Finally got a break in the weather yesterday So I took my car for a drive. When I got home the rear fenders were covered with road crap (even though the roads were dry). I have done a search on the forum for splash quards. Not much there! Are there any splash guards available for our cars?

 

Never seen them. But it's not too hard to get a flat square of good looking black plastic and fashion your own. A guy on the neon forums designed a template and cut them out on a CNC machine (or similar).

The only thing is, even if you limit the direct splash off the rear tires, the way the air moves up the back of the car will still lift dust and spray onto your rear bumper.

Worth a shot though.

 

fyrepower
I had given this a thought at one time but there is such a small amount of body behind the rear wheel that I didn't think it was worth it. I actually would rather have some on the front to keep crap from hitting the rocker panels a little better. I don't know of any made for our cars. I did a little checking around last summer. I had mine out yesterday too. 115 miles although it was still clean when I got home. Had to dodge only a couple wet spots. I have managed to drive mine at least every 3 weeks all this winter without the need to wash the car. Just a quick detail in the garage to get a minor amount of dust off.

 

If you get some you have to get the ones with yosemite sam on them!

 

LOL..I have those on my 1993 T-Bird Super Coupe, and they have been on there since 1993.

 

I made my own,l ook and you will see were the clips will slip on inside the fender.
---hope the photo makes it on the page---

 

Thanks, Gary

 

Nice!

You could probably sell quite a few on our forum.

 

With all due respect, Mud flaps are for Pickup trucks not a sports coupe...

 

"splash guards" not "mud flaps".

One is a big ugly rubber slab, the other is a low profile (in this case transparent) extension of the inner fender designed to keep road dirt off your paint.

And why do truck owners care about keeping mud off their paint anyway?

 

Well said.

And as for the point about truck owners, I live in Ala-by-god-bama and it's a "Badge of Honor" if you can only see out of a 12"X18" smeared slot of a windshield for the mud!

And to h### with seein' out the back! Already been there!

 

I got the idea from jaylenosgarage.com they are easy to make and those large paper clips have held very well for over a year now.

 

What did you use for the material? And did you really use large paper clips?

 

the best idea is to use a clear 3M film (bulk piece) and cover the entire rockers and add pieces behind the wheels... this is what i did and it eliminates any chips from forming on the effected areas.

doesn't help with mud... but watch for those puddles and stay on the road.


here are some pics of the applying stage to my 330i...

rockerfilm.jpg

bumperfilm.jpg

completed:
rockercomplete.jpg

 

Agreed. Didn't do on my xfire. But done on my chevy...

 

where did you get the 3m film material? how hard is it to apply?

 

fyrepower
Everything you would need is in the first photo above with the clips just remove the silver arm part of the clip when its done.
Andrew as always top notch work