When I bought the car last year I fitted a "cheap as chips" set of mud flaps already I'ved had to replace the rear ones and never been of the road, so don't buy cheap pay a bit extra for the genuine item

Agree, buy the originals!
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generally I would tend to agree with this line of thought,however,and friend down the road bought a set of flaps from fleabay and asked if I could fit them,i was a bit concerned as to how snug they would fit,well no worries there,they fitted like the proverbial,even where the rear lower skirt fits the bumper.they have stayed on and in place for just over a year,with only a little going off road. gone
P38 v8 auto no problems,great howle from exhausts when giving it welly
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I had no problem with the fit but the material they were made of was brittle and broke at the screw and bolt holes

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When I fitted the above it was a very warm day,I found the plastic reasonably plyable and got the bolts in ok,did you do yours when it was cold,? gone
P38 v8 auto no problems,great howle from exhausts when giving it welly
Td5 auto head gasket,no5 pot not uncommon but good car.
1st Tdv6s manual epb problem fixed under warranty(stealer said"never heard of this before,i suggested he looked at d3 forum.
2nd Tdv6 se auto epb
3rd Tdv6 xs auto 2008,swmbo,s favourite.

I got them fitted OK but they are not flexible enough

The original equipment fronts come with a steel mounting bracket that fits underneath the wheel arch liner . The fleabay specials don't  2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

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Can someone advise if you need to do any drilling for the genuine product?

You have to remove the plastic sill finisher and drill 2 8mm holes in each one and trim a bit off the finisher with a stanley knife underneath. No actual drilling into any metalwork needed. The Powerful UK ones sold on Ebay come with the metal brackets but no idea if the plastic is as durable as the genuine mudflaps.

The only down side to the LR ones is that they come with black screws that had rusted through within 2 years. Why an item that is in one of the most aggressive positions on the car could not have been stainless steel beats me, especially seeing the price that LR charges for the kit Remember there are never problems, just new challenges

Agree with that . I used A2 stainless to replace everything when I installed them 6 years ago . Mild steel saves a pence or two and causes problems in a few years . That's value engineering gone daft . On my Scooby all the mud flaps are secured with plastic pop fasteners and can be removed in seconds if need be . That's Clever engineering. 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

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I replaced the standard screws & washers with 316 stainless, but I replace all screws around my property with 316 as it everything rusts by the sea, even 304 is not ideal in my location. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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I had cheap flaps on RRS. Looked sames but definitely brittle broke 2 so at end of day cost same as genuines woukd have. Rimmer or brit parts i forget At work
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So, on the topic of mudflaps, how effective are they at keeping c!!p of the side of the car? Especially the front ones - the rear I can see what they would save, but at the front, a lot of dirt seems to spool out the top of the wheel arch. We have a Loire blue and I did tell my wife she'd see every spec of dirt, but she seems to like it that way. We have an UP in Titanium silver and it's filthy, but you can't see it. One week in the Loire and it looks like we've been to Eastnor for the day.

We've got side steps (cam with, not my choice) and the mud goes up on to them.

I don't need (less expect) the car to look pristine, but I'd like to keep the thick layers of mud off the step and doors - how effective have folk found the front flaps to be?

This effective!

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