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vwspijlbus
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 Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:07 pm Post subject: Mud flap on the front..? |
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Hi,
does anyone mounted mud flaps on the front?
I bougth recently an additional set of rear mud flaps to mount on the front (just for the looks).
Any mounting advise / tips / pictures from thise who whent down this path?
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NAES
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I saw that a lot in the late 80's/early 90's. Played way out in Califas
If you were ghetto you just drilled into the rear of the wheelwell. Wait, I think that's how they were all done!
It's a lousy look if you ask me, not that you did.
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TeamSpatula
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Foolish though it is to mention Bays & Vanagons in here, the later Westies did have a mud flap to protect the propane tank for the stove...they had some sort of bracket, although it's been a while since I sold my '87 so I don't know if you could adapt it or not.
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ronnie
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these are on my 62 westy
they looked to me like they could be dealer installed. |
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vwspijlbus
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Ronnie: thanks for this pic!
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tlavergne
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I have been thinking of doing this myself. I think it would protect my rockers. I almost bought a pair of rear mud flaps at a VW show this summer (to try to put on the front) but the guy wanted $60 
Still thinking about how to do it and have it look OK.
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vwspijlbus
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| ronnie wrote: |
these are on my 62 westy
they looked to me like they could be dealer installed. |
They sure were not added "yesterday".
Have you seen other splits with mud flaps on the front in the US?
I do not know if this was an option at that time.
In the Netherlands I do not see it that mutch...
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Longboardluv
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:28 pm Post subject: Re: Mud flap on the front..? |
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| reviving this discussion!!! Has one else seen mudflaps on the front recently? I'm assuming some of the Shasta Buses have them. Can anyone post pictures of the mounts? |
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Eric&Barb
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| My bus had M75 option, rear and front MUD flaps, but anybody knows the exactly part number or did never see? Any pics?? |
Problem with the Mcodes is that VW kept using them, often adapting the codes somewhat or to mean completely new things. So the factory birth certificates must be read with that in mind.
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stevo
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| Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:08 am Post subject: Re: Mud flap on the front..? |
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| reviving this discussion!!! Has one else seen mudflaps on the front recently? I'm assuming some of the Shasta Buses have them. Can anyone post pictures of the mounts? |
Below are the front wheel brackets from the Westy pictured above.
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 12:08 pm Post subject: Re: Mud flap on the front..? |
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Thanks for posting that image! How long are the bolts from under the head to the end?
From your previous image it looks like there might be a diagonal brace?
Never mind, the diagonal brace is just the flange of the jack outrigger.
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stevo
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| Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:00 pm Post subject: Re: Mud flap on the front..? |
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| Eric&Barb wrote: |
| Thanks for posting that image! How long are the bolts from under the head to the end? |
tha'd be 5" |
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2020 8:50 am Post subject: Re: Mud flap on the front..? |
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| stevo wrote: |
| Eric&Barb wrote: |
| Thanks for posting that image! How long are the bolts from under the head to the end? |
tha'd be 5" |
Thanks again, that helps to give it a scale. Might build us a set for the SO-34.
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| Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2020 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: Mud flap on the front..? |
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| stevo wrote: |
| Eric&Barb wrote: |
| Thanks for posting that image! How long are the bolts from under the head to the end? |
tha'd be 5" |
What size M? |
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: Mud flap on the front..? |
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| panel wrote: |
| Saw some in this video........ |
Problem with that is the flaps are just bolted to the body. That is going to hold water/dirt between the flap and bus body, causing much faster rust in that area.
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