Are mudflaps chav?
20 April 2014, 06:51 AM
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Not the best pic to show the flaps but they aren't floor draggers / tarmac cleaners, they serve a purpose and that's to stop the car from being covered in road crap thus saving me cleaning time.
20 April 2014, 09:26 AM
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Tempted to get some flaps for my wrx after spending ages removing road crap from the lower halves of the doors on Friday. Don't want floor draggers so I'm tempted by the rallytech ones. £80 though!
20 April 2014, 09:36 AM
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Rallytech flaps, around 95 GBP (shipping included), 4mm FIA compliant, powdercoated aluminum mounting brackets, all stainless hardware, two sets of mounting holes to raise/lower 30mm
Rallyarmor, same price, 3mm thickness (not FIA), no mounting brackets.
UK brands (performance creations, scoobyworld) around 125-140 GBP, 3mm thickness (not FIA), not sure about the brackets or hardware.......
20 April 2014, 09:49 AM
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Horses for courses ..... I drive a lot on dirt tracks and forest roads so flaps and standard height suspension are fine for me. Flaps are designed to do a job, if you need that job doing then fit flaps.....simples 
20 April 2014, 09:49 AM
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Yea sorry, In my view fanny flaps look chivvy 
I don't really have a problem with stone chips in an area fanny flaps would help with. I do have some nasty stone chips on my bonnet...but I'm not going to get a chavvy bonnet bra!
I don't really have a problem with stone chips in an area fanny flaps would help with. I do have some nasty stone chips on my bonnet...but I'm not going to get a chavvy bonnet bra!
20 April 2014, 12:22 PM
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Anything that drags along the ground or almost drags along the ground is chav.
Most probably fitted to cars with Lexus rear lights and Baileys dumbvalves TBH.
Most probably fitted to cars with Lexus rear lights and Baileys dumbvalves TBH.
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20 April 2014, 06:14 PM
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Yea they nice and subtle arnt they, I can't believe how much I liked my mud flaps until this post, sat here not so happy now I'm looking deeper at the situation, lol. Going to delete my account. (only joking) there staying on anyway, for now......
20 April 2014, 06:27 PM
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20 April 2014, 06:29 PM
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23 April 2014, 08:59 AM
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Well . . . Bit the bullet and got myself some cheapo universal rally flaps (in black)
Found a template for the STI/pro drive flaps off of another subaru forum to trim them to shape, and some pro drive stickers off of the bay
I think it looks ok, the missus isn't too sure, but if it helps the paintwork out I don't care!
Found a template for the STI/pro drive flaps off of another subaru forum to trim them to shape, and some pro drive stickers off of the bay
I think it looks ok, the missus isn't too sure, but if it helps the paintwork out I don't care!
23 April 2014, 11:40 AM
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Cleaning the car it is covered in tar spots, and I want to get some black rally style flaps (black car)
I have just replaced the wheels for 18" o.z wheels as the originals were buckled to f*@! so gone from 215 to 225 and slightly wider with the offset so the spots will only get worse, but the missus has said "so we're going down the chav route then"
Personally I think impreza look good with flaps, and they serve a purpose.
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I have just replaced the wheels for 18" o.z wheels as the originals were buckled to f*@! so gone from 215 to 225 and slightly wider with the offset so the spots will only get worse, but the missus has said "so we're going down the chav route then"
Personally I think impreza look good with flaps, and they serve a purpose.
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23 April 2014, 11:51 AM
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not sure about mud flaps protecting the car from stone chips, its every other bugger on the road showering the car in shizz you really need to worry about.
I see too many saxo's with massive mud flaps on to ever consider it an option. Might just stick to fake roof vents and tip-ex on my tyres.
I see too many saxo's with massive mud flaps on to ever consider it an option. Might just stick to fake roof vents and tip-ex on my tyres.