ThreePointTwoTeeEl

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(BTW 3.2TL Is Zooted Like What?!)

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ScottayHiFive

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Take em off and see if they did any damage to the paint. If it did do damage, then clean off the mudguards and the clean the area and put em back on. If no paint damage keep them off and enjoy a cleaner car.

thisisnotdave

If you dont want them ill buy them off you lol. I presonaly think they look. So keep them, unless you wana give them to me!

ThreePointTwoTeeEl

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Hmmm I should clean em tommorow lol fuck it ...ill see how it looks ill take pics.

heavyjdaman

i took mine off for about a week. within that week i dropped my gf off at her house which has a loose pebble driveway. long story short i gave it to much gas and ended up with some nice scratches on the door. i was not happy. gotta love touch up paint, and i put them back on.

Cisko TLS

u could body paint them.... wanna do my l.e.d handles for meee lol

CL-Slick

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Just paint them for a cleaner look.

ThreePointTwoTeeEl

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dont you guys think itll look better without them?

acitydweller

I think they look better with... and it serves the purpose of keeping your car cleaner from road debris...

acutee

If you are planning to take them off for just the look, Don't do it; unless you need to add the rear and side skirt kit, then you will have to. Taking them off wont damage anything including the paint, but your car will look very very dirty, that is why it is called 'mudguard or splashguard'. imaging if you run over wet paint, or even after conditioning your tire walls.

MurdaZ

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guards for the loss, paint em or get rid of em

Turboara

get rid of them

ftLauTL

They protect the paint on the car, so unless you want a twisted metal paint job like me, keep em on!!


FtLauTL

WillrunifChased

Paint them to match the car.

ThreePointTwoTeeEl

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I Really see no difference with them on or off....I took em off theres damage to the paint imma put em back on some other day ive been dealing with the car today too much....Heres how it looks now.

old coastie

Paint 'em and put 'em back on. Besides protecting the painted area to the rear of the wheels they give your TL a slightly more distinctive look. Since your paint is damaged you'll either have to touch up the body or put them back on. I would say touch up the body, paint the guards and put them back on.

ThreePointTwoTeeEl

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No Money To Paint and i used that Nu-Finish Scratch doctor wax deal and it didnt take that off also tried the automotive Goo-Gone still nothin....Imma keep the mudguards black at least I cleaned what I could especially the mudguards.

007TL-S

Your'e right!

heavyjdaman

so as i was saying before, it does damage to the car after the mud guards are gone. here is some proof:

ThreePointTwoTeeEl

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ohh damn...imma put em on when i get a chance its just sucks to put it back cause its hard to get to the screws in the rear.

heavyjdaman

ya i wish i had never taken em off. BIG MISTAKE

Sust Man

I've owned five Acuras and this is pretty much the first thing I do when I buy one. Keep em off. It looks much better.

Seikoja

yo if its lowered the first thing u hear rumbing is the mud gaurds to let u kno if u goin to drop it on the frame next so il say keep them on n the make the car look more luxurious n current

Sust Man

More luxurious? Hmmmm... You think these cars would look more luxurious with mudflaps? Come on now.
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acutee

Yeah, I can see it looks cleaner, but IMO, the cleaner look won't overweight the damages and the hassle I have to deal with the mess the tires put on the bumper and front doors; that's right, front doors too, not just the rear bumper.

If you can deal with the mess without the mudguards, sure, take them off for cleaner look.

hairything

IMO, keep it off. Of course where I live, all streets are clean and maintained with little to no loose pebbles. On top of that, it doesn't rain much where I live.

ThreePointTwoTeeEl

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I put em back after I saw tire shine shit on the back bumper bad and on the front door too

Seikoja

what benz or 7 series u ever seen without mud flaps. if u tryin tomake ur tl look like an accord by all means take them off but if u want to give ur a luxury look. look at any car over 40k n sho me one without mud gaurds.

Seikoja

im sorry correction if u have side skirts n bumper lips on ur car then yes i would say no mudguards. but i have had mine on my car unpainted n i have been to car shows n noone as ever said yea the mudguards killing ur look the onli comment ive got was i need to get them painted. without the kit ur car looks like high if u dont have mudguards. just a friendly acurazine opinion

bigeshorte45

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where do you get SSM paint to paint the mudguards and what's the procedure? (not to go off topic but i think it looks alot better with em painted) anybody have pics of painted mudguards??

ThreePointTwoTeeEl

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there back on and yes they are better with them ON.....Never gonna take off again lol. I might paint them tho instead of gettin kit. can anyone find a pic of tl with painted mudguards? i remember seein i think a silver one with painted mudguards.

cyde7399

Since this topic is up.... my car doesn't have the mud flaps so it has road tar splattered up the side from being in california. The stuff is rock hard and a pain in the ass to get off. Anyone have any suggestions for getting this stuff off? Luckily my car is black so its not too bad.

fsttyms1

Bug and tar remover, or Diesel fuel. Wash and wax afterwards

bigeshorte45

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stillllll lookin for pics of painted mudguards

Razzi

spray paint and stick em on. makes ur car look lower

whitetiger5

Only time I would take them off is to put on a new aero kit!

Never Summer

I've taken mine off, and quite frankly I don't think it looks any better. I still have the front ones off, mostly because I do think that looks slightly better. I don't really know what to think.

RyanWithThe99tl

i would take them off, just an opinion.

btw, how did you get the l.e.d. handles? send me a link?