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After trying GM splash guards, ACS splash guards, installing side skirts and still getting nicks in the paint behind the door I decided to try something else.
I bought the size C splash guards from O'Reilly for $13.00 and installed them with 3 black screws.
They cover the width of the tire tread and they extend below the skirt.
Here are pictures and dimensions of where I drilled the holes. Drill 1/4” holes so you can move them around as needed, since the left and right side are not identical.
After trying GM splash guards, ACS splash guards, installing side skirts and still getting nicks in the paint behind the door I decided to try something else.
I bought these splash guards from O'Reilly for $13.00 and installed them with 3 black screws.
I know they may not be pretty but then what is that starts in the middle of the wheel well. I have had corvette guys look at the car and no one noticed them till I pointed it out and they thought they looked good plus there functional.
They cover the width of the tire tread and they extend below the skirt.
Those are the size roughly of the Apsis splash guards which work great. While your item is certainly far less expensive, they look cheap too. Frankly, like something that does not belong on my $90,000 car but it is your $$. For my $$ I spent the big bucks and bought the Apsis splash guards for each corner and skirts. These two items are keeping my car chip free even with wheels that come out flush with the fenders.
How are they at deflecting rocks, etc.?
Is it possible to shorten them?
You could trim the top and move them up or trim the bottom, for rocks the lower the better.
Before I installed these I had some nicks on the edge at the rear brake cooling duct, I put black electrical tape on the edge and warped it to the inside like some of the other owners have done.
How are they at deflecting rocks, etc.?
Is it possible to shorten them?
Raise them off the ground further and you might as well not install them. The section below the skirt does the most good. If you raise it then you are back to the ineffective ones from ACS, GM, Apsis.
Here is what the ACS ones look like on my car. I used Green tape so they were highlighted against all of the black.
The arrow points to the spot the where the debris gets thrown from. As the tire rotates upward off the ground the debris gets on a tangential vector that goes straight back to the camera lens which is inside the rear brake duct. If you don't stop that debris path you might as well leave the GM stock guards on since you will not improve anything. You make the guard yourself or leave the stock one in place and live with the damage.
Bill
Last edited by Bill Dearborn; May 9, 2016 at 04:55 PM.
Those are the size roughly of the Apsis splash guards which work great. While your item is certainly far less expensive, they look cheap too. Frankly, like something that does not belong on my $90,000 car but it is your $$. For my $$ I spent the big bucks and bought the Apsis splash guards for each corner and skirts. These two items are keeping my car chip free even with wheels that come out flush with the fenders.
Hello. I just picked up front and rear splash Guards for by 16' Z06, which... I'm picking up at the end of the month. Just want to make sure I heard the guy right. The APSIS guards install over the existing guards. he told me that all I would need is a Stubby Phillips Head Screwdriver. He gave me self tapping screws for the top of the guards, and said that the screw gets installed into the attached "Stock Guard. Also, I use the stock screw from the bottom after I remove it and install the new guard. My other question is... is the screw that is already holding the Stock guard in place, long enough to hold BOTH guards in place.
Thanks,
joe
Last edited by NYZ06NEWBIE; May 9, 2016 at 07:16 PM.
gve, I think it's a good job, and sometimes things just have to be done that only those who look closely will notice. On another car (an suv), it came without any splashguard (an older model came with extra splashguards that were large and able to do the job). I bought "factory" splash guards that weren't adequate. Put them on. Look good, but not enough.
And then I did what you did---but I had a spare set of flat, black guards from another car sitting in my garage. I measured them so I could "contour" and cut them with a scissors. Then, I black-screwed them to the existing guards and installed them---just like/similar to yours. Works very well.
Thank you for your post. I went to O'Reilly today and bought them.
I did cut some off of the width on the inside, trim them to your liking.
I drilled 3 holes and used the black headed screws that came with my ACS splash guards but you can get some at the hardware store.
Here is a picture from the wheel well side.
I actually would like them longer, I ordered a longer type splash guard on line don't know if it will work when it comes in I will install and take some pictures.
Looks good and for the price, you can't go wrong! I paid much more than that...and they don't look cheap at all. I paid way more than 90k for my Z and I'd have no issue installing those, if I didn't have what I already bought.
Raise them off the ground further and you might as well not install them. The section below the skirt does the most good. If you raise it then you are back to the ineffective ones from ACS, GM, Apsis.
Here is what the ACS ones look like on my car. I used Green tape so they were highlighted against all of the black.
The arrow points to the spot the where the debris gets thrown from. As the tire rotates upward off the ground the debris gets on a tangential vector that goes straight back to the camera lens which is inside the rear brake duct. If you don't stop that debris path you might as well leave the GM stock guards on since you will not improve anything. You make the guard yourself or leave the stock one in place and live with the damage.
Bill
I could not agree more. Tried the ACS and they are ineffective, not wide or low enough to block the tangential vector to the rear quarter. Bought the over priced Aspis and they are worse, they are higher than the ACS.
Raise them off the ground further and you might as well not install them. The section below the skirt does the most good. If you raise it then you are back to the ineffective ones from ACS, GM, Apsis.
Here is what the ACS ones look like on my car. I used Green tape so they were highlighted against all of the black.
The arrow points to the spot the where the debris gets thrown from. As the tire rotates upward off the ground the debris gets on a tangential vector that goes straight back to the camera lens which is inside the rear brake duct. If you don't stop that debris path you might as well leave the GM stock guards on since you will not improve anything. You make the guard yourself or leave the stock one in place and live with the damage.
Bill
I could not agree more. Tried the ACS and they are ineffective, not wide or low enough to block the tangential vector to the rear quarter. Bought the over priced Aspis and they are worse, they are higher than the ACS.
How far will lowering the car lower the splash guard. Two inches would be perfect.
Did I read a previous post saying the Aspis mount over the top of the stock ones?
Hello. I just picked up front and rear splash Guards for by 16' Z06, which... I'm picking up at the end of the month. Just want to make sure I heard the guy right. The APSIS guards install over the existing guards. he told me that all I would need is a Stubby Phillips Head Screwdriver. He gave me self tapping screws for the top of the guards, and said that the screw gets installed into the attached "Stock Guard. Also, I use the stock screw from the bottom after I remove it and install the new guard. My other question is... is the screw that is already holding the Stock guard in place, long enough to hold BOTH guards in place.
Thanks,
joe
Your car does not come with guards from the factory. Your car comes with a flush fender liner only. It goes right over the factory fender liner. If your car has the dealer installed splash guards, those need to be removed and the factory liner needs to be put back on. You simply remove the bolt under the car and then loosely attach the Apsis guard then line it up both top and bottom then screw in the self tapping screw. This will sink into the plastic fender liner (not the fiberglass body) then you tighten the bottom bolt fully. There are instructions on the Apsis website.
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