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Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: Big G on July 02, 2007, 19:21:47: Decided to tidy up the rusted mud flap holders on my 90 truck and of course most of the bolts broke off when I undid them. Now I could spruce em up with a lick of paint and weld em back on or I could put some shiny chequer plate ones on, again tacked on with weld but i was looking at the back of the truck with em off and couldn`t decide if it looks better without them on.

You lot can decide this one for me.........I will go with the majority view..!

Tell me then,or show me with pictures if you have them,what looks best and what I should do........on or off........your call.......!

G
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: strapping young lad on July 02, 2007, 19:29:25: no

cos without it your vehicle looks taller!
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: J.D. on July 02, 2007, 19:33:14: Nope because they get ripped off very easily, prooved that with my discovery.

The metal doesnt come off but the rubber rips.
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: v8kenny on July 02, 2007, 19:57:48: Wot JD said - they WILL get ripped off
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: Drift on July 02, 2007, 20:10:59: Took mine off, as I saw two front wings ripped of other cars going ove rocks
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: Edge on July 02, 2007, 20:12:15: No.
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: solihull-mick on July 02, 2007, 20:15:51: YES with out a dought, not a real off roader with out big flaps :lol:
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: muddymesser on July 02, 2007, 20:36:37: leave them off that way you can cover the peoplmud be hind u on th way home :p
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on July 02, 2007, 20:58:08: Quote from: "muddymesser"
leave them off that way you can cover the peoplmud be hind u on th way home :p

Exactly one reason for retaining them!
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: Big G on July 02, 2007, 21:04:48: Score up to now .......... I make it...

6 say leave em off ....... 2 say have em on......
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: paul_humphreys on July 02, 2007, 21:21:37: Yes fit them, but I use 89p rubber car mats. One mat makes 2 mud flaps :) So cheep to replace.
Paul
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: martha focker on July 02, 2007, 23:19:20: yes then connect a chain to them so u can lift them up wen off road :D

just thought i must do that :lol:
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: Cassillis on July 03, 2007, 09:38:24: Quote from: "paul_humphreys"
Yes fit them, but I use 89p rubber car mats. One mat makes 2 mud flaps :) So cheep to replace.
Paul

That's the way i would go, must be the Aberdonian in me :oops:
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: muddyjlx on July 03, 2007, 13:42:17: i used some old carpet for mine.

free. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: ScrapyJape on July 03, 2007, 15:34:47: Do you need them on for the mot as when they are off they expose alot of the wheel on the rear of a defender
also if you got agressive tyres on you might be firing stones at the cars behind you?

I would just get a nice pair and do what martha said to be honest.
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: muck_truck on July 03, 2007, 15:53:03: i took them off the front, but left them on the rear. I wouldnt like to be behind a mucky defender in the rain if it didnt have rear flaps.. :twisted:
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: RCRockCrawler on July 03, 2007, 16:11:24: My way of thinking is that if they're already there, leave 'em be, and tie them up for off-roading. However, don't go to any trouble to get a new set if, like my own, they rusted themselves off. :lol:
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on July 03, 2007, 16:36:32: Put them back on, spraying the car behind with muck is intisocial.
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: kizz81 on July 03, 2007, 17:07:39: leave them on, i was watching a dvd of the driffield landy show off road course before and mine has mud flaps on and i thought they looked good but then a simular landy went past ( a shiney one ) but didnt have the mud flaps i though it didnt look so good to me.

cheers kieran
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: martha focker on July 03, 2007, 17:42:30: i agree mate they do make the landies look bare withought them 8)

and anyway, they don't have to b big landrover ones, just put anything on, it will look better and do the job of stopping stone chips and spray :D
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: Big G on July 03, 2007, 18:08:39: At last reckon up the balance of opinion has moved to have them fitted..... 11 to 7 in that favour .........
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: martha focker on July 03, 2007, 18:16:56: good :D
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: davidlandy on July 03, 2007, 19:51:21: if you leave the standard ones on with a 2" lift its quite difficult to rip them off - more damage is likley to occur bending the metal bracket they sit on. I speak from experience.

but now I have removed them - its one thing less to break/bend.
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: muddymesser on July 03, 2007, 20:46:31: Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"
Quote from: "muddymesser"
leave them off that way you can cover the peoplmud be hind u on th way home :p

Exactly one reason for retaining them!

but its good when theres a hairdresser in a rag top behind you :D
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: muddycarl on July 03, 2007, 23:06:05: I've taken mine off ...cos my truck looks better without them

(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j159/muddycarl/Picture235.jpg)
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: wrecker on July 04, 2007, 20:57:46: id have them on mate,alway look better :D

just use a small chain and tie them up when your offroad :wink:
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: DIE BOK on July 04, 2007, 22:26:00: I am sure you will not get a BMW tailgaiting a Defender/Disco without flaps..........If he does his loss :twisted: One way to get rid of tailgaters :wink:
Title: Mud Flaps ... Yes or No..?
Post by: muddycarl on July 04, 2007, 22:31:27: Quote from: "Die Bok"
I am sure you will not get a BMW tailgaiting a Defender/Disco without flaps..........If he does his loss :twisted: One way to get rid of tailgaters :wink:

very very true :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: