Mud Flaps...

[WhiteJames]

Quote from dealer for mudflaps front & rear inc fitting: $294.00.
Front mudflaps @ $85.00.
Rear mudflaps @ $135.00.
The rear mudflaps are longer than the front mudflaps and may look a tad long.
Cheers.
WJ

[V6Passat]

Had a search of the forum and it didn't turn up much on mud flaps.

Are they worth it in terms of function (stopping the tyres from flicking up crap onto the paintwork)? And what are people thoughts on them look wise?

I'm personally undecided. We haven't ordered them on our Golf (didn't even discuss options with the dealer TBH) but I'm starting to wonder if I should add them on. I assume they are a dealer fitted 'accessory'?

From what I have gleaned the cost would be aroun $2-300 to have them fitted?

i got them on my passat cause my last car not only had a dirty bum but lots of chips too. I prefer the look of cars without them BUT the do protect the car and help in the resale value - i keep my cars 3-4 years max and my theory is to look after it while i own it so i dont have to do anything to sell it.

[booya]

Mudflaps are similar in function to headlight protectors.
Spoil the look of car. Dont really make the car look any cleaner cause they get dirty themselves.
Tiny stone chips WILL happen elsewhere no matter what you do, part of owning a car.
I can think of lots of things you can do with the $300 spare.

[V6Passat]

Mudflaps are similar in function to headlight protectors.
Spoil the look of car. Dont really make the car look any cleaner cause they get dirty themselves.
Tiny stone chips WILL happen elsewhere no matter what you do, part of owning a car.
I can think of lots of things you can do with the $300 spare.

cost me nothing - genuine items installed at purchase so no outlay for me.

we will have to agree to disagree re their effectivness.

Cheers

[118TSI]

Initially ordered mine for the 118, but after seeing how "mickey mouse ears" the back ones were, I got VW gto remove them from the contract, plus, I am mainly on the road, No off road stuff, and I tend not to drive in the gutter, or the dirty bit of the roads!

[Syd118TSI]

The dealer I'm going through want $295 for front and rear flaps including fitting (basically the same as noted by WhiteJames).

Don't think I'll bother getting them. I don't think they're particularly bad in terms of looks, and in some ways I think a car can look unfinished without them, but for $300 I can think of plenty of better ways to spend money.

[nau]

but for $300 I can think of plenty of better ways to spend money.

I dont know but driving car after rain made me think different ... got mine on order

[WhiteJames]

Posted pics of mudflaps on several Golfs in this link as I cannot post pics or attachments on this forum:

MUD FLAPS - VW GTI MKVI Forum / VW Golf MKVI Forum / VW R20 Forum / VW GTI Forum - Golfmk6.com

Click on the each miniture photo to unlarge the image for a better view.

EDIT: TM Tuning USA have mudflaps for $60 pair front and $60 pair rear - but only for the MKV Golf atm. No OEM mudflaps for the MK6 yet. See link:

http://www.tmtuning.com/HOME/catalog...t_product=1621

http://www.tmtuning.com/vw/

Cheers.
WJ

[WhiteJames]

In respect to the photos in the MUDFLAPS link I posted earlier.

http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showth...0661#post50661

See the last 5 photos ... The white MK6 GTD on BBS CH wheels clearly shows the black road grime on the bottom side sills behind the front and rear tyres. The white coloured bottom sill really shows this road grime, which got me thinking about mudflaps on a White GTI.

Okay if you drive a Black or Carbon Grey GTI as the bitumen marks should not show up as easily.

In contrast, the last two pics depict an earlier model White MKV GTI with black plastic under sills and black coloured bottom half of rear bumper, which does not show the road grime, hence no need for mudflaps. I’d prefer black under sills and black rear bumper for this reason.

Mudflaps fitted at an OEM accessory prior to delivery of vehicle should have warranty of 3 years instead of the STD 12 months if purchased after purchase of vehicle.

When I ran Audi RS6 rep wheels with a slightly wider offset of 45mm than the standard offset of 51mm for a short time on my MKV GTI, I found a lot of road grime striking the bottom side of the doors. The tyres protruded out that little bit more (6mm), with the fenders failing to catch some of the debris thrown up the tyres. An easy way to chip paint if going for wheels and/or tyres that offer a wider track.

Cheers
WJ