Need help choosing mudflaps

[dubbified]

I'm on the fence on which mudflap set to pickup, and lookin for a little feedback, pro/con, good prices also welcome.

I've read some were hard plastic, some dont mount right..

Wanted to do it right. Trying to make an order this morning...

I think I'm going to have to steer clear of the Hard plastic ones.. but lack physical contact with the products I'm sure many of you own, or have some experience with directly.

So far, I've been lookin on CIP1, Van-Cafe, Gowesty, Busdepot to name a few..

I'm lifted a tad with larger tires that throw a lot of crap up.. trying to knock that down a tad, perhas keep the debris on my tanks to a min..

As my next major project I begin this weekend is to cut out the driver side rockerline/ I'm going to be right up in that.. ordering up some flaps seem like a good idea while I'm workin down there.
Curious to hear your thoughts.

Thanks!

Al

[scobax]

I went with the OEM German rubber flaps that mount into the side of the van. Couldn't be happier. Yes, the thought of drilling into the body did give me pause, but I got over it. They work wonderfully and look like they belong there.

Cons? Well, they sit back from the wheel arches about 4" so some mud will make it onto the sheetmetal. That part I don't get, but the durability flexibility and OEM look do appeal. Gad they're expensive.

Bus Depot had them a couple of years ago when I bought these. I actually only bought three since my van still had the driver side front one in place.
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[Timwhy]

The mounting hardware that comes with the SA mudflaps are kind of crappy. You'd be better off
using your own HW. The width isn't any thing to write home about either. If you are running wide tires
they will work but only so much. The front is were any flap will have it's limitations keeping spray
off the van. I'm not knocking these flaps, but they are what they are.

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[chojinchef]

I might be a tad full of sh*t, but here goes.

I also have a 2wd road queen, so experiences are different.

My thought would be that if the van is lifted, you are doing 'some' off road? That means more likely throwing larger pieces? Wouldn't a flexible rubber flap work better than a solid hard flap? I have the stock Wolfsburg flaps, but I will have little pieces to kick up, just road crap.

Just my thought, only a tad though.
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[dubbified]

Haha.. Fancy that.. Me too! Atleast we're havin fun, or.. workin toward that end eh?

Until today my interest in choosing a flap was skin deep..

A primary decision driver for me, I didn't want a generic look (one size fits all) unless tasteful. keeping cost down is ideal.. hell they're just flaps.. but I wouldnt mind some 'dub logos.

Hard plastic is gunna be an issue. I'd prefer rubber/softer so they dont break when I take this on light trail..

So, yea.. best ideas or sources for softer flaps is ideal.

Thanks!

[shagginwagon83]

What's the best set of mudflaps you can buy? Will be going on a 2wd Westy. I would prefer to use stock mounting holes but if not that' ok
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[E1]

We bought the stock-fit rubber ones for up front, with the aluminum bar running level through them. Fits the standard left-side holes, right side needing drilling but it was painless.

Only downside is if you roughhouse enough to drag them on occasion, the bar can bend but is easy to straighten out again. Four years' full-time use and counting...

No part number, sorry!

The rears are a flexible plastic with a VW logo on them, also four years old and doing well.

Not much help, Sorry!
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[bobbyblack]

Two individuals I respect the knowledge and understating very much. These seem to be very helpful suggestions. I dream of Terrawagen wheel arches some day...


https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/posting.php?mode=quote&p=8147914

[RicoS]

[E1]

Brandon, the front mudflaps shown on "Winston" two posts up are the ones we have.

These are the rears we have:
http://www.busdepot.com/j10884
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Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."
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[Zeitgeist 13]

Lots of folks around here kvetch about them, but I've had the SA mud flaps on my van for nearly a decade and haven't had any problems. I consider flaps to be a necessity up here in the PNW
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