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Old Apr 17, 2026 | 11:25 AM
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Thanks... Yes, I checked carefully...No other guards beneath... And I even noted that the box these came in appeared to be almost too small to have even held the two (larger) rear rock guards... Then I saw this (see 2 pictures, one just a zoom of the other) on the end of the box... What they sent me was a box marked to hold "Fronts"... I sent them a 2nd email last night with pictures of only that box to add to what I had previously sent them... Hoping they will make it right...
Yes, that box is way to small for both sets. Perhaps only the fronts were in stock so they just sent those. I'm sure ACS will get it figured out. You might also trying calling them. I've spoken with them several times by phone with questions about products.
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Old Apr 17, 2026 | 11:33 AM
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Yes, that box is way to small for both sets. Perhaps only the fronts were in stock so they just sent those. I'm sure ACS will get it figured out. You might also trying calling them. I've spoken with them several times by phone with questions about products.
Hi... They emailed me first thing this morning (Friday)... Apologized and are sending out the right parts today... Said it sounded like an order picking problem on their end. I conveyed all that was in the box and they said there should have not only been the full set of rock guards but also a separate packing slip which there was not... So... They're on it!!!! And hopefully the correct parts will come my way soon... Thanks for your input and help!!!!
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Old Apr 29, 2026 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Z0Sick6
If anyone is looking for rear XL extended splash guards I ordered 2 sets by mistake.

They are glossy black. Sell for like $200+ then add tax and shipping. I will take $99 shipped to your door. 22 year member here, have sold many things including cars.
Still for sale?
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Old Apr 29, 2026 | 05:13 PM
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YES to both (front and Rear) from ACS. A perfect addition to the ERAY and it keeps a lot of stuff from impacting the side of the car and getting stones in the side scoops. I have them both on my 2024 Eray. That box doesn't even come close to the box that the front and rear set would come in. I guess you will have to wait and see.
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Old Apr 29, 2026 | 05:30 PM
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YES to both (front and Rear) from ACS. A perfect addition to the ERAY and it keeps a lot of stuff from impacting the side of the car and getting stones in the side scoops. I have them both on my 2024 Eray. That box doesn't even come close to the box that the front and rear set would come in. I guess you will have to wait and see.
I got in touch with ACS right after I received what turned out to be ONLY the two front rock guards. They apologized and said it was an order picking issue on their end.. They immediately started the process of sending me a FULL SET of fronts and rears, along with a UPS Label to return the two fronts they sent previously.. Only needed the rears but they wanted to do it this way. So last Friday I got the full set of 4 rock guards... The next day I took the two fronts to UPS and started the process of returning those to ACS... I told ACS the two fronts were on the way... See two pictures of the 4 rock guards... Will be going on soon!!!!



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Old Apr 30, 2026 | 12:23 PM
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The price difference btw the EOS and ACS is a pretty significant $500. Are they ACS ones THAT much better? I'm still unclear on what the integrated rock tunnel guard mesh does? (catch more rocks instead of them bouncing off the mud flap maybe?)
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Old Apr 30, 2026 | 05:52 PM
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The price difference btw the EOS and ACS is a pretty significant $500. Are they ACS ones THAT much better? I'm still unclear on what the integrated rock tunnel guard mesh does? (catch more rocks instead of them bouncing off the mud flap maybe?)
IMHO they are not worth $500 more. I have the EOS and they work and look great. Granted, no mesh but maybe you can mod them and somehow put the mesh on them. I never considered it and don't want to go to the trouble of uninstalling and then reinstalling them. If anyone does mod them it would be good to post. How often are you staring at your rock guards?
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Old Apr 30, 2026 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SpeedyATL
Absolutely get them, but don't over pay. Both sets of mine are from Ebay for a total of maybe $130-$150. They look great and are easy to install but you will need a jack for the rears as the fender gap is too small without taking some weight off the rear suspension.

PS - a fair amount of my car is ppf'd, but I still wanted the splash guards - belt and suspenders approach to paint protection.



Agree with this approach. I ordered front and back offshore for 1/4 the price. I'm sure the onshore are better quality - but the ones I purchased fit just fine have held up fine to date and I view them as essentially disposable items anyway.
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Finally got the ACSComposite Rock Guards installed... The company first errantly sent me only the fronts even though I bought all four... They quickly turned that around and sent me the full set and asked me to return the two fronts which I did... Twas their choice to do it that way rather than just sending me the two rears.

Then I decided to have my chevy dealer put them on for me... Did that just yesterday... Expensive for sure but I'm glad I finally got them and got them installed...




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Finally got the ACSComposite Rock Guards installed... The company first errantly sent me only the fronts even though I bought all four... They quickly turned that around and sent me the full set and asked me to return the two fronts which I did... Twas their choice to do it that way rather than just sending me the two rears.

Then I decided to have my chevy dealer put them on for me... Did that just yesterday... Expensive for sure but I'm glad I finally got them and got them installed...



I really like how the ACS guards are a little longer on the bottom for added protection. But dang they are expensive. I ended up getting Paragon guards for the front and EOS for the rear. Nice ride BTW.
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Old May 13, 2026 | 07:09 PM
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Personally I don’t think the ACS ones are worth $500 more than the EoS ones. Other than saying they are better I haven't seen anything that would indicate they are $500.00 better….they are splash guards, how much more different can they be for $500.00? There are the EoS Carbon Flash ones. $249.00









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Old May 13, 2026 | 09:15 PM
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You care what others did why? You chose what you wanted and others chose what they wanted. EOS was gloss black and I wanted Carbon flash to match the other carbon flash pieces on my car. So I went ACS not that I needed to justify to you my decision with my money on my car.
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Old May 14, 2026 | 10:53 AM
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FWIW, my history with pebbles thrown by the front tires is no width, depth front splash guards work! In my rural area ONLY full length side skirts will stop pebbles from hitting the back of the rocker panels between the wheels. Shoulders, where they exist, on our 2 lane rural roads just have pebbles and debris. It gets dragged up to the asphalt. Tires pick-up and throw backward.

My plan for my 2027 GSX will be rear splash guards and full length side skirts that EOS now have that look decent! When I got my E-Ray no such side skirts were available for wide body Z08/E-Ray. So I paid more to have PPF put only on the rockers after the 2/3 length OEM side skirts and behind the rear wheels than the EOS side skirts.

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In our rural area my 1st two Vettes, a 1988 and 1993 had dingged rocker panels when I sold them. Determined my 3rd, a C6 Z51 would not. Added these very large, not great looking, contoured painted body color splash guards. Note front is not only wide but very deep. Rears worked. Still had digs on rear of side rocker panels and in from of rear wheels.


GM knew where the problem was! On my New 2014 Z51 they added at Bowling Green PPF (Paint Protective Film) on the rocker panels from door center to in front of rear wheel wells. No option was standard. In 1 month it was dinged and looked bad! It was cheap, heavy plastic! I removed.

Added full length aftermarket side skirts. Worked. Did the same on my 2017 Grand Sport, with OEM ~$4000 dealer installed Stage 2 Aero that came with option full length side skirts, not the standard 2/3 length.


For my 2020 C8 Z51 a Tracker showed where track rubber hits! Yep rear end of rocker panels. Front Splash Guards just like my C6, only some help.


I ordered OEM 5VM for full length side skirts. Constrained so installed aftermarket copies. Added GM splash guards to rear. Not one mark when sold. In my rural area with no paved shoulders, just dirt and pebbles, essential.


Were no esthetic full length side skirts when I got my 2024 E-Ray. So had a Pro Installer put on a small amount of Quality PPF only on the rocker panels after the 2/3 length side shirts and behind the rear wheels. Mostly works but expensive.

EOS how has full length side skirts for wide bodies.
Will get rear splash guards and these EOS full length side skirts for my planned 2027 GSX.

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Originally Posted by ahalachis
Personally I don’t think the ACS ones are worth $500 more than the EoS ones. Other than saying they are better I haven't seen anything that would indicate they are $500.00 better….they are splash guards, how much more different can they be for $500.00? There are the EoS Carbon Flash ones. $249.00






, but the ACS guys have to keep rationalizing for overpaying.
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