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Old 06-02-2009, 04:48 PM
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helpful tip that no one ever told me...
when you lower your ride, get rid of the mud guards... they scrape on everything! not really but they have scared me a few times recently. i checked the bottoms of the mud guards and they were scuffed pretty good.

hope this helps someone somewhere
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Old 06-02-2009, 06:07 PM
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How low did you drop it?
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Old 06-02-2009, 06:43 PM
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no reason to get rid of em altogether really...

mine are also roughed up a bit too. better than having even more tar on your doors and bumper.
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Old 06-02-2009, 08:05 PM
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I'm pretty low and haven't scraped. I like em up front...saves the sides of the car from rocks.
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I put my mud guards on after I lowered my car. Only scraped a handful of times.
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Old 06-02-2009, 09:59 PM
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im slamed, and when i held up the front mud guard to my car (where it would sit) it was about 2in away from the ground.
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I use mine as a feeler. If they scrape real bad, I back up and take a different route.
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I took mine off.
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i actually want some
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i actually want some
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i actually want some
someone is selling a set in the BM
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Old 06-03-2009, 04:41 AM
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i have mine for sale, but waiting on money from a guy.
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What kind of sucks is that you probably are getting ready for work...and us here on the West Coast are still up.
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im leaving for work now. do what needs to be done to support my life style
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What line of work...if you don't mind?
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I want some mud flaps again. I should have never sold mine....
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I like the way the mudguards look. But I do scrape 'em more often than I like.
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Originally Posted by civicdrivr
I use mine as a feeler. If they scrape real bad, I back up and take a different route.

I like your idea.. thats what makes me want mine back
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What line of work...if you don't mind?
medium duty, heavy duty, and rail road truck mechanic. ans some custom installs
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Old 06-03-2009, 11:54 AM
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o well it's just owners preference i suppose, i drive a lot of messed up roads and some friends live in apts. with speed walls not speed bumps. they scared the hell out of me when i thought i bottomed out on a hospital speed bump....ouch
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medium duty, heavy duty, and rail road truck mechanic. ans some custom installs
Nice. No wonder you know how to do all this shit on your cars.
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Old 06-03-2009, 04:02 PM
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take them off! they ruin your paint! i wish i would of known earlier but the damage is done i'll take them off when i get the car repainted
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take them off! they ruin your paint! i wish i would of known earlier but the damage is done i'll take them off when i get the car repainted
this is true too. when i removed mine i have one or 2 minor scuffs
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i'll take pics of mine, its all the way to the metal
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i put the flaps on my tls. the next summer, i had scuffs on all four corners on the car. it sucks now. so when i saw the cls had them, thats the first thing i took off. some miner scuffs but my car will be getting detailed this fri so they will be gone.
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Damn. I clean behind them everytime I wash the car. My next car that has flaps on it will get the 3M clear bra behind it (including the whole front end) to protect it.
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Yeah I have a pretty solid line from where the mud flaps were...

Tried to remove it with my buffer...nada.

Gotta go back with a more abrasive compound & polish.
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My new rims stick out a 1/2 inch past my mudguards so my car gets dirty now anyway.
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