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Old 08-25-2009, 11:34 AM
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Mudflaps; Quick, easy, good, and cheap.

I got these on Ebay for peanuts and they keep the mud off my running boards. They have been through many miles of back country logging roads and do their job well. You could get some heavy truck flap material and cut to size for the rear. Also you could use 3/4" fender washers for extra holding power if you think you need it. The point here is; You will be very limited if you try to match the OEM holes up.





The middle picture is the stock rear. They stick out a bit but it is needed when you turn the wheels. You could easily attach a large flap at the rear using far left, right, and bottom of the wheel well as mounting points.
 
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Mudflaps; Quick, easy, good, and cheap...
and ugly.



BTW, nice drywall screws...

 
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Nice drywall screws...

Thee ol' grabber screws .
 
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Originally Posted by Monsta
and ugly.



BTW, nice drywall screws...

looks like he couldn't figure out where to put them,he left a bunch of holes.
personally id rather have a muddy car than put that on.
 
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im just not feeling them, imho... they dont look like they belong.
 
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Yea I can't say that I would want them on my EX, but hay if your happy with them that's what counts
 
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Originally Posted by YellowSled
im just not feeling them, imho... they dont look like they belong.
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Yea I can't say that I would want them on my EX, but hay if your happy with them that's what counts
Gonna have to agree bro. Just a tad too redneckish even for me.

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i'm pretty sure that they are installed backwards...right?
 
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Yea, my neighbor caught a glimpse of them and won't even talk to me any more. Sorry to share the idea with you all. I know they don't look good and never said they did but I do a lot of offroading and got tired of having my running boards all muddy. Also, the screws are a little tacky but you don't see them unless you are changing the tire. Mirrors and license plates are ugly too what what are you doing to do?
 
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i'm pretty sure that they are installed backwards...right?
Yes they are on backwards too. That is the only way they will fit and stick out far enough to be effective.
 
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Yea, my neighbor caught a glimpse of them and won't even talk to me any more. Sorry to share the idea with you all. I know they don't look good and never said they did but I do a lot of offroading and got tired of having my running boards all muddy. Also, the screws are a little tacky but you don't see them unless you are changing the tire. Mirrors and license plates are ugly too what what are you doing to do?
Please dont take it the wrong way, if it works for you then awesome! Just wasnt my cup of tea..
 
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Sorry to share the idea with you all.
Don't be. May not be some folks cup of tea. But there may be others that take the idea and make it work for them.

They don't look that bad to me. I would put a matching set on the rear to balance it out. Otherwise, if it does the job you want then party on.

Keep sharing ideas. That's what this place is about. The good, the bad and the ugly.
 
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Don't be. May not be some folks cup of tea. But there may be others that take the idea and make it work for them.

They don't look that bad to me. I would put a matching set on the rear to balance it out. Otherwise, if it does the job you want then party on.

Keep sharing ideas. That's what this place is about. The good, the bad and the ugly.
Thanks, The point here is that if you limit yourself to the stock ones you can't get creative with them. I really don't like the way they look but I really got tired of mud on my running boards.
 
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i agree. I rather have the mud all over my truck... Just not the running boards.
 
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Originally Posted by YellowSled
i agree. I rather have the mud all over my truck... Just not the running boards.
haha that made me remember about something that happened a couple years some guy was offroading and ended up getting stuck so he gets out to get anothr truck to pull him out, and when he trys getting back in slips on the boards and falls right into the mud.
 


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