I'm sick and tired of my black (never again!..) combi getting sprayed by the wheels and I'm thinking of fitting mud flaps to all 4 arches. Two questions - do I need to take off the wheels and is it fairly simple to fit them?

I'm thinking of:

http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/SUPERB-II/Superb-II-rear-mudflaps-original-Skoda-autoas

http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/SUPERB-II/Superb-II-front-mudflaps-original-Skoda-autoas

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1. No

2. Yes

Enjoy!

Hi, exactly as entered in the previous post BUT don't get dissappointed when you find out that you still spray the entire car while driving ... The difference is quite marginal ... At least on mine.

 

Have a nice evening!

They can be done with the wheels fitted (as I did) but it does make drilling the hole for the extra front fixing 'more interesting' but providing the drill is not huge you should have no problem.

I took off the wheels to make drilling the extra hole easier,  Skoda Ireland had a reduced price on these when I got my set and were actually cheaper than the on line sites..

Feel free to fit them but be warned they make very little if any difference to the amount of spray that makes contact with the car.

 

I've noticed benefits against stones and big clumps of mud making their way on to the paintwork but in terms of spray, especially as the speeds increase I'm afraid the only solution is to not drive the car on wet roads!

I often drive on fairly rural B roads which are used mostly by agricultural traffic so the roads are almost always coated in a watery muddy slurry from the fields. I don't mind the general dirt but directly behind each wheel i get a thick layer of mud building up which is a bugger to get off without grinding it into the paint with a sponge

I fitted them and they help with the Borders rural roads, which will be same as yours. But like stated the spray will still cover sides. I fitted with wheels off when i was giving the wheels sealant treatment.

Fitted them with all wheels in place, didn't bother with the drilling. Seem to stay on fine. I did notice a difference, less spray directely behind the wheels...in my view, worth it.

I used to drive a superb MKI as a taxi, and after some time the paint would be sandblasted away on the lower part of the body just behind the wheels. I now have my own taxi, which is a Superb MKII with mudflaps to avoid this problem. So even though it does not help too much on spray at the sides, it makes a big difference with sand and stones as Silver1011 sugests.

The damage to the paint of this poor guys Superb shows how ineffective the front and rear mudflaps are...

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/253727-rear-bumper-and-sill-paint-damage/#entry2986162

 

 

 



 

Ouch! What happened to that car? Has he been driving in wet paint or something? Gravel/sand roads?

 

My cab have been driving 220.000 km and it has nothing like those damages.

The damage to the paint of this poor guys Superb shows how ineffective the front and rear mudflaps are...

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/253727-rear-bumper-and-sill-paint-damage/#entry2986162

 

 

I'd like to see that car withstand the same without the mudflaps...in my eyes they are not ineffective, they work brilliant - but they won't work miracles. Just don't expect too much from them.

I agree, don't expect too much but they will help.  Personally I actually think they suit the Superb and I think it looks like there is something missing when they are not fitted on the car especially with larger wheels - some may not like them on the whites or lighter coloured models..  Some dealers will supply these automatically when new anyway - the dealer I buy from fits them to all new cars

Look at the projectory from the point at which the tyres leave the road surface to the first evidence of sand blasting on the sills and rear bumper. 

 

It's fairly clear the mudflaps are offering very little if any additional protection.

 

We're talking a couple of inches, which in the grand scheme of things isn't going to make any difference in terms of reduced cleaning time, or as the photo's above suggest paint / body work protection.

 

In my experience the mudflaps actually do a great job of holding trapped mud, grit, moist leaves and salt tightly against the bodywork. The airflow and puddles moving the flaps slightly then act as a great platform for grinding the debris into the car.

 

They make the car look a little better but don't think you are doing the car or your back any favours by fitting them!

Edited 19 March, 201412 yr by silver1011

Look at the projectory from the point at which the tyres leave the road surface to the first evidence of sand blasting on the sills and rear bumper. 

 

It's fairly clear the mudflaps are offering very little if any additional protection.

 

We're talking a couple of inches, which in the grand scheme of things isn't going to make any difference in terms of reduced cleaning time, or as the photo's above suggest paint / body work protection.

 

In my experience the mudflaps actually do a great job of holding trapped mud, grit, moist leaves and salt tightly against the bodywork. The airflow and puddles moving the flaps slightly then act as a great platform for grinding the debris into the car.

 

They make the car look a little better but don't think you are doing the car or your back any favours by fitting them!

 

good point, I was sold on fitting them earlier on with Too Tall's post but I'm now thinking I'll probably give them a miss - they do suit the combi and the 18" wheels but not at the expense of encouraging bodywork problems down the line.

 

Thanks for your thoughts everyone

 

Chris

Despite my negativity towards mudflaps I should point out I have both front and rears fitted to my Superb