2003/2004 Expy mud flaps
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2003/2004 Expy mud flaps
Have any of you installed mud flaps/guards on your 03 or 04 Expeditions? I'm looking at the molded ones from Ford but am also considering aftermarket ones. If anyone has any pics please post them!
Thanks,
Kevin
Thanks,
Kevin
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I wasn't sure if I would like them at first. But I definitely like them now. The only hiccup is that the rear ones angle inward for some reason...on to the pics (taken after my weekly brake dust cleaning)...
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great...i understand the angled flaps are for the aerodynamics...helps keep direct the airflow from the wheels to the running boards for brake dust storage.
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I installed the molded ones as well same as Fish.
They're a piece of cake to get installed and match up pretty well to the cladding. I don't particularly care for the angled look of the back - everyone that sees them asks me why I installed them at an angle ("crooked" in my part of the world)! So I have to waste time convincing them that they were designed that way (yeah, right they say)!
Took all of a half hour and uses a majority of the existing bolt pattern.
Quite simple for a change!
They're a piece of cake to get installed and match up pretty well to the cladding. I don't particularly care for the angled look of the back - everyone that sees them asks me why I installed them at an angle ("crooked" in my part of the world)! So I have to waste time convincing them that they were designed that way (yeah, right they say)!
Took all of a half hour and uses a majority of the existing bolt pattern.
Quite simple for a change!
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Originally posted by dalfollo
great...i understand the angled flaps are for the aerodynamics...helps keep direct the airflow from the wheels to the running boards for brake dust storage.
great...i understand the angled flaps are for the aerodynamics...helps keep direct the airflow from the wheels to the running boards for brake dust storage.
That was a good one!!!!Fishrising,
I know I can call my local dealer, but how much for the set of four?
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'bout $90 for all 4 at a local dealer. You can order them online or on the phone and they will ship them direct to you. www.ricart.com
Never thought about e-bay, but that's a good option, too!
Never thought about e-bay, but that's a good option, too!
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I bought a set for my '03 Expy at Pep Boys. Very nice molded ones. I trip up north (MI) and when I returned home the right rear mud flap was melted from hitting the exhaust. The dealer said that they could possibly bend the exhaust toward the back away from teh flap if I wanted to install a new set. Anybody else have a probles like this?
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I would guess the flaps you bought at Pep Boys are not heat resistant molded plastic. The ones I bought from Ford have been on for over a year now with no visible sign of problems from the exhaust side.
I'd say spend the money on the OEM flaps before I bent my exhaust pipe.
I'd say spend the money on the OEM flaps before I bent my exhaust pipe.
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Originally Posted by dpthomasjr
I bought a set for my '03 Expy at Pep Boys. Very nice molded ones. I trip up north (MI) and when I returned home the right rear mud flap was melted from hitting the exhaust. The dealer said that they could possibly bend the exhaust toward the back away from teh flap if I wanted to install a new set. Anybody else have a probles like this?
Thats more snow than I see in a year. LOL