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-   -   How useful is the mud flap and how does it look? (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48748)

Suberman 10-11-2013 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by AUmarvin (Post 1263230)
I have the RA flaps. Very happy with them. Travel this road on occasions, and last time was covered in lots of newly spread very loose gravel. After washing, only a few chips on the very lowest part of the sill. If i did not have i think the front side of the rear wheel arch would have looked very nasty. I don't believe the OEM flaps would do nearly the same job. And i like the looks.
This is also correct. The RA flaps give serious protection and should be used if you thrash your BRZ over gravel roads.

Factory flaps are fine for paved roads.

Suberman 10-11-2013 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by InvalidJohnny5 (Post 1262235)
I like the form and fuction they provide lol, not very Aero, but I love the royal look it gives my car.
Check out the aero slots in the rear flaps! These must add significant downforce at speed.

YMAA 10-11-2013 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by yberther (Post 1262553)
This may sound weird, but has anyone tried both?

Rather, mount the OEM's then mount the RA ones on top of them?
Not sure how or why you would. The RA mounting system uses metal brackets that secure under the body panels of the car to hold the flaps in place - this is necessary because they hang down so far.

The RA flaps also cover more surface area than the OEM ones so you wouldn't really be gaining any protection.

wbradley 10-11-2013 08:50 AM
OEM Scion= inconspicuous and effective

Rally Armour= look like they belong on a rally raced WRX, tasteless on the twins.

Stierzy34 10-11-2013 10:27 AM
I am a huge personal fan of Rally Armor and their product. I had flaps on both of my WRXs. However, they just didn't seem to fit with the BRZ. I bought the OEM Scion mud guards and they are awesome. Fit perfect and have a nice low profile while still offering protection.

DylanFRS 10-11-2013 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by rishi (Post 1262215)
Back guards don't do as well without drilling, but it's just making a little hole in plastic, so people have been able to install them without a jack - I've seen people say they popped out the wheel well liner so they can drill it proper, and others that just used a right angle drill or heated drill bit to do it directly.
Wait, people drill holes in their brand new cars so that they don't have to temporarily jack the rear end of the car up?

Stierzy34 10-11-2013 11:19 AM
Drilling is required either way, whether you jack the car up or not. It isn't actually any of the body, just the fender liner.

rishi 10-11-2013 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by DylanFRS (Post 1264107)
Wait, people drill holes in their brand new cars so that they don't have to temporarily jack the rear end of the car up?
Drilling is part of the installation instructions - you need an extra hole for one of the pushpins on each mud guard. That one pushpin is pretty important on the back guards, because the existing holes are pretty much in a straight vertical line down the edge of the wheel well, so it'd be easy to rip the guard off.

It's easy to do the drilling with the car jacked and the wheels taken off, I'm just saying it's not necessary to go through all the effort if you don't already have the car jacked for another reason.

AUmarvin 10-11-2013 09:24 PM
One of the great things about the Rally Armor flaps is NO drilling of your new car!!!!

Monoman 10-15-2013 03:32 PM
Newbie BRZ owner here. Does Subaru offer OEM mud flaps or do you have to get them from Scion? If Subaru has them does anyone know the part number ?

AznBRZer 10-15-2013 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Monoman (Post 1271714)
Newbie BRZ owner here. Does Subaru offer OEM mud flaps or do you have to get them from Scion? If Subaru has them does anyone know the part number ?
You can only get them from Scion, but they come in Toyota boxes.:D

SpectreRT 10-15-2013 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by AznBRZer (Post 1271751)
You can only get them from Scion, but they come in Toyota boxes.:D
What he said; go to any Toyota dealer. They are ~$50 or so.

And you can install them without removing the wheels rather easily (this includes drilling for the rear mud flap/guard).

Monoman 10-15-2013 04:24 PM
TYVM

hanabie 10-15-2013 05:03 PM
mud flap :barf: people are gonna hate my post. lol


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