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

I love them on mine :iono:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...h_eb6d16ca.jpg

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.