Mounting Mudflaps

krzracingcouk · 08-04-17, 08:05 PM

Hi Guys,
How do you all mount your mudflaps to the car? I have just bought some and they are meant to be drilled and screw to the metal return flap in the arches, but not over keen in doing that because of the metal rushing where the screws are drilled.
Am I just paranoid?

sinbin5t · 08-04-17, 08:12 PM

Some go on with metal clips, they are worse than self tappers, you can take them off every year to make sure all is well with the self tappers

Forgot to say, my fronts were clipped on and it just got bad behind them.

missfire · 09-04-17, 08:14 AM

All rust on all of my cars is caused by mudflaps.

All different kinds of mudflaps, all rusting the wings. No mudflaps cars here, no rust on them.

krzracingcouk · 09-04-17, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by sinbin5t

Some go on with metal clips, they are worse than self tappers, you can take them off every year to make sure all is well with the self tappers

Forgot to say, my fronts were clipped on and it just got bad behind them.

So you remove them once a year to check the state of the metal?

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Originally Posted by missfire

All rust on all of my cars is caused by mudflaps.

All different kinds of mudflaps, all rusting the wings. No mudflaps cars here, no rust on them.

I was hoping to fit them to stop the muck going up the side of the car and making it look crappy. But if they cause rust I will think twice.

sinbin5t · 09-04-17, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by krzracingcouk

So you remove them once a year to check the state of the metal?

Yep easy peasy and no rust, clean the flaps and arches at the same time.

sinbin5t · 09-04-17, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by missfire

All rust on all of my cars is caused by mudflaps.

All different kinds of mudflaps, all rusting the wings. No mudflaps cars here, no rust on them.

How is the rust on your cars caused by mudflaps then if you have none.

krzracingcouk · 10-04-17, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sinbin5t

Yep easy peasy and no rust, clean the flaps and arches at the same time.

Sounds good to me, might do on evening this week then.

sinbin5t · 10-04-17, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by krzracingcouk

Sounds good to me, might do on evening this week then.

08-04-17, 08:12 PM	#2
sinbin5t 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Where a spike points skywards Posts: 12,960	Some go on with metal clips, they are worse than self tappers, you can take them off every year to make sure all is well with the self tappers Forgot to say, my fronts were clipped on and it just got bad behind them.

09-04-17, 08:14 AM	#3
missfire making wooden things Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: cow land Posts: 8,156	All rust on all of my cars is caused by mudflaps. All different kinds of mudflaps, all rusting the wings. No mudflaps cars here, no rust on them.