Mud flaps worth it?

[lbroskee]

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

[Carban]

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.

[Shagaliscious]

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.

[Griffdawg]

Originally Posted by empower-auto

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.

[diirk]

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.

[fistpoint]

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

[S2kphile]

I kinda like em especially when they look like this:

[avholic]

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.

[roddy]

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.

[Foobar]

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.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Shagaliscious

...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.

[hyper4mance]

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.

[ToxicSneakers]

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

[burnt toast]

Originally Posted by roddy

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.

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.