How I got "real" mud flaps

[Mack73]

After seeing a 20ft spray coming off the back of my tires I decided to put on some mudflaps. The OEM flaps are less than ideal, I wanted to get some nice and big rubber ones. Here is what I did.

Parts:
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Front: RRC mud flaps. Purchased from Rovers North. You need 2 as they are sold individually: http://www.roversnorth.com/store/p-4256-mud-flap-range-rover-classic.aspx
Rear: Series III mud flaps. Also purchased from Rovers North. Only need 1 as they are sold as a pair: http://www.roversnorth.com/store/p-1344-mud-flap-kit-rear-pair-series-iia-iii.aspx

Hardware
1/4" plastic rivets. Purchased from Lowes. Pictures Here:
http://www.mack73.com/hosted/cars/LR3/IMG_7943.jpg, http://www.mack73.com/hosted/cars/LR3/IMG_7945.jpg

2 piece pastic rivets. Purchased from McMaster-Carr: Item # 98295A302. http://www.mcmaster.com/#98295a302/=eb2key . Picture here: http://www.mack73.com/hosted/cars/LR3/IMG_7942.jpg

3ft aluminum flat bar. I bought a piece 1/2" x 1/8" x 3'



Rear:
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I started with doing the series III ones as some have done over on disco3.co.uk: http://www.disco3.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Mud_flaps

You need to trim the inner side to fit around the exhaust. But once you cut the top corner off, the mud flap starts to loose it's shape and cup. To fix this I got a piece of scrap aluminum and attached it with plastic rivits that I got from McMaster-carr to the bottom of the flap. This added some needed rigidity.

To mount the mud flaps I drilled a series of holes through the plastic lines and one through the wheel flare molding. You can reuse 1 attachement point. I started out by using the mounting hardware that came with the mudflaps, but I think I am going to change these out with the plastic rivets I used on the fronts.

 

[Mack73]

Front:
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I haven't seen anyone do a really good job on the fronts. I decided to give the Range Rover Classic's a try and see if I can make them work. Just like the rears, a cut is needed on the inside to go around the body mount. Again since the cut is made, the stiffness is lost. To fix this a brace was made out of the excess aluminum and riveted to the bottom of the side skirts.

Mounting, 2 existing mounts can be used. Unlike the rears, you can't easily get to the backside of the fender liner. Enter the plastic rivets. Simply drill a hole through the liner and push the rivet in. With the correct sized hole, they hold very very well. Be careful when drilling on the passenger side as the rear heater lines run through this area (if you have the rear heater) and you won't want to nick one of these lines.

Overall all I am super happy and they work very well.

 

[Team Jeff]

Looks great!

Thanks for sharing!

 

[blackforestham]

Very clean install! Should've gone with the sweet Orange Dakar flaps!

 

[tomasesto]

looks nice! i found out the hard way back on my rrc, rrs, and current lr3 flaps worked great around the easy stuff but all eventually tore or broke off on the challenging to moderate stuff and beyond so I just went out and got a commercial hose and pressure tip >>> plus i put my heavy foot on a diet... problem solved! BTW your local landy dealer may have a LIFETIME free carwash program for their loyal customer base and they may even use reclaimed non-potable or recycle their water. Trifecta!

 

[goinsurfin]