Mud Flaps?? Any Point??

Androlyn · Post by **Androlyn** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:05 pm

I have Mud Flaps on the front and rear and I don't really like the look of them on the car, you sometimes hear stories that they can do more harm than good.

Does the MGF really need them, and can you get a build up of crud which becomes rust behind them?

Thanks.

Reckless Rat · Post by **Reckless Rat** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:27 pm

A bit like "Marmite", you either like 'em or you don't. Not sure whether they do again good. My car is 22yrs old and has never had them and after 120K miles hasn't suffered from stone chips.

Androlyn · Post by **Androlyn** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:03 am

I was not so concerned about stone chips, appreciate you could maybe get them, it was holding in damp and dirt behind them that was a concern.
I take your point about Marmite, some will love them and some won't.

flyingbanana · Post by **flyingbanana** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:33 am

Androlyn wrote:I was not so concerned about stone chips, appreciate you could maybe get them, it was holding in damp and dirt behind them that was a concern.
I take your point about Marmite, some will love them and some won't.

If they're oem they won't really trap stuff like the aftermarket generic ones will, the will reduce the amount of stone chip around the side intakes.

Androlyn · Post by **Androlyn** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 4:00 pm

Taken front and back off, looks better to me and exposed some crud etc so can clean the areas up.

hammond · Post by **hammond** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:58 pm

Mine didn't have them so I brought both front and rear original ones to fit. Painted area behind before fitting and remove them yearly to clean behind.
I guess some like them some don't

Androlyn · Post by **Androlyn** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 6:06 pm

hammond wrote:Mine didn't have them so I brought both front and rear original ones to fit. Painted area behind before fitting and remove them yearly to clean behind.
I guess some like them some don't

yes very true, life would be boring if we did all like exactly the same thing.

Good job lots of people don't like the MGF, means they are cheap enough and around for me to enjoy

Post by **Rob Bell** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:19 pm

I agree: they will reduce stone chipping and risk of corrosion, but I don’t like the look of them on an F: ruins the lines IMO.

MrNatural · Post by **MrNatural** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 5:24 pm

I really like them...

Androlyn · Post by **Androlyn** » Sat Feb 16, 2019 9:32 am

Maybe the answer could be to have them front and back on the passenger side which is likely to get the most muck from the edge of the road (especially in the country), and on the drivers side nothing then I don't see them

Being silly of course

X10GWR · Post by **X10GWR** » Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:42 am

I fitted them because I like the look, however in my experience hey scrape over speed humps unless you stop and proceed ever so slowly and the front ones seem to accumulate crud behind them therefore in my view annual removal and clean out is essential. On the list for May.

Barbour · Post by **Barbour** » Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:41 pm

Mud flaps are for sensible people.

Sensible people do not buy an MG F.

See what I mean?

Post by **allypally1967** » Sat Feb 16, 2019 7:16 pm

I like them , I have them . Like others have said marmite, but gena personal choice.

Post by **Mykel** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 5:43 pm

Barbour wrote:Mud flaps are for sensible people.

Sensible people do not buy an MG F.

See what I mean?

BodgeItAndScarper · Post by **BodgeItAndScarper** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:19 am

Barbour wrote:Mud flaps are for sensible people.

Sensible people do not buy an MG F.

See what I mean?

Dunno what you mean. My F is the optimum car to fit the practical requirements i have.

But I may have picked the requirements to suit the car

It's a bit like the way you have to chuck the car into corners hard every now and then to get the fuel gauge to read properly. Any fun that may ensue is purely coincidental.

Post by **ErikB** » Wed Feb 20, 2019 8:26 am

I read there are two kinds of people: the one that like the mudflaps and the others that don't like these items.
I am in the 3rd group: I hate them with a passion

I do like a nice set of mudflaps: on a rally car or on a lorry throwing up massive amounts of water during heavy rain.
Come on guys, mudflaps on cars is something from the seventies and eighties, especially on sporty looking cars.

Androlyn · Post by **Androlyn** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 5:15 pm

Just checking back in to this thread I started to report today's job was taking off the Mud Flaps on my recent acquisition, looks so much better to me and I found some damp dirt trapped in behind some of them too.
They will be staying off, they look in good condition so will clean them up and see if I can sell them on as I need some MGF funds

Post by **Rob Bell** » Mon Aug 19, 2019 2:26 pm

ErikB wrote:I am in the 3rd group: I hate them with a passion

I'm with you Erik! I hate the look of them on an MGF (or TF). But they could be helpful in reducing the stone-rash on the sills that can lead to corrosion. But equally, owners could simply maintain their cars properly

[ducks for cover!]

David Dixon · Post by **David Dixon** » Sun Aug 25, 2019 10:43 am

I like mudflaps...I also like 80'S music...and I like CD's. (gathers together Talk Talk CD's and leaves by a side exit, unobtrusively. Arrives home without any cowsh1t on the sills to clean off

).

hammond · Post by **hammond** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:39 pm

David Dixon wrote:I like mudflaps...I also like 80'S music...and I like CD's. (gathers together Talk Talk CD's and leaves by a side exit, unobtrusively. Arrives home without any cowsh1t on the sills to clean off ).

I'm with David on this.

"It's my life" and all that

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