Hi all, been thinking about fitting some mud flaps to my ir Caravelle, but are they worth it, or just another trap for corrosion?
Appreciate any thoughts/ experiences
Thanks
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Re: Mud flaps
I have had my van for 8 or 9 years. It had mud-flaps already fitted when I got it. I have not suffered from corrosion around their fitting points.
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Re: Mud flaps
Got mudflaps fitted (the jk ones - it's from a time before I knew about brickwerks, but they work very well & keeps crud away from behind the wheel arches which has to be a good thing).
Will be fitting the rubber inner wheel arch liners when funds allow (after the sills are sorted
Will be fitting the rubber inner wheel arch liners when funds allow (after the sills are sorted
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The South African JK ones are better they actually protect your bodywork from gravel rash on the wheel arch edge.hightop ratty wrote:Got mudflaps fitted (the jk ones - it's from a time before I knew about brickwerks, but they work very well & keeps crud away from behind the wheel arches which has to be a good thing).
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bigherb wrote:The South African JK ones are better they actually protect your bodywork from gravel rash on the wheel arch edge.hightop ratty wrote:Got mudflaps fitted (the jk ones - it's from a time before I knew about brickwerks, but they work very well & keeps crud away from behind the wheel arches which has to be a good thing).
Cheers Big herb - something of quality that jk supply (I must have been lucky
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GoWesty & VW Heritage sell the SA ones too, if you can’t bring yourself to buying from JK!
https://www.vwheritage.com/251898010-mu ... t-vw-spare
I get the scrape too, but they’ve lasted well and look good on the arches.
https://www.vwheritage.com/251898010-mu ... t-vw-spare
I get the scrape too, but they’ve lasted well and look good on the arches.
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Re: Mud flaps
I have the hard plastic ones.. I like em.. Cheaper also
Took them off when I rollered the van, cant get them on again now as the fixings have rusted and wrecked.. any ideas anyone. Glue maybe??
PS sorry to hijack original thread
Took them off when I rollered the van, cant get them on again now as the fixings have rusted and wrecked.. any ideas anyone. Glue maybe??
PS sorry to hijack original thread