In a message dated 7/15/02 11:06:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes:
> Similarly, it > became apparant that the rear mudflaps were designed to clip on, which I > didn't much care for, as it just didn't seem too secure to me. So I > constructed a simple bracket with a piece of angle iron that allowed me to > bolt the mud flaps to the wheel wells, a design which has lasted me two > years so far and counting. However, I believe that many people have simply > clipped them on, so I suppose that works as well. The bottom edges on the > set on my Vanagon are not completely parallel to the ground; I believe that > this is intentional, as this is the only way they fit that makes sense, and > they do look fine that way. > > i installed the set of 4 South african mudflaps with stainless steel sheetmetal screws, drilling into the wheelwell lip. nice and sturdy. i didnt use any of the clips. i also had to trim the mudflaps down with a dremel because i have fiberglass bumpers/rocker trim and they were designed for metal bumpered vans .. all in all im very pleased, they look cool and do the job. chris |
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