Mudflaps useful?
14 June 2005, 11:59 PM
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Mudflaps useful?
Do mudflaps actually serve a purpose in reducing stone chips or anything. I've never been a big fan, but I have to say I'm starting to warm to them in quite a big way. There are some tasty looking flapped up motors pictured on this site.
15 June 2005, 01:21 PM
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Car definitely seems to stay cleaner longer. never eliminate the spray but it certainly helps and if the spray isn't hitting the bodywork, it is a fair bet the stones aren't either (in fact you can hear them more in the wheel arch I'm sure but much better hitting tough ABS than thin paint 
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15 June 2005, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Trashman
Car definitely seems to stay cleaner longer. never eliminate the spray but it certainly helps and if the spray isn't hitting the bodywork, it is a fair bet the stones aren't either (in fact you can hear them more in the wheel arch I'm sure but much better hitting tough ABS than thin paint )
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I think they look lovely and really finish the scoob off, will be fitting mine in the next day or two
And if they actually do the job their supposed to, then all well and good.
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And if they actually do the job their supposed to, then all well and good.
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Originally Posted by spec-cie
Particularly good if you've got colour-coded sills ... the front wheels spray up a lot of crap and the bit just in front of the front doors gets wrecked without mudflaps.
Plus they look
Plus they look
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16 June 2005, 11:35 AM
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I'm undecided about the looks on mine, but as my office is located in the middle of a cattle farm I need all the help I can get keeping the car clean!
One thing's for sure, though, they look much better than the case of gravel rash my last car, which didn't have flaps, ended up sporting. I say go for it.
One thing's for sure, though, they look much better than the case of gravel rash my last car, which didn't have flaps, ended up sporting. I say go for it.
16 June 2005, 03:03 PM
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Went down one the of country lanes local to me only to find to my horror the road had been re-surfaced and the stones sounded like a sand blaster on the side of the car - and that was at 10mph with lorries overtaking me.
Had a face down to my RS and got out expecting to see bare metal body panels. The mudflaps must have done their job becuase I couldn'r find one new mark.
Had a face down to my RS and got out expecting to see bare metal body panels. The mudflaps must have done their job becuase I couldn'r find one new mark.
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[QUOTE=AndyC_772]I'm undecided about the looks on mine, but as my office is located in the middle of a cattle farm I need all the help I can get keeping the car clean! [QUOTE]
Similar thing for me, sometimes I think yes they look good, then other times I'm thinking of taking them off..! 
Similar thing for me, sometimes I think yes they look good
, then other times I'm thinking of taking them off..!
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