Mud guards - Crime against Foci?

[Nic]

I was most disappointed to see that after spending ages washing my Focus on Saturday, that after a short drive on Sunday, there was mud splattered up the side of my car - it then dawned on me what was different about this car to my previous cars - no mud guards!!

Rather than wash the side of my car after every drive (like that's gonna happen!) i think i'd prefer to get mud guards fitted. Any opinions on them here?

Ta,
Nic
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[b2tf]

I have them, no complaints with them................yet. If i lower they may come off, and they cant be fitted if you have a bodykit.

[zetec]

I'm considering them, getting sick of the cleaning involved...

[Nic]

Well if you guys have/want them, that's good enough for me! :

I had two Falcon drivers telling me that they detract from the look of the car - personally, i think mud also detracts from the look of the car, and i know what i'd prefer!

Are there specific Focus ones made by Ford? Any pics?

[b2tf]

Yep, Focus specific ones are available. Ask at Ford Spares and they'll be able to get them for you.

As for pics:-





sorry for the dirty car and 4WD ride height! :

[Nic]

Awesome, thanks for the pics! They look pretty unobtrusive.

Love the second pic, very arty

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by Nic

Love the second pic, very arty

Hehe, yep its an arty pic of a non cleaned/shined tyre and wheel. :

I'm yet to get out and take some good pics of the car with the tint.

[Teki04]

If your that worried about the looks of the car, just put the front muds on... thats what i did (diff car) and its the best (kinda) of both worlds. Most of the car stays clean (isnt much bumper/car after the rear wheels), and the car still looks good without the back mudgaurd look

[Timmeh]

I am not a fan of mudflaps at all. They look ugly, and if you're getting mud splashed onto the side of the car, it needs a wash anyway.

But, this is from the person who can't enter a driveway at more than 2kph sideways at the pain of destroying my bodykit, so take my advice with a pinch of salt. This will show you where practicality vs good looks stands with me.

Tim

[whippet_zetec]

mud flaps serve a useful purpose if most of your driving is on dirt roads and or wet conditions.

Personally I dont mind them but dont think they add alot of asthetic appeal to your car, but then again as Tim pointed out its really a question of practicality vs asthetics now isnt it?

If you want em, get em, if not then dont.

[zetec]

Well there are posers and there are practical people :Reverend: I am seriously considering it, I think it would actually suit the rally look and sound of my beast. That and I love my dirt roads so much AND do so much driving on Melbourne's "rainy" roads lol.

[Nic]

Indeed: Melbourne = wet conditions!

For those who have them, did you get them fitted, or DIY?

And why is there what appears to be carpet covering the back inner wheel arch??? lol

And Timmeh - surely i don't have to wash my car after every drive?? : Seriously, one 10km drive, with 100m being down the dirt driveway of a golf club (driving slowly at that!!) and it needed washing. That's just too high maintenance for me!

[whippet_zetec]

ah dont worry about Tim, he's just a clean freak :P

[fordel]

Originally Posted by zetec

I'm considering them, getting sick of the cleaning involved...

Especially when you run through white paint

Chris

[fordel]

Would suit the rally type of the car but ou need to raise the ride height for that one matt ;)

Chris

[zetec]

Originally Posted by fordel

Would suit the rally type of the car but ou need to raise the ride height for that one matt ;)

Chris

Aah yes the white paint.... not happy there. Am going to replace the guards inside the wheel arches I think... my only solution. Free respray into Rally white perhaps? :

As for the rally type... not if it's TARMAC spec rally!!!!! : I only need a set of 18inch Oz Racing rims mmmmm. Notice how she gets lower and lower until fully sick Francois Duval and Markko Martin cruise past dumped beyond all belief... uleh

[b2tf]

I dont see any mudflaps there..........:

[zetec]

: I don't see any rear doors either...

[whippet_zetec]

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by zetec

: I don't see any rear doors either...

oh its like that is it?! :

[whippet_zetec]

Originally Posted by back2thefutura

oh its like that is it?! :

as a matter of fact yes it is....... :evil3: lol

[melbzetec]

boys, boys,

Don't get into a flap.


(Yeh. I know that was crook.....but couldn't help myself)

[zetec]

sorry dad

[b2tf]

Hehehehe, its ok. Everybody knows that Ink Blue is the best colour, and that 5drs look better than 3 :.

[Suth]

Mudflaps, kinda look gumby and retail for about 80 bucks for fronts or rears. But lets face it, the reason they are there is to protect the paint which is alot more than 160 bucks. Driving on crappy country roads they are a necesity, thats why I got them. To negate their gheyness, one could install a ST170 lower grille like melbzetecs for just over 100 bucks.

[fordel]

pfft Ink Blue is for POOFS(tm)

Imperial Blue is the way of the future my friends

Colour code them maybe so they dont stand out as much ?

Chris

[zetec]

Only problems with colour coding are as soon as you hit a kerb, there goes the finish... crack...