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Mud flaps worth it?

Im getting sick of washing my car and then havin wet roads splash dirt from my wheels everywhere so i was thinking of ordering the OEM mud flaps. Are they effective enough to be worth the $129 though?

P.S. Search doesnt work for crap on my phone so i decided to just ask

if you don't mind trading dirty for ugly.

Toyotpartsoutlet had them for 58.00 but must have sold out.

Personally I don't like them from an appearance point of view. My other consideration is I don't know how they attach to the car. If it requires any drilling in the sheet metal I would be against them just because of exposing raw metal to the exposure of rust developing.

I will probably be selling mine, which I'm taking off when I take the car to get opticoated.

Install involves drilling plastic no metal.

Well that answers my unasked question. Lol ill def take dirt over perm. Ugly. Thanks for the heads up guys

I added them to mine, and yes I believe they make a difference. Also, you can get them from various sources for much less than what you have in your post. Also, I don't personally find them ugly, but hey that may just be me. I like them better than the holes in the wheel wells.

I got mine for $60 at my dealership. Like Dadhawk said I prefer them over the holes. You could always paint them to match your car, which i might be doing at a later date.

I love my mudguards. They were my first purchase I got for my car. Ordered it off of Amazon for around $50 and installed them myself. I actually think they look great and complete the look of the car (to a point). To me it looks like it matches the rear diffuser and cleans up some of the cars lines. I've always been a fan of mudguards/flaps and not to mention that they are functional too. I think flaps look ugly on this car though. It does require drilling one hole in each rear wheel, but I haven't done that yet and they've been secure this whole time. They flop a little bit if you were to wiggle them.

This is the best picture I can find of my FR-S with mudguards. The side profile pic I had was too dark to see because of the sun.
http://i.imgur.com/1xTma.jpg

Buy a WRX STi

They're supposed to have mud on them

My answer is YES they're worth it. i ordered them for 60 bucks, easy install, they look awesome IMO. (especially when car is lowered :))
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...psf95f58db.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps49dbc310.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps4e943eef.jpg

Oh and a world of a difference when it comes to getting dirty. used to dust off my fenders everyday, after the mudguards, i never have to.

Had the Toyota ones added to my BRZ and really like the look of them, especially since they take care of those ugly pre-drilled holes in the rear. To each their own.

Mind sharing the link, also do they have the same design as the diffuser or are they just a solid plastic finish?

solid matte black plastic.

i bought them here:
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/2013-Scion-FRS-Oem-Guards/dp/B00881LMSC"]2013 Scion FRS Oem Mud Guards : Amazon.com : Automotive[/ame]

they arrived in 3 days.

I liked them on my 91 Prelude, but my Civic didn't have them due to the lip kit, and I am used to not having them. I haven't seen any pics that make me go "yup, I like the look of them", but I haven't really seen any good pics of a Firestorm FR-S with them on.

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Originally Posted by empower-auto (Post 449387)

if you don't mind trading dirty for ugly.

The mudflaps actually look good. I like them. And to solve your dirt problem with your car, wax it. I triple waxed mine and its so shiny and never gets dirty anymore. I have sprinklers that come on in my driveway every night so every morning my car would have dirty spots of dried up water all over it and looked nasty, 3 coats of wax took care of that, now every morning i wake up to a fresh clean car and don't see anymore water deposits.

I also picked up the Scion mudflaps for my BRZ. Got em off of eBay for $50 shipped. Had them in 4 days. Really happy I got them. I live on a dirt road, so I end up with a lot of dust and dirt kicked up on the car. This goes a long way towards helping keep the car clean.

I think they make cars look a little beefier around the edges, which is good. They go well with flared fenders.

Anyone with WRB put on the OEM Scion mudguards? It looks good on DGM and GBS but not sure on WRB. Hope to see some pics before I buy.

For me, it is more about protection than looks. I plan on winter driving my car and they use a lot of sand/salt on the roads here. My wife bought a Civic Si hatch new in '02 and it did not come with them. Within a couple of years, the paint was sandblasted to bare metal on the rocker panels just behind the front wheels.

I have them on my DGM BRZ and they look fantastic and are functional without detracting from the car's lines.

Picked them up from toyotapartsoutlet.com when they had an FT86club deal going on, it was $40.01 and $2.99 for shipping. I just checked and the item doesn't show up in their inventory anymore. I remember they had a hard time trying to source the parts from Japan so maybe they decided to take it offline until they actually get some stock in.

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Originally Posted by Shagaliscious (Post 449705)

...I haven't seen any pics that make me go "yup, I like the look of them", but I haven't really seen any good pics of a Firestorm FR-S with them on.

Did you see these? Pretty good photos by @NoFear99. If there is a different angle you want let me know and I can snap a couple for you.

Just be careful on the surface finish. I just came back from a meet last night and another member had the rally armor ones I think. I was following him at night for a few miles and it was reflecting a lot of light back while flapping around, so it was quite a noticeable distraction. Just look into if its a shiny/smooth finish or at matte/dull finish.

OEM easy install - remove two wheels; drill 4 holes in plastic liners.

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Originally Posted by roddy (Post 450762)

This. My s2000 has quite a bit of touchup paint in that same area, right on the corner where the fender turns towards the wheel well. And from personal experiences subaru paint is not exactly high class as far as durability.

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk (Post 450820)

Did you see these? Pretty good photos by @NoFear99. If there is a different angle you want let me know and I can snap a couple for you.

Thanks Dadhawk, I think they look pretty good!

Will post some rally armor pics when I get them.

Stay hellafunctional

Posted in my Journal
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8295

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Originally Posted by F1point4 (Post 455871)

Rally Armor Mud Flaps Review

Ordered direct from Rally Armor. They shipped USPS Priority from NY. Wasn't expecting it, but it came in two days. And on it went this morning.

I didn't get pictures of the flaps themselves. They are approximately 1/8" thick, made of urethane, have a shiny finish. They install into the factory clip locations so there isn't any drilling required. Remove the stock clips, install the bracket and plastic tabs for the screws and then screw the flap into place. The are "adjustable width" so they can slide in and out depending on preference. If you do not want to see the Rally Armor logo, you can turn the flaps over and switch sides.

Definitely have the right tools or be able to remove the wheels. I opted to not remove the wheels so I turned the screws using vice grips.

Other than the fact that the screws are silver, the flaps compliment the extra width from the 17x9 245 wheels. Some may say ugly, I think they look great and are hellafunctional. For pure aesthetics, I probably would not have gone with it if I didn't go with wide wheels. I think the color goes well with Asphalt/DGM too.

I brought my Nikon sans memory card so iPhone has to do. Now on to the pictures

Side shot:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8038/8...139b2d00_c.jpg
21020923-RallyArmorMudGaurd-01 by VictorN07, on Flickr

Front 3/4:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8297/8...58065380_c.jpg
21020923-RallyArmorMudGaurd-08 by VictorN07, on Flickr

Rear 3/4
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8174/8...cc21a46d_c.jpg
21020923-RallyArmorMudGaurd-07 by VictorN07, on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8304/8...864556ba_c.jpg
21020923-RallyArmorMudGaurd-02 by VictorN07, on Flickr

Rear Stance
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8440/8...e6fc57e8_c.jpg
21020923-RallyArmorMudGaurd-04 by VictorN07, on Flickr

Rear ISO View. This is the flap pulled all the way out. Lines up with the wheel very well. I can slide it in about 1/2".
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8448/8...5d0475db_c.jpg
21020923-RallyArmorMudGaurd-03 by VictorN07, on Flickr

Front ISO View. I had the flap all the way in in the front. As you can sort of see, it's not flush with the wheel, but I think all the way out would look off.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8035/8...6ac02b0d_c.jpg
21020923-RallyArmorMudGaurd-06 by VictorN07, on Flickr

Front installation. Held on with screws and washers. Wish the screws were black. Four in the front. Note the shinyness.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8304/8...edc9415b_c.jpg
21020923-RallyArmorMudGaurd-09 by VictorN07, on Flickr

Rear Installation. Three in the back. It doesn't come all the way up to the wheel well liner, but you cannot see the gap from the rear, even if you bend down.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8303/8...781ace42_c.jpg
21020923-RallyArmorMudGaurd-10 by VictorN07, on Flickr