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I must admit, if I bought a 75 without mudflaps, I probably wouldn't bother fitting them, but as they're on, I'm happy enough to let them stay . Cliff
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3rd December 2018, 17:51 | #13 | |
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If I keep them a good blasting with my pressure washer it will be! Thanks
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3rd December 2018, 19:45 | #14 |
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I fitted mudflaps on our diesel when new in 2002. Within a year I had to trim the bottom to prevent them scraping the ground and retrimmed them a couple of years later as the suspension had settled.
When the car was approaching the 10 year old mark the mudflaps had Now started to wear through the paint so much I had to replace both front wings. I didn’t re fit the mudflaps as a result. I have used a power washer for decades and pay particular attention to the wheel arches and the mudflaps areas. When I purchased my Wedgewood I fitted mud flaps to the rear only. With my Zircon Silver it already had mud flaps fitted to the front only and the paintwork was severely damaged so they were removed. As I couldn’t access OE rear flaps I fitted a set of Mercedes ones I had purchased for my CLS but as they didn’t fit my particular model I found they fitted the 75 with a little modification. |
3rd December 2018, 23:38 | #15 |
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It's subjective and down to individual preference really, but personally I don't think they do the look of our cars any favours whatsoever - and I wouldn't want to fit something that has even the remotest chance of trapping a build up of crud that's awkward to remove and may end up encouraging rust to develop.
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4th December 2018, 07:30 | #16 | |
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They also scape my sloping driveway which is quite steep. However reading the opinions of others is helping toward making the decision and thats one of the things this forum is for. Thanks for your input!
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Hi,
I prefer mudflaps to save paintwork from stones etc. and to keep car clean. Front flaps are very easily scraping to ground if not careful. To keep paintwork undamaged under front flaps i have been using transparent protective film,which car manufacturers normally fit to rear door corners etc. to protect from stones and hits. Its almost invisible if cut carefully to same shape as mud flap and only couple mm bigger than flap. My Saloon has been like this since 2011 and around 150000 km and paint is 100% undamaged. |
4th December 2018, 09:35 | #18 |
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Had them on my Mk1. They ate through the wing despite fitting a shaped floor tile behind them as a sacrficial stop. The Mk2 doesn't really need them. If it's wet and the sides gets splashed then the car will be in need of a wash anyway
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