Just thinking ahead to delivery of new Roomster and was wondering if anyone had had mud flaps fitted. If so, were they an advantage/waste of money or anything in between..I have seen opinions on other Skodas but not the Roomster, so looking for any advice and opinions..Thanks

My opinion is that it is downright criminal that mud flaps are not mandatory on every single car on the road. Motorway spray behind a car with mudflaps is far, far bigger than behind a car with mudflaps, I see some cars on the road that can put out a water curtain behind them at just 60mph. Mudflaps cost peanuts to manufacture and fit, yet we are charged to buy them as an extra special option at stealerships

But for your own benefit, yes, the mudflaps do cut on the amount of dirt at the back of the car. Aside from this, mudflaps make for a good last chance warning when you come too close to barriers on roadworks, etc., plus as stated earlier increase safety if you are followed/overtaken in the rain on a motorway.

I fitted them just to the front. I did manage to find a brand new OEM pair on ebay for 99p! Does seem to keep the worst of the muck etc from the side of the car.

Looking at them here

http://www.theskodas...2013_KEA700001.

and here

http://www.theskodas...>2013_KEA770002

I wonder if anything so small can serve any useful purpose but for £35 a set if they stop a couple of stone chips they have paid for themselves. How do they fit? Are the arches pre-drilled or do they clip on?

I bought mine (with some other bits) on the links you give above after my local dealer quoted £102 to fit a set!!

They take about ten minutes per wheel to fit (maximum) - unscrew three of the large torx-headed wheel arch liner retaining screws, offer up the mudflap and refit the screws - fronts are easy as you can turn the wheels out of the way, backs are a bit more fiddly but I had a small ratchet bit driver set which allowed (with a bit of bad language) me to get at the screws. Would have been easier with the rear wheels removed obviously (would also have been less painful if I'd not done it on a gravel driveway, avoid that if possible)- there are no clips to fall off or rust

Back of the car in particular has been noticeably cleaner even they've only been on a week and it's scarcely rained

Well, very useful. Are they noisy at high speed?

I'll let you know if I ever get a chance to travel at "high speed". Wouldn't think mudflap noise would be an issue

No increased noise at speed really, just greatly reduced water spray behind the car in/after rain and far fewer stone chips. They do not flap like the ones on 70s and 80s cars

I tested for several hours at or close to top speed (autobahn, 190km/h / 118mph).

Bought mine at theskodashop, Definitely makes a difference in the spray trail created. No big deal fitting them on, and definitely worth the £35. Don't think they create too much noise at high speed. Really the mirrors create so much wind noise that they drown out any additional mudflap derived turbulence. Can't speak for very high speeds, only gone up to around 100mph. Perhaps someone with a tweaked car that has reached higher speeds will have a different opinion.

They do look nice too. Sort of fills out the bottom end and gives a bit wider stance appearance.

Many thanks everyone for your comments,appreciated. You`ve made my mind up and I`m going to have them..Spoke to the dealers and they are going to fit them at PDI, at shall we say, an advantageous deal. Well done DM Keith :sun: just need the damn car to turn up now

I fitted OEM to front only I found grit could get behind so took them off. Before any one says they were not fitted correctly they were ( just preempting some of the replies we often get )

I was disappointed as other makes I have always had mud-flaps but not on my Roomster

I fitted OEM to front only I found grit could get behind so took them off. Before any one says they were not fitted correctly they were ( just preempting some of the replies we often get )

I was disappointed as other makes I have always had mud-flaps but not on my Roomster

I get some mud in the wheel arches down by the fitting clips anyways, there is a bit of grit between the arch and the mudflap but it's plastic on plastic so I don't see much of an issue with it

Thanks, as always for the comments....re the `trapped grit`..am I right in thinking that a regular blast with a garden hose (or high pressure jobbie even) would get rid of it?

Thanks, as always for the comments....re the `trapped grit`..am I right in thinking that a regular blast with a garden hose (or high pressure jobbie even) would get rid of it?

True enough ,, however friction was a concern I had yes I very fussy I know.....

I get some mud in the wheel arches down by the fitting clips anyways, there is a bit of grit between the arch and the mudflap but it's plastic on plastic so I don't see much of an issue with it

Mine was Plastic on paintwork so not worth it sadly,, every one has their own subjective thoughts....

I've just fitted a 'genuine' set and it took less than 30 mins using a small ratchet. I also bought a set of wheel centre logos to pimp (? ) them up and the finishing touch is a set of chrome, Skoda logoed, valve caps. Yes, I know, a pair of tyres is the next thing.

Looks nice if you like logos

Are these logos stick-on or just the normal plastic centre wheel logos?

By the way, you change tyres early compared to me... I normally try to change at 2.5mm thread height, though always try to make sure I do not ride into winter on less than 4mm thread. But these look around 4mm to me...

They are sticky backed and not sure how secure they are but as a proud Skoda owner, I like to advertise.;-)

Though there is plenty of tread in the centre, I am a bit concerned about the wear on the edges. Will certainly change them before Winter.

I fitted (Non OEM) flaps on the front, fairly low, they contact speed humps if I go over them slowly. I've got used to it but passengers give me strange looks sometimes.