Al, These flaps look great, but functionally are not very robust. As soon as your front wheels step over a log, rock or curb, the rigid type flaps are the first thing to bottom out on said obstacle and snap. (Personal experience) Stick with the flexible type which can withstand a bit more abuse and don't reduce your ground clearance. Kep '79 scirocco '86 country home '86 Syncro (Audi Power)
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Ryan Alfonso Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 12:43 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Snapping Mudflaps Any of yous guys have the same problem I've been having? I got a set of the moulded plastic mudflaps of south african origin. Mounted them up, then within a week or two, it's missing the lower 5 inches. Just snaps off and litters the roadway. In the hopes that "third time's a charm", I've given it one last whirl. Here's the pics of them installed: http://picasaweb.google.com/vangina/MudflapRightFront# FWIW, the rears have held up fine for years now. Anyone else have this happen? |
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