Mud flap recommendations
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Mud flap recommendations
Hey guys,
I really need to order and install some mud flaps on my 1992 E250. The body is just getting pelted with rocks, mud, and tar, especially after putting on wider rims (17"x9" ET-12 rims with 245/75/17 tires). I was thinking of ordering the OEM mudflaps (link). What do you guys recommend? Are there slightly wider ones available? My front tires stick out past the widest part of the fender a little bit.
I really need to order and install some mud flaps on my 1992 E250. The body is just getting pelted with rocks, mud, and tar, especially after putting on wider rims (17"x9" ET-12 rims with 245/75/17 tires). I was thinking of ordering the OEM mudflaps (link). What do you guys recommend? Are there slightly wider ones available? My front tires stick out past the widest part of the fender a little bit.
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I picked up a full set of the OEM mud flaps (pic below) I found on Kijiji brand new for cheap! Problem is it doesn't look like my fenders have any pre-existing holes for them and it doesn't look like the mud flaps themselves have any starter holes or templates either. Any ideas on what I should do?
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Thanks! I've slowly been fixing and improving things on it since I bought it in December. Now that I'm back home I'm able to do some things I wasn't quite able to while living in it full time!
I picked up a full set of the OEM mud flaps (pic below) I found on Kijiji brand new for cheap! Problem is it doesn't look like my fenders have any pre-existing holes for them and it doesn't look like the mud flaps themselves have any starter holes or templates either. Any ideas on what I should do?
I picked up a full set of the OEM mud flaps (pic below) I found on Kijiji brand new for cheap! Problem is it doesn't look like my fenders have any pre-existing holes for them and it doesn't look like the mud flaps themselves have any starter holes or templates either. Any ideas on what I should do?
I had a similar deal on my old Dodge Ram. I had a friend hold the flaps in place while I eyeballed them for placement. Then we used a wax pencil to mark the flap along the body line, pre-drilled holes in the flaps, drilled through those holes in to the bodywork, added some black silicone to each hole and screwed those suckers on. Worked out quite well and never had any rust issues over the course of 13 years.
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First and foremost, post a thread on the SMB forum about your full-timing experiences!
I had a similar deal on my old Dodge Ram. I had a friend hold the flaps in place while I eyeballed them for placement. Then we used a wax pencil to mark the flap along the body line, pre-drilled holes in the flaps, drilled through those holes in to the bodywork, added some black silicone to each hole and screwed those suckers on. Worked out quite well and never had any rust issues over the course of 13 years.
I had a similar deal on my old Dodge Ram. I had a friend hold the flaps in place while I eyeballed them for placement. Then we used a wax pencil to mark the flap along the body line, pre-drilled holes in the flaps, drilled through those holes in to the bodywork, added some black silicone to each hole and screwed those suckers on. Worked out quite well and never had any rust issues over the course of 13 years.
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Here's some pictures so it's more clear what I'm talking about. If i just screw straight into the front face of the fender, the mud flaps aren't parallel with the tread of the tire. They point towards the center of the van...
The rear:
The front:
Not as bad, but still not straight.
The only thing I can think of is to use some sort of asymmetrical washers, if they even exist... If someone could post up how their stock-mounted ones look, that'd be great!
The rear:
The front:
Not as bad, but still not straight.
The only thing I can think of is to use some sort of asymmetrical washers, if they even exist... If someone could post up how their stock-mounted ones look, that'd be great!
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Can you bend up some thin aluminum stock and bolt it to the edge of the flaps to straighten them?
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I'm not sure if that would work. The space that needs to be filled in is on the outer edge of the fender. Would I be pinching in this piece with the same 3 screws that hold the mudflap on? I'm not sure what you mean by stock aluminum, I'm guessing a piece of aluminum?
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I ran into the same problem when I tried to put flaps on mine...they're still buried around here somewhere...
The flange on the fender is so thin and flimsy, I wouldn't trust it without some kind of extra bracketry as mentioned already.
Even considering that, They just didn't seem to want to fit the way I liked.
The flange on the fender is so thin and flimsy, I wouldn't trust it without some kind of extra bracketry as mentioned already.
Even considering that, They just didn't seem to want to fit the way I liked.
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