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GT6 Mud flaps...[personally gt6, but overall]

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since i live where it's wet all year which creates mud and mud usually contains rocks, are mud flaps really available or easy to construct/attach for our old cars?

i've seen some flaps in vicky brit but look like cheap plastic and seem generic, and rimmer offers them for front and rear but without any pictures.

I guess i'm looking to make painted metal mud flaps to protect a future paint job but wanted to hear what people thought and how to do it right.

i guess my first problem is wanting to drive when it's raining or wet, but is wanting a nice driver too much to ask for?
 
There were mudflaps made by (or for) Triumph to fit these cars at one time, and they occasionally show up on eBay and elsewhere (but usually in the UK). The extreme "cut in" of the GT6/Spitfire rocker panel area (and rear fender behind the wheel well) does lend to rock-chipping potential, but you might be better off using a chip guard finish over the color coat. Aesthetically, mudflaps do NOTHING for the looks of these cars, and I tend to worry as much about what accumulates BEHIND them as well as potential for rust damage around whatever screws are in whatever mounting holes you end up making. Over the years, I've had enough Volvos and Saabs with factory mudflaps that caused nearly as much grief as they prevented. Of course, the flaps were not quite so unsightly on those cars as I think they are on Triumphs. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
 
I bought a pair from Ebay, I didnt put them on my car because when I received them the "Triumph" silk screen was poorly adheared to the surface of the plastic. very distored! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/sick.gif

Plus the fact that they would have needed to be screwed into the wheel well of the car, I didnt want to make any holes... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazyeyes.gif
 
Something else to explore, to prevent paint chipping, is clear vinyl tape on the bottom body work.

Motorcycle accessories, offer a clear vinyl tape to put on the tank to prevent marring, scratching, damage, etc. Might be something to explore.
 
3M makes a clear plastic overlay(& removable)for just this reason.They say its not even noticable.Google 3M
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