# What is the name of that plastic brush guard on a Subaru Forester? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** forester, subaru\ **Created:** [December 10, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-that-plastic-brush-guard-on-a-subaru-forester/8215 "2007-12-10T23:07:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arielphf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/arielphf/32/5563_2.png) [@arielphf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/arielphf)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-that-plastic-brush-guard-on-a-subaru-forester/8215/1 "2007-12-10T23:07:27Z")
I’m trying to find prices for a piece of the undercarriage that got ripped off my car last year in a snow bank. I have looked at half a dozen sites and can’t seem to find anything that resembles ‘brush guard’ or ‘undercarriage’ available. Does anyone know what that part under the bumper on a 2000 Subaru Forester might be called? It appears to be a separate part from the bumper, but I can’t even look for it without knowing what it’s called. ---
**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-that-plastic-brush-guard-on-a-subaru-forester/8215/2 "2007-12-10T23:17:17Z")
It can be called a lower valance, or air dam ---
**Author:** ![03impreza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/51bf81/32.png) [@03impreza](https://community.cartalk.com/u/03impreza)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-that-plastic-brush-guard-on-a-subaru-forester/8215/3 "2007-12-11T01:07:37Z")
SPLASH SHIELD ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-that-plastic-brush-guard-on-a-subaru-forester/8215/4 "2007-12-11T01:11:55Z")
I’d try splash guard or splash shield. ---
**Author:** ![arielphf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/arielphf/32/5563_2.png) [@arielphf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/arielphf)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-that-plastic-brush-guard-on-a-subaru-forester/8215/5 "2007-12-11T01:37:52Z")
Bingo! Thanks! It’s amazing how hard it is to find something when you don’t know what it’s called! ---
**Author:** ![arielphf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/arielphf/32/5563_2.png) [@arielphf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/arielphf)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 1:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-that-plastic-brush-guard-on-a-subaru-forester/8215/6 "2007-12-11T01:41:04Z")
Thanks! I actually tried splash guard first, but the thing that came up was the plastic pieces inside the wheel well. Good suggestion though. ---
**Author:** ![DanGrey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dangrey/32/3150_2.png) [@DanGrey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DanGrey)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-that-plastic-brush-guard-on-a-subaru-forester/8215/7 "2011-02-02T05:37:38Z")
speaking of bumpers, then maybe you need one though? he’s one [bumper](http://www.partstrain.com/ShopByDepartment/Bumper)… keep lovin that Subaru Forester…