Originally Posted by
+fireamx
I too am not a fan of mud flaps. That being said, I've had them on my 69 Muscle car for over 42 years.
As James pointed out, you did an excellent job mounting them.
Unfortunately, your front ones aren't low enough to protect your rocker panels. Take a yard stick and wedge it behind the tire, then bring it up to meet the bottom of the mud flap and you will see where the debris will hit your rocker.
Your rear flaps look as though they are lower than they need to be to protect the bumper, and in the one photograph, the flap actually looks like it's wider than the tire (but it may just be the angle of the camera). But if it is wider, I would cut it down so that it's not.
Personally, I wish I had went with the 3M clear protection. Having a white car it shows every speck of dirt the tires pick up and throw on the car.
For the record, when I take my old car out of storage, the flaps are coming off. I'm getting too old to worry about protecting the lacquer paint job.
Thanks for the advise.
I'll check the front, to make sure my rocker panel is safe from rocks.
That's actually a good point and good way to do it, thank you.
The rear one, yes, they're about an inch wider than tire, planning on trimming them down soon. Well, have to get the baby to my friends, he has the air tools and rotary tools, easier to get the wheels off, easier to cut. It was a pain to install today, too hot out, I think you might feel that today as well. Oh....the good old Ohio.
I just kinda prefer to keep the muddy tracks off the car, living among corn fields aren't that fun sometimes.
69 Muscle car......them suckers are the best during that time. Always dreamed about a 69 Fastback Mustang, but got a 05 S197 instead.
