At least you will be able to remove this ones without having the rear bumper and the side fender repainted after that.

My '91 got splash guards similar to the ones 1Asterisk has installed and they rubbed off the paint underneath them over the years.

 

Okay, so it took about 11 days from ordering to get the splash guards. I plan on putting them on tonight! I'll post pictures!

 

Finally got them on. It looks pretty good IMO.

Here are some before and after pictures:

Left front before:


Left front with Guard:


Right Front before:


Right Front with Guard:


Right Rear before:


Right Rear with Guards:


And here's a picture of a side profile of the car. It fits well and doesn't stand out. I like it

 

Putting on the splash guards was a.. *ahem* 'female dog'.

I had to use trial-and-error to get these things on, because with every guard, there was a different combination of the stock screws and the screws provided along with varying amounts of adjusting how tight the screws were just to get it aligned properly. But once that was done, it wasn't too hard just screwing them in. I'm pretty happy with the results. I hope I'm able to notice a difference in the amount of dirt that builds up on the tail lights and under the door sills.

And now for more complaining;

There are two different sized screws that hold the plastic in the wheel well in place, and I noticed that most of the time, you had to use the stock 'big' torx screws, and replace the smaller sized torx screws with the replacement hex cap screws. So at the end of it, at least on mine, there's a weird combination of hex cap screws and torx screws. Though on the pictures about you'll see that there is a silver slot screw sticking out like a sore thumb. Well, the OEM 'big' Torx screw had stripped somehow and wouldn't hold the guard in place, so I found the only screw that would work that I had laying around the garage. I plan on painting that black VERY soon. It's annoying me already.

 

had them on my '87 and now on the '89 and love them. They keep the crap off the side of the car and are not s gody as the altec's witch tend to scratch the paint under the guard.

 

Yep those are the same guards that I need to get on this '88; thanks for the reminder to move my butt before it gets too cold out...

 

It's been raining here ever since I put my splash guards on. I guess that's a good thing though, because it's a good test to see if they work or not.

So far as I can tell, they work wonders! Hardly any new dirt behind the rear tires and under the door sills.

 

Oh my Lord! Where on earth did you get those!? They are gorgeous
I have never seen anyone sell those before. nor have I even seen another C4 with them

 

 

Here they are on the prior 35th Anni.; hardly noticible I think.


I use the same tire prep on them as well as the front air dam.

 

I have those on my '95, they catch most of the crap

I have those on my '95 and they scratched the crap out of the paint(they were on the car when I bought it)
Altec

 

Thanks. Are you referring to the rear mud guards? Or to the side skirts?

 

I was refferring to those side skirts. I have never seen a setup like that on a C4. It almost looks like it came that way from the factory

 

Yup, that's precisely the look I was going for. The stock rockers left that area too unfinished in my opinion. And the greenwood looked too much.

 

Here is a picture of my left side fender after removing the Altec-style splash guards:


Click here for larger picture.

 

I foresaw the issue you experienced and took mitigating steps to prevent it. Haven't tried removing them yet, but I'm fairly certain this trick is working as planned.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...mud-flaps.html


Notice, the part you'll need is the "gasket" for a mid-2000 Toyota Tacoma pickup wheel flare. If you need more explanation, let me know. (this is for the Altec-style wheel-flare/mud-flap.

 

I did something very similar. I added foam insulation to the backside of the mud guards, so the foam sits sandwiched between the mud guard and the fender. If I were to take the guards off (which I never will anyways), there will be no mark left behind on the paint of the fender.

 

I agree completely. Can I ask where you found these?

 

These provide almost the same coverage without affecting the body lines.
When they get difficult to clean, a new set is twenty bucks.

 

Just installed the Altec ones, had them painted to match the car. Here are some pictures. I only got the left side of the car, sorry .