[22 BRZ]

Product - 2022 Subaru BRZ OEM Mudflaps
Part # - J101SCC000
Cost - $150 CAD

Disclosure:
I never owned a Gen 1 car, so can't comment on how these compare to any Gen 1 products/installation. I can compare them to Rokblokz flaps for the current WRX.

Installation:
Instructions are available on the Subaru website. Includes several different types of plastic clips, some plastic nutplates with metal internal threads, some metal bolts, and some thin metal bent brackets. Front installation requires turning the front wheels to make more room, removing a few clips, and installing the mudflap, with a bracket, and some new fasteners. I had to jack up the front of the car to access one of the clips that is underneath the car, a few inches in from the side skirts. When on full lock, the tire gets very close to the mudflaps, but doesn't appear to contact. Rear installation requires removing the rear wheel, drilling two holes per side through the forward face of the rear bumper, and installing (with a bracket) using provided fasteners (and reusing two along the bottom of the rear bumper).

Pros:

These are quite flexible, which I think is good given how close to the ground they are. They have a crease in them which allows them to bend easily. They do a good job catching spray. Despite that, they don't look especially large on the car, compared to the rally style flaps on the WRX or Type R (some of which are comically large).

Cons:

The installation hardware uses more plastic fasteners than I'd like, and a few of them are hard to get tight without overtorquing. Drilling holes in the bumper is never ideal, but I think it was unavoidable in this case. The provided drill jig has the drill holes at full size, rather than the pilot size, which is a baffling choice, given that the instructions tell you to drill a pilot hole first. I would have rather they provided a small hole to mark the center with an awl. However, there is enough slop in the installation that perfect hole locations are not critical. Getting a drill in between the brakes and the bumper was challenging with the longer full size drillbit.

Conclusion:
I don't like these are much as the Rokblokz on our WRX, but I do like how they are less obtrusive to look at. The hardware on the Rokblokz were higher quality (metal nutplates vs. plastic, for example), and the installation relies less on friction fit clips than these BRZ ones. I found these BRZ ones quite annoying to install, but I think a lot of that was due to it being quite cold out, the car being more dirty, and having to drill holes (which is never ideal). All that being said, they work well, and I would recommend them based on my initial impressions. I think they are worth the money. I had been waiting for the Toyota version to come in stock (more of a molded splash guard than flexible mudflap) but decided I needed something sooner. I'm glad I got these, as the coverage is quite good - better than I expect the Toyota part will be.

Any questions, please do ask!!