Two days ago, I ordered a couple of front mudflaps by my dealer and today they're arrived.

I'll try to fit them by myself in the weekend.

Here are some photo which show you also the easy fitting instructions.

This is the packaging:

and here the fitting instructions:

Looking good medi@wiz, they should help with keeping your SM clean

Having seen the state mine got home in after collecting from the dealers I think I will be investing in some!!

yup, me too...car is a right mess after travelling to stoke and back last night in a monsoon

To save a trip to the dealers why not try mudflaps by post My link

Just a thought.

Tools required ratchet handle and a T25 Torx bit My link

Regards,

TP

Wasn't going to make a special trip. I'll have a look on ebay, etc, next month.

Already got the Torx bits, the FL was full of them!!!

To save a trip to the dealers why not try mudflaps by post My link

Just a thought.

I've paid less than that...

The genuine Skoda parts costs about 16 Euro. Why spend more?

:wonder:

I've paid less than that...

The genuine Skoda parts costs about 16 Euro. Why spend more?

:wonder:

Here in the UK we get ripped off for accessories; Recommended Retail Price (RRP) £20 per set without fitting. My dealer wanted another £20-25 per set to fit them from recollection hence the DIY approach.

See page 19 of the current UK Yeti brochure My link

Regards,

TP

One word of warning: DON'T OVERTORQUE THE SCREWS. There is some plastic gunk plugs they screw into - easy to spoil if the screws are tightened too much.

BTW: the front flaps do help avoiding too much crud on the rear door/wheel wells.

One word of warning: DON'T OVERTORQUE THE SCREWS. There is some plastic gunk plugs they screw into - easy to spoil if the screws are tightened too much.

BTW: the front flaps do help avoiding too much crud on the rear door/wheel wells.

I can't remember if the instructions say this but the fronts will be easier to fit if you turn the wheels to full steering lock (to left for the r/h side and vice versa).

John

Here in the UK we get ripped off for accessories; Recommended Retail Price (RRP) £20 per set without fitting. My dealer wanted another £20-25 per set to fit them from recollection hence the DIY approach.

My dealer (Marlborough Skoda in London) wanted ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT POUNDS to fit four flaps! Yes, that is roughly £218/hour in labour. I declined the offer as politely as I could and shall fit them myself.

One word of warning: DON'T OVERTORQUE THE SCREWS. There is some plastic gunk plugs they screw into - easy to spoil if the screws are tightened too much.

BTW: the front flaps do help avoiding too much crud on the rear door/wheel wells.

Agerbundsen is absolutely right about the danger of overtorquening the screws, and 1.5 Nm means really light load on the wrench, so not too easy to get it right by hand. I did in fact purchase a torque wrench specifically on that occasion, though it's going to be used a lot more on my bike. As some very crude guide, I actually put the mudflaps on the car the previous day, tightening the screws just enough to not get lost (i.e. I stopped probably a quarter to half turn after I began feeling the increasing resistance once the screw got fully in). When I followed with the torque wrench the next day, I found that they needed only very little further tightening (probably quarter to 3/4 turn).

Sadly, you can't find cheap low-torque wrenches, so, unless you're willing to invest in one (arguably a good idea if you also do cycling, though the typical torques there are higher: around 5 to 40 Nm), probably the best solution is to borrow it (in fact, had I not been living that far, I'd gladly oblige with mine). Failing that, a screwdriver instead of a wrench might be safer alternative. Admittedly, that would be more difficult because of the wheel getting in the way, but on the other hand (if the wheel can be rotated enough to not interfere) it's much less likely to inadvertently overtighten the screws with a screwdriver than with a wrench.

One last thing to note: I found that the screws needed to be retightened after some ride. In fact, I had retightened them twice or even three times (can't remember exactly) up to the prescribed torque before they seemed to lock steadily in place. I doubt that they would have come so loose as to fall and get lost, but I felt safer that way. (Ah, yes, that perfectionism. )

Oh, and one very last thing: it's really important to get that hitch on the top of the mudflap in the right place, as indicated by the warning sign in the instructions.

Agerbundsen is absolutely right about the danger of overtorquening the screws, and 1.5 Nm means really light load on the wrench, so not too easy to get it right by hand. I did in fact purchase a torque wrench specifically on that occasion, though it's going to be used a lot more on my bike. As some very crude guide, I actually put the mudflaps on the car the previous day, tightening the screws just enough to not get lost (i.e. I stopped probably a quarter to half turn after I began feeling the increasing resistance once the screw got fully in). When I followed with the torque wrench the next day, I found that they needed only very little further tightening (probably quarter to 3/4 turn).

Sadly, you can't find cheap low-torque wrenches, so, unless you're willing to invest in one (arguably a good idea if you also do cycling, though the typical torques there are higher: around 5 to 40 Nm), probably the best solution is to borrow it (in fact, had I not been living that far, I'd gladly oblige with mine). Failing that, a screwdriver instead of a wrench might be safer alternative. Admittedly, that would be more difficult because of the wheel getting in the way, but on the other hand (if the wheel can be rotated enough to not interfere) it's much less likely to inadvertently overtighten the screws with a screwdriver than with a wrench.

One last thing to note: I found that the screws needed to be retightened after some ride. In fact, I had retightened them twice or even three times (can't remember exactly) up to the prescribed torque before they seemed to lock steadily in place. I doubt that they would have come so loose as to fall and get lost, but I felt safer that way. (Ah, yes, that perfectionism. )

Oh, and one very last thing: it's really important to get that hitch on the top of the mudflap in the right place, as indicated by the warning sign in the instructions.

The screws were quite loose when I removed them to fit rear and front flaps, as an added precaution I smeared mine in some underbody sealent before replacing to prevent them from coming loose and also rusting.

Mudflaps fitted successfully today!

Total time required: 5 minutes

Tool required: Torx T25 wrench

Result: Excellent!

A message to dealer capable to request more than £90 (180 for all four mudflaps divided by 2): :moon: