best after market mudflaps?
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best after market mudflaps?
Just about to take the 480 to the bodyshop next week, I'm thinking some mudflaps could protect the bodywork & sills, have any of you got any views on which are best? IE stop filth & not trapping water!
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
Re: best after market mudflaps?
I've never found anything, on any car, that's better than factory ones.
Yes, I know its not the answer your looking for!
For protection of sills (which tend to rot from the inside out) I'm a huge Bilt Hamber fan;
DYNAX S50 for the insides of cavities
DYNAX-UB for the outer facing stuff like wheel arches
Yes, I know its not the answer your looking for!
For protection of sills (which tend to rot from the inside out) I'm a huge Bilt Hamber fan;
DYNAX S50 for the insides of cavities
DYNAX-UB for the outer facing stuff like wheel arches
Re: best after market mudflaps?
Yes Bilt Hamber is awesome, you effectively need to line the inside of the panel as it spends a lot of its life under water- think I'm going to epoxy mastic my next ones!
Do you have any tips on factory flaps then Jif? Just wait for some to come up?
Best
Tim
Do you have any tips on factory flaps then Jif? Just wait for some to come up?
Best
Tim
Re: best after market mudflaps?
I've not seen a set of flaps come up in my eBay search in, forever.
I'm guessing they've another part joining the ranks of unobtainium!
I'm guessing they've another part joining the ranks of unobtainium!
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Re: best after market mudflaps?
I should have my set of the car next weekend and will be on eBay.
All look to be good condition, but need to be removed first.
All look to be good condition, but need to be removed first.
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I've got 'CANNON' heavy duty 'generics' on rear and 440 ones on the front, the front ones don't look too bad but fitting screws don't line up but a couple of M4 or M5 SS bolts works wonders
Alan
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480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1
Re: best after market mudflaps?
there's a set popped up on eBay
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Re: best after market mudflaps?
I know I am watching itjifflemon wrote:there's a set popped up on eBay
If it is Werrington1 might be worth asking him is he kept the screws
1993 Turbo auto called Skip for the important stuff
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
Re: best after market mudflaps?
I got mine from Amazon. They are universal fit mudflaps.
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Re: best after market mudflaps?
How do they look?gebrad wrote:I got mine from Amazon. They are universal fit mudflaps.
1993 Turbo auto called Skip for the important stuff
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
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I bought these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sportflaps-Mu ... Sw3ydVy4oF
with the "Volvo" writing for the back and without for the front.
with the "Volvo" writing for the back and without for the front.
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Oh
Easy to install?
Easy to install?
1993 Turbo auto called Skip for the important stuff
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
2011 Juke 190 for everything else
Re: best after market mudflaps?
Just got me a set. Can't be too hard to install, compared to a CC....
1991 480 Black Turbo
2012 Seat Exeo ST
2013 VW Polo TSI DSG
2012 Seat Exeo ST
2013 VW Polo TSI DSG
Re: best after market mudflaps?
You have to drill your own holes on the flaps, and it is a little bit tricky, start from the top one and maybe ask a friend to check from a distance if the "Volvo" writing is parallel to the car.balto8 wrote:Just got me a set. Can't be too hard to install, compared to a CC....
in the back you will need to replace the original screws with longer ones while in the front you will have to replace the three plastic clip with u clips, like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/SPEAKER-fixtur ... B00LPKTZM8
(all is reversible and no holes have to be drilled in the car)
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I also have generic ones that I got on ebay. So far, I have no complaints about their quality.