Small issue installing RCI transmission skid plate with OEM Engine Skid Plate

[Black]

Went to install my RCI transmission skid plate tonight. I’ll be using the OEM engine skid plate until I can cobble together money for RCIs engine skid.
Just blew all my cash on Bilsteins, tires, and the trans skid so figured the factory skid would be fine for awhile.
The OEM engine skid has a lip to attach the factory transmission fiber plate to it. The lip won’t allow the RCI plate to slide between the OEM plate and the frame.
One could mount it with the OEM plate between the RCI plate and frame but there are arched humps (to protect the bolts from snagging I presume) on the OEM plate that would create a pretty decent gap and be a pretty nasty snag point that I would rather not have.
Won’t be a huge deal to trim off the lip just would have been nice to know going in. Am taking her out for the first outing tomorrow but will keep to the lighter trails as I certainly don’t trust that fiber plate to give any actual protection.
Best picture I can get of the lip still on the truck. The lip is where the speed nuts attach to bolt the front of the fiber trans plate to.

 

[scottdm]

If you don't have future plans of trying to reinstall the OEM transmission skid plate, sounds like trimming off the lip on the OEM engine skid plate is the logical solution. On the 4th gen, the lip is part of a separate bracket that bolts to the engine and transmission skid plates. When I installed my Raptor transmission skid plate on my 4th gen, the lip also wasn't a perfect fit, but I was able to get the bolt holes lined up to tighten the bolts.

 

[Langer]

Is this the trans skid plate you have, black?

https://rcimetalworks.com/product/09-14-f-150-transmission-skid-plate/

 

[shinysideup2]

Hey @Black I've got the same CBI plate on my 2017. The lip will go through the rectangular cutout on the CBI. You just have to finagle it with the truck lifted up pretty high. It's a pain in the ass but it can be done.

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[Black]

So here is the thing that long slot that the lip goes in does not exist on the plate I received or so i thought.
After looking at the pics on their site again and what you posted It appears that the slot was only etched and not fully cut out. Then when the plate was powder coated the coating completely covered it over.
@shinysideup2 did you have to knock that slot out or was it fully cut out?
I might be able to knock it out with a chisel but it almost seems as if the laser was not set high enough.

 

[Black]

I talked to the folks at RCI today.
Just recently they started only etching the long slot. It used to be fully cut out.
Now you have to knock it out if you want to use the OEM engine skid.