SPLASH GUARDS / MUD FLAPS

bowlingcanes · Jul 9, 2006

NOW THAT MY GTI IS ALMOST 4 MONTHS OLD, I CAN STILL NOT FIND ANY MUD OR SPLASH GUARDS FOR THIS CAR. THE RABBIT IS NOW OUT AND IT HAS THE SAME BODY STYLE, YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD BE OUT BY NOW. I HAVE CALLED EVERYONE AT VW, ALL THEY TELL ME IS THAT IT'S ON BACK ORDER. HAS ANYONE HEARD DIFFERENT OR KNOWS WERE TO GET THEM.

THANKS!!!!!
BOWLINGCANES

dean · Jul 10, 2006

go here

Thalo · Jul 10, 2006

Those look like the generic rubber ones you can buy anywhere that just mold to the contours but never really fit right. I put one on my old Jetta before selling it. It looked like crap, but I don't think the buyers noticed.

I too am still waiting for mudguards. I better get em before winter. When I bought my car it was included in the price but I'm still waiting.

dean · Jul 10, 2006

Yeah, they look pretty terrible. I need to check my sticker specs and see if I paid for them, too.

GranTurismoInjection · Jul 11, 2006

Why do y'all want them so bad? What's the benefits?

Thalo · Jul 11, 2006

Protects the side of your car from stuff that the front wheels kick up while turning.

GranTurismoInjection · Jul 11, 2006

Ohhhh, that makes sense.

Well then, where do I sign up?

GTI2007 · Jul 13, 2006

I never want those things. IMO they only spoil the amazing lines of the GTI.

blackgti06 · Jul 14, 2006

i would never get those it looks ugly and it weighs down the car. lol

deviltailedfast · Jul 14, 2006

You're probably way better off to go with some equivalent of http://www.stongard.com/

I don't see GTI '06 in there, but you get the idea. I know of detail shops that offer something to this effect, as well as many dealers. My friend has it, and it's noticable, but barely. It'll look a hell of a lot better than a poorly fitting mudflap that was meant for a '72 el camino with a playboy bunny on it...

zulu · Jul 15, 2006

Were talking some serious horsepower. You know you want a sports car with a tailgate. Admit it!

deviltailedfast · Jul 16, 2006

ROFL!

Interestingly, we kind of have a tailgate, it's just attached at the top...

P.S. I tried to find a good pic. Kudos on that particular one.

bowlingcanes · Jul 16, 2006

I JUST RECEOVED MY SPLASH GUARDS FROM THE DEALER YESTERDAY. THEY DID INSTALL THEM FOR ME. AS I STATED BEFORE IT TOOK ALMOST 4 MONTHS.

THEY REALLY LOOK GREAT, THEY ARE MADE OF SOLID RUBBER AND NOT THAT SORT OF PLASTIC STUFF. THEY FIT EXACTLY TO THE WHEEL FENDER AND THEY ARE BLACK OF COURSE. THEY DO LOOK GREAT AND YOU CAN HARDLY NOTICE THEM.

THEY DID STATE AGAIN THE THE SPRING / SUMMER DRIVEGEAR PARTS BOOK HAD ALL THE WRONG PART NUMBERS FOR THE NEW GTI, THE NUMBERS THAT WERE IN THE BOOK ARE FOR THE OLD BDY STYLE.

IF YOU DO ORDER THEM THEY DO COME FROM GERMANY, AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME.

WITH OR WITHOUT THE FLAPS THIS CAR IS JUST FANTANSTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thalo · Jul 16, 2006

Do the flaps have little GTI logos on them, or at least VW logos?

deviltailedfast · Jul 16, 2006

I'd be interested to see a pic? I didn't even realize this was a VW option.

bowlingcanes · Jul 17, 2006

There are no markings, they are all a mat black finish. I will try and take a picture with my cell phone and post it.

bigbear · Jul 20, 2009

What is the part number for the rears? I got part #1K75105 which do not fit correctly on my "09" GTI. If I bubba them on the bottom edge is at an angle ( not parallel with the road) and are not completely behind the tire.

abeever · Jul 20, 2009

YEAH!!! About time I started to rub off on people! Im going to start a mud flap club! Who wants in?

redbaron · Mar 2, 2010

bowlingcanes said:
I JUST RECEOVED MY SPLASH GUARDS FROM THE DEALER YESTERDAY. THEY DID INSTALL THEM FOR ME. AS I STATED BEFORE IT TOOK ALMOST 4 MONTHS.

THEY REALLY LOOK GREAT, THEY ARE MADE OF SOLID RUBBER AND NOT THAT SORT OF PLASTIC STUFF. THEY FIT EXACTLY TO THE WHEEL FENDER AND THEY ARE BLACK OF COURSE. THEY DO LOOK GREAT AND YOU CAN HARDLY NOTICE THEM.

THEY DID STATE AGAIN THE THE SPRING / SUMMER DRIVEGEAR PARTS BOOK HAD ALL THE WRONG PART NUMBERS FOR THE NEW GTI, THE NUMBERS THAT WERE IN THE BOOK ARE FOR THE OLD BDY STYLE.

IF YOU DO ORDER THEM THEY DO COME FROM GERMANY, AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME.

WITH OR WITHOUT THE FLAPS THIS CAR IS JUST FANTANSTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

how much did the mud flaps run you

slippednfelled · Mar 2, 2010

redbaron said:
how much did the mud flaps run you

why bump a thread from July of 2009 about 6 months old??

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