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I also use the Weathertech mudflaps (which are no-drill) and with them and my "chrome tubular step bar" factory running boards (which aren't tubular and have a "back" on them) I have great protection. While everyone has different tastes, I admit I don't "get" not wanting mudflaps on a pickup.......I wouldn't put them on my sportscar and chose PPF on my luxury SUV instead but on my truck that gets used all winter and on gravel roads, I wouldn't dream of not having them. I keep my trucks for a long time and the damage caused to the rockers and lower doors from running without protection isn't something I'm interested in dealing with.
2 cents,
Dave
All depends on how it's used. If I was going out to job sites or into mud I'd throw them on there but I don't, I am on pavement 99.99% of the time. My driveway is gravel but its so old I'm not regularly getting rocks in my tires and throwing them up. I've never had mud flaps on any of my trucks and never had any significant damage due to not running them. Now my jeep on the other hand, the rear fender flares told different story lol but it saw much more off roading than my truck.
All depends on how it's used. If I was going out to job sites or into mud I'd throw them on there but I don't, I am on pavement 99.99% of the time. My driveway is gravel but its so old I'm not regularly getting rocks in my tires and throwing them up. I've never had mud flaps on any of my trucks and never had any significant damage due to not running them. Now my jeep on the other hand, the rear fender flares told different story lol but it saw much more off roading than my truck.
Sure and again; to each their own but I have a fleet of trucks so I get to see the damage on the ones that didn't get mudflaps. Even if I was never going off pavement I'd still get flaps to deal with snow and the "sand" they use on the winter roads here....I guess that *for me*, the very, very minor difference in the way the truck looks is outweighed significantly by the protection offered but your truck, your choice. I won't be putting mudflaps on my BMW Z4 but then it seldom gets driven in the rain much less used in winter or gravel roads
I guess lucky for me I rarely see mud as well as not as aggressive of tires, its mainly used to pull our TT and an occasional random trip just to spin the wheels. My steps have the plastic piece between the step and body and not open like yours though, I suspect that would help some with your issue some but IDK how much.
Lucky for me I have lots of opportunities to get way off the pavement, I might just die if I had to drive on the road all the time... The good stuff is off the beaten path.
I fixed the problem using..... mud flaps.... I thought I mentioned that but between the flaps and the boards the truck is pretty well protected now.
Sure and again; to each their own but I have a fleet of trucks so I get to see the damage on the ones that didn't get mudflaps. Even if I was never going off pavement I'd still get flaps to deal with snow and the "sand" they use on the winter roads here....I guess that *for me*, the very, very minor difference in the way the truck looks is outweighed significantly by the protection offered but your truck, your choice. I won't be putting mudflaps on my BMW Z4 but then it seldom gets driven in the rain much less used in winter or gravel roads
Cheers,
Dave
It actually wasn’t rocks that lead me to get my Weathertec’s but actually all the dirt that was getting slung up on top of my running board, across the side of my truck, and at how dirty the inside of the front door got. The Weathertec’s solved all of that.
I've had flaps on all my cars to protect the paint. 69 Mach1, 15 GT/CS, 12 Optima SX, 00 F250, 22 F350, various VWs...all of them. They don't have to look obnoxious to perform well enough. I've also had PPF on most of them for the same reason. I think it's still a free country, so do what you want, lol
RokBlox on the GT...or however you spell it.
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