Mud Flaps - Protection Pack

[dx4100]

I ordered my new L&K at the weekend in Moon White.

 

I offered the protection pack which I am thinking about.  Do the mud flaps spoil the look of the car ?  Worth while addition ? 

 

Thanks

[MarlboroLites]

In my view the mudflaps do not spoil the look of the car at all. The genuine items fit very well indeed and do a great job of keeping crud off the doors and sills. The material they are manufactured in is a very close match to the plastic wheel and sill trim which adds to the factory look. 

[dx4100]

If I disliked them do they come off easily enough without issue ?

 

Thanks 

[Kenny R]

As above they are barely noticeable, but removal of  2 screws and locating plastic rivet, or 3 screws depending who fitted them, is all that’s required to remove them.

 

[MarlboroLites]

They are very straightforward to fit and remove if you choose. I bought mine from Superskoda along with full interior rubber mats. Much cheaper than from the main dealer. 

[weldion]

I have mud flaps both front and rear. With a black car you don't notice them that much I guess.

Looks like an easy removal according to the instructions.

[dx4100]

Awesome

 

Thanks all

[silver1011]

 

[Carkus]

Looking at getting these for my incoming Kodiaq, i've read on previous threads and other forums that there was a big issue with the front mud flaps and their fitment so they were going to redesign them. Has this issue been solved now and the ones from superskoda fit without any cutting of the front arch required?

[Kenny R]

I seem to recall that the part number ending in an A are the newer type that don’t require any cutting.

[weldion]

29 minutes ago, Carkus said:

Looking at getting these for my incoming Kodiaq, i've read on previous threads and other forums that there was a big issue with the front mud flaps and their fitment so they were going to redesign them. Has this issue been solved now and the ones from superskoda fit without any cutting of the front arch required?

The numbers on my pictures in the post some steps above this, have the new numbers.

565075101A - Rear

565075111A - Front

[Carkus]

On 23/01/2020 at 13:53, weldion said:

The numbers on my pictures in the post some steps above this, have the new numbers.

565075101A - Rear

565075111A - Front

 

about to pull the trigger and order these from superskoda but they have 2 different rears listed.

 

part number 565075101 which seems to be all kodiaqs, but then they have 565075101A for the Sportline version. Whats the difference?

[weldion]

43 minutes ago, Carkus said:

 

about to pull the trigger and order these from superskoda but they have 2 different rears listed.

 

part number 565075101 which seems to be all kodiaqs, but then they have 565075101A for the Sportline version. Whats the difference?

I quote: "Brand New GENUINE Rear Kodiaq Sportline mudflaps. These are specifically for the Sportline models as they are smaller in size than the standard Kodiaq mudflaps."

It seems that "A"-version is smaller.

[linni]

Sportline and RS has different shape of rear mudflaps, they are not full size, but reduced ones. Really small ones.

[weldion]

I went out and checked my rear flaps. I have the normal version on my Sportline. So the bigger ones. Look at my picture a few posts further up.

[linni]

Hmm, that`s interesting how did they fit.

 

I have rear flaps like this:

http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/KODIAQ/Kodiaq-SPORTLINE-original-Skoda-mud-flaps-REAR

 

Fitted by dealer, who told that the big original ones won`t fit.

[Markymate]

I got mine from Skoda parts website. Genuine parts and cheaper than Superskoda. No trouble fitting at all

https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-parts/kodiaq/mud-flaps.html

[Winston_Wolf]

Thanks for the link - I just bought a full set. 

 

They worked out at only £35.39 inc. delivery.  Bargain!

[silver1011]

On 07/02/2020 at 12:01, Carkus said:

 

about to pull the trigger and order these from superskoda but they have 2 different rears listed.

 

part number 565075101 which seems to be all kodiaqs, but then they have 565075101A for the Sportline version. Whats the difference?

 

All the required information is in the main mud flap thread, linked a few posts further up the page...

 

[olderman1]

I stopped fitting mud flaps years ago as soon as I realised that they are next to useless. The front ones are rarely low enough to stop crud hitting and sticking to most of your sills and the rear ones, whilst better as they're generally longer, will stop some crud hitting the underside of your rear bumper, but mostly what they're doing is protecting the car behind you.

Aesthetically I think they look okay, but the ones that do the most good are the really long ones that reach almost to ground level and I rarely, if ever see those nowadays.

[silver1011]

The front mudflaps on my MkII Superb did more harm than good. By trapping grit and wet mud against the paintwork, as I drove along and the mudflaps moved slightly in the wind they turned the grit and mud into a grinding paste, removing the paint and causing rust over several years.

 

Unless you're prepared to take them off periodically and properly wash behind them I'd be inclined to agree.

 

The Kodiaq is slightly different in that the mudflaps are held against the plastic spats rather than painted metal, and I do quite like the look.

[linni]

2 hours ago, olderman1 said:

I stopped fitting mud flaps years ago as soon as I realised that they are next to useless.

 

About 30 years ago I was selling new cars. The slippery roads during wintertime were taken care by a mixture of salt and sand these days. So we fitted front laps to every single car free of charge. Because without these the sand literally sanded the paint and primer off the sideskirts and even lower parts of front doors.

 

So, the laps are not as much for protection against the dirt as for protecting the bodywork. 

[silver1011]

I don't buy it.

 

The mudflaps offer an additional inch or two of protection to the sills, not much more.

 

Here is a prime example of a MkII Skoda Superb that suffered quite extensive paint damage. The mudflaps offered very little, if any additional protection...

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 10 February, 2020 by silver1011

[Carkus]

6 minutes ago, silver1011 said:

I don't buy it.

 

The mudflaps offer an additional inch or two of protection to the sills, not much more.

 

Here is a prime example of a MkII Skoda Superb that suffered quite extensive paint damage. The mudflaps offered very little, if any additional protection...

 

 

 

 

 

That seems to be a very extreme example. Cant say I've ever seen anything remotely close to that. That must be a million mile motor driven hard on gravel 🤣

[silver1011]

It was more to illustrate the path of the debris from where it leaves the road surface / tyre to where it makes contact with the cars paintwork.

 

The mudflaps are intercepting very little if any of it.