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Mud Flaps
Apologies if this has been asked before, recently joined the forum.
Just had my Discovery 3 for 5 days now and is only the base 5 seat model (still dead chuffed though). I was wondering what people thought of mud flaps, are they needed, do the wheels throw the dirt up the sides, or are they an unnecessary expense. Wont be of roading, just pulling the horsebox in and out of fields.
Thanks in advance.
LesleymJust Bought one
12th Apr 2006 10:37 pm
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Hi Lesley
I don't have any but you might find your answer if you read between the lines here
The mudflaps are not rubbery and flexible but if you're going to just tow a horse float and travel on grassy fields then they will not get damaged.
My D3 is nearing 1 year old. I've replaced one rear mudflap but it has cracked again and it matches the other 3 cracked mudflaps. They aren't hugely expensive and they can be treated as consumable and replaced as they fall off.
I still think they are a worth while extras as they help to keep the water spray and the mud spray from the tyres down.
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They are good for any road where stones might be flicked up, and also prevent a lot of mud splashing up.
But, if you want to go onto soft sand, you need to remove them as, like PCH said, are not flexible and act like little bulldozer blades.Have a nice day!
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19th Apr 2006 11:19 am
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dealer just told me they no longer put the front flaps on at the factory and that they cost $187 (very expensive I think) so when mine arrives iI intend to make my own from some old conveyor belt as I have seen this done on many 4x4's
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8th May 2006 8:02 am
espri
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I am "negotiating" about mud flaps with my dealer just now. When I bought the car (delivered Mar 06), we used a price list from Nov 04. The mud flaps were included in the price then (for SE and HSE). But my car was delivered without flaps (apart from myself complaining ) and that does correspond to the Jan 06 pricelist (in Germany).
The price listed for the flaps in the 04 pricelist was €150, which must be around the (US) $187. The dealer has only said till now that they are "expensive" but I expect to hear exactly in a few days. If I do go ahead and order them, I hope I can convince the dealer to install them free, as they should have been a factory fit (otherwise I will do it myself).
Eric
8th May 2006 9:39 am
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My D3 came with the mud flaps on. Within a month the rears had ripped off. I actual got them replaced under warranty. My argument was that the car is a 4x4 vehicle etc etc. However when I ripped the front ones off they told me they would not be replaced under warranty I have replaced 2 or three sets. I think they cost about £45 per set.
I have now given up with the LR ones so I removed the remains of the flaps and I have made new flexible ones out of Neoprene rubber sheet. They don’t look that bad and do the job.
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8th May 2006 10:48 am
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Andrew, any chance of showing how you attach them and where can you get the material from?
I was going to fork out on LR ones but yours look fine and will work properly.
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8th May 2006 11:04 am
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I will post more pics when it stops raining. Basically I used the existing fixings on the inner wing and drilled 2 more holes about 25mm in from each side to provide extra support plus one at the bottom of inner wing. I used 4 repair washers (painted black) of various sizes fixed with black self tapping screws. Most industrial supplies will stock Insertion Rubber this will be better and cheaper than Neoprene and you can get it reinforced.In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
8th May 2006 11:53 am
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Much more practicle than the L/R ones I had fitted as part of my "deal". I've only driven across fields & easy tracks so far, but I can see that they probably wouldn't last long over rough terrain. They do appear to work however in that I don't get spray up the sides, but I haven't seen how it is without them fitted!
AndrewS, are those Goodyear MTR's? How are they for road use? If I go to the highlands of Scotland this winter, I was thinking about getting a set.
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8th May 2006 2:26 pm
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AndrewS,
I like the looks of your flaps too and, in the light of your experience, it looks as though it would be a better way to go than the LR flaps. Look forward to seeing more pics.
Eric
8th May 2006 2:29 pm
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My car without flaps has mud up the sides all the time, my last one with flaps didn't - go figure!DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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8th May 2006 3:04 pm
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Yes they are Goodyear MT/R's good on the road high mileage tyre a bit noisy.
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8th May 2006 3:52 pm
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Pelyma wrote:
My car without flaps has mud up the sides all the time, my last one with flaps didn't - go figure!
Did they both have the same type of tyres on In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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) and that does correspond to the Jan 06 pricelist (in Germany).
I have replaced 2 or three sets. I think they cost about £45 per set.
has mud up the sides all the time, my last one with flaps didn't - go figure!
