Mud Flaps
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Burning Brakes
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From: Macedon NY
Mud Flaps
Did the unthinkable today and installed front/rear flaps on the 'Ol girl. Not a fan of them but being a daily driver I sure wasn't a fan of having to go for a repaint of the fenders either! Lesser of the 2 evils guys!!Did look into the clear static stuff but there were two many cons w/ the pluses!
Hopefully I'll get used to them!
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i did then painted too, but i think im goign to change to teh new ones out from ASPIS i think is who makes them. I wrecked my red ones ina year with teh car so low to teh ground. Significantly cuts down on road rash if you like to light them up!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Macedon NY
These are Altec flaps, from Eckler's. But try their site to see how much colored units are.
http://www.altecproducts.com/
Color match came out real close!
Only prob I had was in the rear, you'll play hell using the tinnerman nuts supplied for the upper screw. I ended up using the tinnerman type that clamps over the fender lip. Worked perfectly!!
http://www.altecproducts.com/
Color match came out real close!
Only prob I had was in the rear, you'll play hell using the tinnerman nuts supplied for the upper screw. I ended up using the tinnerman type that clamps over the fender lip. Worked perfectly!!
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These are Altec flaps, from Eckler's. But try their site to see how much colored units are.
http://www.altecproducts.com/
Color match came out real close!
Only prob I had was in the rear, you'll play hell using the tinnerman nuts supplied for the upper screw. I ended up using the tinnerman type that clamps over the fender lip. Worked perfectly!!
http://www.altecproducts.com/
Color match came out real close!
Only prob I had was in the rear, you'll play hell using the tinnerman nuts supplied for the upper screw. I ended up using the tinnerman type that clamps over the fender lip. Worked perfectly!!
Last edited by der451b; Jun 28, 2008 at 03:05 PM.
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I had the Altecs front and back for one season on my stock height 01. I ended up taking the front ones off because they would drag on speed bumps, driveways and sometimes bad dips in the road. They were actually breaking up and I was afraid of damaging the fender!!
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They look just fine to me. I installed a set on my last C5 and they did a great job keeping the chips off the side.
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So, what were the cons about the clear static "stuff?"
BTW, you did a nice job.
BTW, you did a nice job.
