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Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:27 am

I'm a big Flaps fan!

Oh Trevor, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear :mad:
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:39 am

B7 wrote:Si, I like flaps! I'm a big Flaps fan!

As long as you keep it clean in there then fine. Whip them off every year after the winter to give it a good clean out and there should be no probs.
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 11:16 am

adit wrote:
B7 wrote:Si, I like flaps! I'm a big Flaps fan!

As long as you keep it clean in there then fine. Whip them off every year after the winter to give it a good clean out and there should be no probs.
+1 :)

Look! Theres nothing wrong with a good stout strong pair of flaps! Whats wrong with that? :wink:
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:29 pm

Go for it Simon! Protect those lower panels from stone chips. :D
My touring has had flaps on for the last 6 years with no flap-related rot issues. All the talk of flaps causing rot is bollox. Practically every car I've ever owned over the last 30-odd years has had flaps and none of them had rot anywhere near the flaps.
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:35 pm

I just like the look, the car is rot free and shall be staying this way!
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:06 pm

The mudflaps used to scrape and bang on the ground a bit on my touring sometimes, which is the main thing that made me remove them. Even though the car is only lowered a small amount, I find it a pain to clean if the in the arches with mudflaps on.

Probably handy to have on your touring as you do a few miles in it.
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:21 pm

My red one pictured was on boge dampers and 40mm spax springs. I used to be able to get the mud flaps to scrape when going for it on my favourite back roads in the corners 8O :o It was a soft setup with stock roll bars but still. Used to sh!t me up at first until i worked it out!

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Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:23 pm

i love flaps they look so right on a touring!

ive got em on mine :D
its the work of a "maniac"
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:37 pm

they look great on a touring , do it ! :D

I do hope you fit OEM one's and not the Halfords versions winkeye

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Mud flaps are for trucks!
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:44 pm

My Dad used to have some like this fitted to his Mk2 Golf gti. :eek:

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you've no love for a touring Barry
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:48 pm

I've no love for a mud flap!

Funny you posted this as this afternoon at work i removed the BMW flaps from my new bit of chrome and they went straight in the bin!
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Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:48 pm

Mudflaps look wank, don't be a helmet!
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good job you don't own my car then :o you only have to look at my horrid work
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Sun Jan 24, 2010 12:37 pm

Fit em Si. They look good in my opinion. Just make sure you rustproof the wings well first. :D
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Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:59 pm

bss325i wrote:Mud flaps are for trucks!

10000000 % agree, I just hate them...
But if you like them, then just go for them, it is your car after all ! :mad:

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bss325i wrote:Funny you posted this as this afternoon at work i removed the BMW flaps from my new bit of chrome and they went straight in the bin!
They sell well on ebay mind!
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bss325i wrote:Funny you posted this as this afternoon at work i removed the BMW flaps from my new bit of chrome and they went straight in the bin!
They sell well on ebay mind!
Sod that! I would rather be down a pound or two than see them on another E30! :)
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Pre flap, clean isn't it?



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I already had another set of rears! i've gone for the small ones



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Check it, only had time for one side, plus the speedo broke as the wire by the plug had snapped :?
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bss325i wrote:Mud flaps are for trucks!
+1
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Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:34 pm

I like it. Gives it an meaner stance.
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Like it :thumb:
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So whens the HGV test booked?
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Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:39 pm

+1 for the flaps

had them on one of my cars too
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bss325i wrote:So whens the HGV test booked?
10.4 Rubber Duck, looks like we got ourselves a convoy :D
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Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:45 pm

It'll look good once the car gets a wash!

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Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:52 pm

another one against them here I'm afriad!
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Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:29 pm

Si do you ever wash any of your cars!

Flaps look good from here :D
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no, but i can't do it all! So many cars to look after in the grand fleet
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Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:54 pm

Once I get my arches back up to scratch, the flaps are going back on :D
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Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:41 pm

Now the mudflap histeria has died down it back to business and to answer tomsons question yes a wash happened today in the sun to rid it of all the winters sh!te! A ruddy good scrub everywhere!

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Nice and clean, shes just ticked over 187,000 miles :o


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Spoiler is well f**ked i know. I need to get it repaired



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Epic camber on the front!

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With the e36 which is also clean. Engine bay and inside need a clean too but the MOT runs out tuesday :o: So need to get another ticket for her this week.

I'm getting itches to get A/C retro fitted possibly and maybe see if a Z3 can be made to work with the 6 branch. What do we think?

Must mean we've had it nearly 2 years! Where did that go
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Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:47 pm

Stunning, looks very well for the mileage 8)
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Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:49 pm

She scrubs up really well. :D
I'm hoping to do the opposite & have the 'dealer fitted' ac removed at some point.
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needs some stripeage action down the sides mate.

Looking nice though :cool:
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