Hello all,

I got my 05 Limited Coupe last week, 21K miles, almost like a new car. Found this forum before I made the decision to purchase. You guys have a tons of information here and without reading some of the posts, I would never made my mind towards a XFire.

Long story short.

Well, I've searched in the forum. Most of the guys here don't like the idea of putting a set of mud flaps on XFire, simply because there's not a single mud flap on the market would satisfy our eyes. I use my XF as a daily driver, but I want to keep the body as clean as possible, so the mud flaps seems to be a logical solution.

Some say, it made the XFire looks cheap. Some moved towards 3M clear tape.

I've purchased a set of powerflow pro-fit, mounted it, took it off, money wasted.....These things really aren't for Crossfire....

So, went to AutoZone, got rear a set of mud flaps for trucks (cheap universal stuff...), and a front set that was designed for cars. (same cheap universal stuff)


Resulted below,

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So.........Comments?

Critiques, compléments, I don't mind. Bring it on guys.

 

I would obscure the looks of my thread design when viewed from behind!

 

Should have the ones with the chrome naked lady.

 

LOL.... should grab that instead, right?

Yep, I did see that one, but I was actually hunting for the ones with red reflectors on them.

 

I have to agree. They're not the prettiest, but at least they're black, and I probably will get some fingernail polish out tomorrow...

I reused the front star screw, and drilled into the side skirt for the front.

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The rear mud flap....it was very painful to align...

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Thanks for the advise.

 

I am not a fan of flaps on the Crossfire. You did a nice job of mounting them to look as best as possible. Good luck, they will serve their purpose.

James

 

I too am not a fan of mud flaps. That being said, I've had them on my 69 Muscle car for over 42 years.
As James pointed out, you did an excellent job mounting them.
Unfortunately, your front ones aren't low enough to protect your rocker panels. Take a yard stick and wedge it behind the tire, then bring it up to meet the bottom of the mud flap and you will see where the debris will hit your rocker.
Your rear flaps look as though they are lower than they need to be to protect the bumper, and in the one photograph, the flap actually looks like it's wider than the tire (but it may just be the angle of the camera). But if it is wider, I would cut it down so that it's not.
Personally, I wish I had went with the 3M clear protection. Having a white car it shows every speck of dirt the tires pick up and throw on the car.
For the record, when I take my old car out of storage, the flaps are coming off. I'm getting too old to worry about protecting the lacquer paint job.

 

Thanks for the advise.

I'll check the front, to make sure my rocker panel is safe from rocks. That's actually a good point and good way to do it, thank you.

The rear one, yes, they're about an inch wider than tire, planning on trimming them down soon. Well, have to get the baby to my friends, he has the air tools and rotary tools, easier to get the wheels off, easier to cut. It was a pain to install today, too hot out, I think you might feel that today as well. Oh....the good old Ohio.

I just kinda prefer to keep the muddy tracks off the car, living among corn fields aren't that fun sometimes.

69 Muscle car......them suckers are the best during that time. Always dreamed about a 69 Fastback Mustang, but got a 05 S197 instead.

 

I'm kind of partial to Pecos Bill mudflaps on the rear. Either that, or those hairy mudflaps that UPS uses on their trucks.

 

OK guys and gals. Yep, mud flaps are right out of the 60's and later, but they do serve a purpose. How many new cars have them? Lots! But they are molded versions that look like they belong on the cars. Lacking that option, I did just install simple, inconspicuous flaps on my 2004 Coupe (just bought the car two weeks ago and am in loooooooove!). No hole drilling on my new baby --- I used the 3M double stick tape. Just enough surface area down the fender lips to get good cohesion. Daily driving on the freeways in SoCal have not shaken them loose --- haven't been through a car wash, though. The flaps I bought were the inexpensive ones from Pep Boys -- smaller ones for the front ($7.99) and larger ones for the back ($11.99). So for a total of $20.00 (plus tax), I have protection that really doesn't look too badd --- looks pretty good, considering. Photos attached, if I attached them properly.

 

nice job.

I agree, i hate car wash........my mustang's front mud flaps was too low and it comes off almost every time it go through a car wash.

 

Nice work.

I had them on my 350z and now have them on my Miata. Both custom to the car and painted to match. Took awhile but I grew to like them. And they work.

 

My 91 Miata got them shortly after purchasing (new). They were a body panel contoured type that actually hung too low, so I trimmed them down close to where the body contour mated to the hanging part.. kinda shorties for the rear and "normal" look for the front.. but they looked good. Might have to steal one off it just to see. Not a fan of the straight flat ones myself other than my truck.

 

I like the chrome ones with the nude cut-out .....

BTW, ekline49 : what happened to the front wheel in your pic ?

 

I have also done something extra to the rear mud flaps...

There're limited edition emblem sells in Autozone, if you would like, you can get a set of AMG emblem for cheap.

Here're the pictures.

 

What do you mean what happened to my front wheel? Just brake dust. Daily driver -- haven't had time to clean them.

 

Brake dust + rain, now I get it.
Mine were like that when I bought it, try ceramic or red-stuff pads, you'll thank yourself.

 

Thanks, I haven't thought that far ahead since the brakes are new.