG2V1?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title) on my 2025 Maverick Lariat Hybrid. Overall it fit well and wasn't too difficult to install but lining up all the holes was a little fiddly. I bought this instead of the Mabett one as it was about $15 (25%) cheaper and looked to be basically the same quality.

The most annoying part of the install was attaching one of the plates to the little bracket they have you install because the bolt they give you is about 1/4" too short, funny thing is I think I saw this same comment on the Mabett one. Luckily I just happened to have a bolt that was the correct size so I didn't have to make a run to the hardware store mid-install.

The other hard part isn't really the fault of this product but the two big bolts you have to remove and put back on (same as Mabett again) are tightened down with a lot of torque and there isn't a lot of room in there to get a good angle with a breaker bar to get them off. Luckily I have a heavy duty impact wrench that was able to get them out with no issues and also allowed me to crank them down tight on reinstall but without that it would have been quite a struggle.

I am happy with the result. I did contact Mabett and asked if they could tell me if theirs was differentiated from this one in any way given that theirs was more expensive. All they said was that it was probably modeled on theirs which I assume is the case. Even though there were only a couple Amazon reviews on the Abagael I decided to chance it given the price difference and am glad I did.

The one thing that I did do was do put a coat of Rustoleum on the captured nuts you clip in to make sure they don't rust as that would be a real pain if you ever needed to take the plates off to access stuff under them.

Thank you for the installation details. They are a big help.

 

[ekusafetyman]

Just installed the Abagael underbody shield (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1TZG2V1?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title) on my 2025 Maverick Lariat Hybrid. Overall it fit well and wasn't too difficult to install but lining up all the holes was a little fiddly. I bought this instead of the Mabett one as it was about $15 (25%) cheaper and looked to be basically the same quality.

The most annoying part of the install was attaching one of the plates to the little bracket they have you install because the bolt they give you is about 1/4" too short, funny thing is I think I saw this same comment on the Mabett one. Luckily I just happened to have a bolt that was the correct size so I didn't have to make a run to the hardware store mid-install.

The other hard part isn't really the fault of this product but the two big bolts you have to remove and put back on (same as Mabett again) are tightened down with a lot of torque and there isn't a lot of room in there to get a good angle with a breaker bar to get them off. Luckily I have a heavy duty impact wrench that was able to get them out with no issues and also allowed me to crank them down tight on reinstall but without that it would have been quite a struggle.

I am happy with the result. I did contact Mabett and asked if they could tell me if theirs was differentiated from this one in any way given that theirs was more expensive. All they said was that it was probably modeled on theirs which I assume is the case. Even though there were only a couple Amazon reviews on the Abagael I decided to chance it given the price difference and am glad I did.

The one thing that I did do was do put a coat of Rustoleum on the captured nuts you clip in to make sure they don't rust as that would be a real pain if you ever needed to take the plates off to access stuff under them.

I also opted for the abigael unit. An extension and breaker bar removed the two body bolts. I was able to use the bolts provided. I think the mabett unit is probably a better fit and finish but for the money, I'm happy with the abagael unit.

 

[chiko]

Installed mine in about mid-November.
I had to trim about 3/4" (or 7cm, I forget) from the more rear-ward B panel else the edge interfered with the rear fender. Dremel cutter wheel and Dremel grinding to de-burr.

Would have been easier to do if I had already bought the LEDs to help light up this area. I had earlier gotten undercoating so everything was black on black in shadow. It was a little bit confusing and had to work it out but the little plate is hard to locate where it mounts to the truck and I have a Hybrid while the instructions were for what I assume is gasoline as the orientation around the exhaust were very different.

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