Mudflaps on w124 coupe

[bh13coupe]

Hi Guys

will fitting mudflaps to my coupe likely to cause more issues with rust? i dont want to create more water traps by fitting them.

any advice?

 

[BlackC55]

Personally I thing they are ugly.

MB mud flaps don't fit well either

 

[Roger Jones]

Mine has had flaps on for the nine years I've owned it. No rust and they seem to fit fine.

 

[Smiley]

imho they look Ok on a workhorse like a 124 estate; but on a cabriolet or a coupe they are a definite NO. Ugly and as Olly says they dont fit brilliantly anyway. Leave em off and just hose out inside the wheel arches when you wash the car.

 

[del320]

They may well be ugly, but so are cills and rear bumpers peppered with stone chips, tar spots and other crap. IMHO, needs must - mud is the least of your problems.

Fixed properly, they fit perfectly, but I still seal round with silicon sealant especially within the wheelarch. No dirt traps and easily removed if required.

 

[Ade B]

I had 4 on mine when I bought it, then 3, then 2... The last one was removed by the bodyshop when I had some paint done. With the sports chassis they caught on kerbs when parking 2 wheels on the pavement (actively encouraged around the side streets near my office).

The lower bits of a C124 are plastic and there's not much mud in London so I can't say I miss them.

Ade

 

[Uberwagon]

I don't have a single chip or mark and I don't have the mudflaps, this is on my W124, unless you travel down gravel roads at speed I can't see why yours would differ from my experience?

Dave!