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As you can see they are not very wide so some water spray and stuff carried by the water (dirt, leaves, etc.) will hit the side of the car. But it's going to stop rocks, pebbles and the sort from hitting and the side of the car that's all I care about. And I don't really care about stuff hitting the bottom of the car at the rocker panels because you can't see that anyway. If you want total protection get the Altec guards but they are the ugliest out there or the expensive Apsis ones. If you want functional but cheap looking get the flat plastic ones. These are a great compromise for those that don't want to see the guards.
Last edited by Walt White Coupe; Sep 9, 2008 at 05:27 PM.
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As you can see they are not very wide so some water spray and stuff carried by the water (dirt, leaves, etc.) will hit the side of the car. But it's going to stop rocks, pebbles and the sort from hitting and the side of the car that's all I care about. And I don't really care about stuff hitting the bottom of the car at the rocker panels because you can't see that anyway. If you want total protection get the Altec guards but they are the ugliest out there or the expensive Apsis ones. If you want functional but cheap looking get the flat plastic ones. These are a great compromise for those that don't want to see the guards.
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St. Jude Donor '06
I'm still a fan of Ed's. At least they hang down far enough to keep stuff from blasting up from underneath them. And how they look is pretty much immaterial because you really don't notice them anyway.
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I've had a set of Ed's guards on my coupe for roughly a year and a half and they have done a great job at offering protection. At the price that Ed offers them for it's a deal that's hard to beat. 
The one thing though that convinced me to try the GM guards is that I have noticed Ed's guards are starting to get a windswept look to them and that is, in my opinion, detracting from their appearance and making them more noticable. So, I'm going with GM's guards since they look to me like they will be less susceptible to that effect.
The one thing though that convinced me to try the GM guards is that I have noticed Ed's guards are starting to get a windswept look to them and that is, in my opinion, detracting from their appearance and making them more noticable. So, I'm going with GM's guards since they look to me like they will be less susceptible to that effect.
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I've had a set of Ed's guards on my coupe for roughly a year and a half and they have done a great job at offering protection. At the price that Ed offers them for it's a deal that's hard to beat.
The one thing though that convinced me to try the GM guards is that I have noticed Ed's guards are starting to get a windswept look to them and that is, in my opinion, detracting from their appearance and making them more noticable. So, I'm going with GM's guards since they look to me like they will be less susceptible to that effect.
The one thing though that convinced me to try the GM guards is that I have noticed Ed's guards are starting to get a windswept look to them and that is, in my opinion, detracting from their appearance and making them more noticable. So, I'm going with GM's guards since they look to me like they will be less susceptible to that effect.
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