PDP Custom Mudflaps
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PDP Custom Mudflaps
I received and installed my custom mudflaps from Proven Design Products, Inc (PDP) today.
The install was fairly easy but I didn't follow Matt's directions of just using 3 or 4 included sheet metal screws along the outside of the wheel well / fender. I didn't use the screws but instead purchased some brass number 6 machine screws with flat washers and nuts. I didn't like trusting the screw alone and liked the tighter feel of the machine screw and nut.
One problem I did have to work around was that the mud flaps don't hang straight if you only fasten one side of the flap at the edge of the wheel well. So I also drilled a hole on the far inside top of the flap and then into the plastic wheel well liner and put another machine screw through it. This caused the entire flap to hang straight and was much more secure. (If you look at the Husky Mudflaps for the 2011 F250, they do the same thing.)
So I used two existing holes already in the wheel well and then drilled another hole about 2 inches above the top one. So there are three machine screws on the outside and one in the top inside.
Here are some photos the installed flaps:
I worked with a very nice fellow there by the name of Matt Wilcox. Here is the contact info for PDP:
www.provendesignproducts.com
Proven Design Products, llc
29549 Costello Dr.
New Hudson, MI 48165
(248) 303-8777
All in all, I like these flaps. They are wide and I could adjust to hang down to the desired height. They look nice and I like the custom logo work that Matt did for me with the Ford Logo and the F-250 wording. A nice product especially if you want to customize the graphics & wording on the flaps.
Regards,
gascan
The install was fairly easy but I didn't follow Matt's directions of just using 3 or 4 included sheet metal screws along the outside of the wheel well / fender. I didn't use the screws but instead purchased some brass number 6 machine screws with flat washers and nuts. I didn't like trusting the screw alone and liked the tighter feel of the machine screw and nut.
One problem I did have to work around was that the mud flaps don't hang straight if you only fasten one side of the flap at the edge of the wheel well. So I also drilled a hole on the far inside top of the flap and then into the plastic wheel well liner and put another machine screw through it. This caused the entire flap to hang straight and was much more secure. (If you look at the Husky Mudflaps for the 2011 F250, they do the same thing.)
So I used two existing holes already in the wheel well and then drilled another hole about 2 inches above the top one. So there are three machine screws on the outside and one in the top inside.
Here are some photos the installed flaps:
I worked with a very nice fellow there by the name of Matt Wilcox. Here is the contact info for PDP:
www.provendesignproducts.com
Proven Design Products, llc
29549 Costello Dr.
New Hudson, MI 48165
(248) 303-8777
All in all, I like these flaps. They are wide and I could adjust to hang down to the desired height. They look nice and I like the custom logo work that Matt did for me with the Ford Logo and the F-250 wording. A nice product especially if you want to customize the graphics & wording on the flaps.
Regards,
gascan
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