Mudflaps - are they worth having

Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:32 am

OK - so I know this is not a very interesting topic however - About 6 months ago I bought a 318is with the remains of the original BMW mudflaps. I duly went out and bought a nice new set from the stealer. On removing what was left of the old mud flaps there is a lot of mud a stuff trapped between them and the bodywork. So - are they worth replacing or are they just going to encourage rust to form.

Robin

Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:45 am

imo they are not worth having they trap mud as you found out and make the car rust

Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:54 pm

Hmmm i have them on my car... maybe i should look at them to make sure they are not causing any rust. I say leave them off, because in the UK rust is a issue so anything to make ur e30 last longer is cool.

Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:40 pm

They are fine if you are meticulas about keeping everything uber clean but IMO they are just grit/rust traps.

Ripped my front left one off when driving round a field and then the right rear when i had car 3-up and carrying an engine so decided to take them off, found quite bad rust behind the other front

I did like how they looked tho

Matt

Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:51 pm

I have 2

the drivers side ones have disapeared and not got round to removing the 2 that are left. not gonna shell out for new ones

hannah

Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:41 pm

i want mud flaps! not for my sport though, they just look wrong on them

Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:57 pm

big no no for me. i reckon they look wrong on every car even though they MAY keep some dirt off

Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:47 pm

i cant decide.... dont look quite right... but stops mud sprayin up the sides, important when live in a flat (no tap for hosepipe on street parking) and nearest jetwash is 8 miles away

Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:54 pm

A1BMW325iSport wrote:imo they are not worth having they trap mud as you found out and make the car rust

And they're extra weight - last thing you want on an iS

Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:28 pm

Rust traps.. don't have em on the car unless you are willing to take them off every week to clean the crap out from behind them.

Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:52 pm

I think they look terrible on any car.....1st thing I do when I buy a car that has them on is remove them immediately!!!!

Stu