questions about mud flaps..
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I just put on a set of the Basics; I wish they came up higher, too, but they work pretty well. I'm pretty low, and they scrape on everyting, but becuase they'r flexible, it doens't concern me, and they're a better choice than the nicer RA flaps for that reason.......you don't need flat boards, you need somethig that deflects rocks and sand, etc, and they'll do that nicely.
Plus, if you decide to roll your own later, and cut a different shape, make it higher, narrower, wider, etc, you've got a template and you've already got the hardware in place to just screw them in. Not bad for $45. Order an offset screwdriver, it makes the job a lot easier and you don't have to yank the wheels or jack up the car.
Plus, if you decide to roll your own later, and cut a different shape, make it higher, narrower, wider, etc, you've got a template and you've already got the hardware in place to just screw them in. Not bad for $45. Order an offset screwdriver, it makes the job a lot easier and you don't have to yank the wheels or jack up the car.
Couple Saturdays ago I had 5 people in my car and we were in SF. EVERY frickin' turn I was scraping. But for $45, I didn't really care. Just kinda ghey with people looking at me when they heard me going by.
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http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00066680
That's awesome...might have to pick some up next time I'm there.
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ha DRÄLLA, a true swedish mudflap...
i made mine from a $40 roll of super tough rubber from OSH. then got clips at Kragen. (it was night time and the guy at the counter only charged me for a quarter square foot...like $3...$40 is a lot for a roll of rubber though.)
sucks though, i was reversing over a rough dirt area and the front got sucked under my tire and the clips didnt break away since they were so strong and it mangled my front quarter next to my pass.door
it actually happened twice but the first one i was drunk reversing from my door ding free spot (i park ON curbs often) and it mangled it.
i made mine from a $40 roll of super tough rubber from OSH. then got clips at Kragen. (it was night time and the guy at the counter only charged me for a quarter square foot...like $3...$40 is a lot for a roll of rubber though.)
sucks though, i was reversing over a rough dirt area and the front got sucked under my tire and the clips didnt break away since they were so strong and it mangled my front quarter next to my pass.door
it actually happened twice but the first one i was drunk reversing from my door ding free spot (i park ON curbs often) and it mangled it.
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Even with offset screwdriver, I'm not sure I could get into the back without taking the wheels off. 18x8 235/40/18 here on Swifts.
Couple Saturdays ago I had 5 people in my car and we were in SF. EVERY frickin' turn I was scraping. But for $45, I didn't really care. Just kinda ghey with people looking at me when they heard me going by.
Couple Saturdays ago I had 5 people in my car and we were in SF. EVERY frickin' turn I was scraping. But for $45, I didn't really care. Just kinda ghey with people looking at me when they heard me going by.
I've got an STi, not a wagon, so it might be different, but I did it on the ground with 245/40/18's on 18x8.5's. Snug, but even my fat fingers pulled it off. It's the diameter that kills you, not the width.
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running 225 16x7's pays off once again 
i just bent a 45' at the last inch of a screwdriver for the rears
i just bent a 45' at the last inch of a screwdriver for the rears
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https://www.i-club.com/forums/bay-area-15/omg-red-mud-flaps-171243/ here is a thread on all the pictures now!! call me a ricer i dotn car i like the look
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