Mud Flaps

rajpadf · Apr 8, 2005

Evening All,

My wife can be picky about the parts I fit to her 2001 TD5 Defender and I
get a little fed up sometimes paying dealer prices (even a non-franchised
dealer) for genuine Land Rover bits. Example - £60.40 for a genuine
workshop maintenance manual I can actually live with, but £15.10 for the
bloody binder to hold it is pushing it somewhat!

There are loads of aftermarket suppliers out there who are easy to find and
who give good value. But where can I get genuine parts? All I want right
now is a pair of rear mud flaps, the ones with the Land Rover oval on them
and which tear off at the slightest hint. You know the ones.

Clues welcomed. Internet suppliers preferred, and only in the UK please.

Suggestions that I get a less picky wife will not be appreciated by the way.
I quite like this one because she has a Shed she lets me drive once in a
while.

Ta

Derry Argue · Apr 8, 2005

"rajpadf" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> All I want right
> now is a pair of rear mud flaps, the ones with the Land Rover oval on
> them and which tear off at the slightest hint. You know the ones.
>

Be careful of Ebay. I'm still smiling at the thought of the poor sod who
bought four in one lot. Then discovered they were all left hand rear!<vbg>

(And, no, it wasn't me who sold them to him!).

Derry

Niamh Holding · Apr 8, 2005

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (rajpadf) wrote:

> All I want right
> now is a pair of rear mud flaps, the ones with the Land Rover oval on
> them and which tear off at the slightest hint. You know the ones.

Sure, plenty scattered around the Brecon Beacons including several of
ours.

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Ian Rawlings · Apr 8, 2005

On 2005-04-08, Niamh Holding <[email protected]> wrote:

> Sure, plenty scattered around the Brecon Beacons including several of
> ours.

Great, I'll see if I can pick one up when I go out there in a few
weeks, I've got a missing one myself.

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David_LLAMA4x4 · Apr 9, 2005

"rajpadf" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Evening All,
>
> My wife can be picky about the parts I fit to her 2001 TD5 Defender and I
> get a little fed up sometimes paying dealer prices (even a non-franchised
> dealer) for genuine Land Rover bits. Example - £60.40 for a genuine
> workshop maintenance manual I can actually live with, but £15.10 for the
> bloody binder to hold it is pushing it somewhat!
>
> There are loads of aftermarket suppliers out there who are easy to find
and
> who give good value. But where can I get genuine parts? All I want right
> now is a pair of rear mud flaps, the ones with the Land Rover oval on them
> and which tear off at the slightest hint. You know the ones.
>
> Clues welcomed. Internet suppliers preferred, and only in the UK please.
>
> Suggestions that I get a less picky wife will not be appreciated by the
way.
> I quite like this one because she has a Shed she lets me drive once in a
> while.
>
> Ta
>
>

Not Genuine I know but I use 'rally car' mudflap material.... cut it ( just
about ) with big scissors to shape and stick them on - lasts afes and when
it is finally knackered you just cut some more off the roll....
I sell rolls of the stuff it for £9.50 a metre - available in black, blue
or red.

David
LLAMA 4x4
www.motorsport-plumbing.co.uk
www.llama4x4.co.uk

Taff · Apr 11, 2005

Check out Brookwells 01626 833848 or www.brookwell.co.uk

I use them a lot and have always found them to be excellent. I order by
phone - that way you get to speak to someone who knows their stuff. After a
couple of orders they give you a discount card as well.

I bought a pair of genuine mudflaps from them a while back for my Defender.
I can't remember exactly how much they were but I'm sure it was reasonable.

Taff
p.s. I don't have any connection to Brookwells apart from being a satisfied
customer.

"rajpadf" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Evening All,
>
> My wife can be picky about the parts I fit to her 2001 TD5 Defender and I
> get a little fed up sometimes paying dealer prices (even a non-franchised
> dealer) for genuine Land Rover bits. Example - £60.40 for a genuine
> workshop maintenance manual I can actually live with, but £15.10 for the
> bloody binder to hold it is pushing it somewhat!
>
> There are loads of aftermarket suppliers out there who are easy to find
and
> who give good value. But where can I get genuine parts? All I want right
> now is a pair of rear mud flaps, the ones with the Land Rover oval on them
> and which tear off at the slightest hint. You know the ones.
>
> Clues welcomed. Internet suppliers preferred, and only in the UK please.
>
> Suggestions that I get a less picky wife will not be appreciated by the
way.
> I quite like this one because she has a Shed she lets me drive once in a
> while.
>
> Ta
>
>

Simon Barr · Apr 12, 2005

In article <[email protected]>, David_LLAMA4x4 wrote:
>
> Not Genuine I know but I use 'rally car' mudflap material.... cut it ( just
> about ) with big scissors to shape and stick them on - lasts afes and when
> it is finally knackered you just cut some more off the roll....
> I sell rolls of the stuff it for £9.50 a metre - available in black, blue
> or red.
>

What width is the roll and is it expensive to post? Are there any pics
on the website?

--
simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

David_LLAMA4x4 · Apr 12, 2005

"Simon Barr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, David_LLAMA4x4 wrote:
> >
> > Not Genuine I know but I use 'rally car' mudflap material.... cut it
( just
> > about ) with big scissors to shape and stick them on - lasts afes and
when
> > it is finally knackered you just cut some more off the roll....
> > I sell rolls of the stuff it for £9.50 a metre - available in black,
blue
> > or red.
> >
>
> What width is the roll and is it expensive to post? Are there any pics
> on the website?
>
> --
> simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
> Simon Barr.
> '97 110 300Tdi

The roll is 30cm wide...... no pics on the site I'm afraid

It is quite heavy to post but not so heavy that it costs silly money.....

Hope that helps

David
LLAMA 4x4
..

Austin Shackles · Apr 12, 2005

On or around Tue, 12 Apr 2005 19:09:11 +0100, "David_LLAMA4x4"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>"Simon Barr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>, David_LLAMA4x4 wrote:
>> >
>> > Not Genuine I know but I use 'rally car' mudflap material.... cut it
>( just
>> > about ) with big scissors to shape and stick them on - lasts afes and
>when
>> > it is finally knackered you just cut some more off the roll....
>> > I sell rolls of the stuff it for £9.50 a metre - available in black,
>blue
>> > or red.
>> >
>>
>> What width is the roll and is it expensive to post? Are there any pics
>> on the website?
>>
>> --
>> simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
>> Simon Barr.
>> '97 110 300Tdi
>
> The roll is 30cm wide...... no pics on the site I'm afraid
>
> It is quite heavy to post but not so heavy that it costs silly money.....
>

might be interested in that. I guess a metre ought to make a reasonable set
of 4 for a disco, 30x25cm sounds about the right size. What do you stick it
on with, or do you just bolt it through the existing hangers?

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
If all be true that I do think, There are five reasons we should drink;
Good wine, a friend, or being dry, Or lest we should be by and by;
Or any other reason why. - Henry Aldrich (1647 - 1710)

frodo · Apr 12, 2005

Another 'source' of mudflaps......

If you've got a (coal fired) power station around, or some belt loaders at
a port available, the replaced conveyor belts make _indestructable_ mud
flaps. Full widths cut to length make a great 'floor' covering in the
workshop, too.

The 'multi-ply' fabric and rubber mix is around 15mm thick, a metre or two
wide, a 'roll' will need a front end loader ( so you'll just get an
'offcut'), and bit of a bastard to cut ( I use a jig saw, and it's
_slow_!) but it'll last 'forever'.

Apart from the 'sources', there're sellers of the old belts around. I know
of one in the New England ( NSW) area who cuts it into wide strips which
are used around horse pens. floats and cattle sale pens . I just use it
for my workshop floor and.... indestructable mudflaps on my 4wds !! ( Ya
just gotta make solid brackets to hold it!!)... Oh, and a square for the
floor when carrying rocks 'n' stuff in my trucks.

..... frodo

David_LLAMA4x4 · Apr 12, 2005

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Tue, 12 Apr 2005 19:09:11 +0100, "David_LLAMA4x4"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >
> >"Simon Barr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> In article <[email protected]>, David_LLAMA4x4 wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Not Genuine I know but I use 'rally car' mudflap material.... cut it
> >( just
> >> > about ) with big scissors to shape and stick them on - lasts afes and
> >when
> >> > it is finally knackered you just cut some more off the roll....
> >> > I sell rolls of the stuff it for £9.50 a metre - available in black,
> >blue
> >> > or red.
> >> >
> >>
> >> What width is the roll and is it expensive to post? Are there any pics
> >> on the website?
> >>
> >> --
> >> simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
> >> Simon Barr.
> >> '97 110 300Tdi
> >
> > The roll is 30cm wide...... no pics on the site I'm afraid
> >
> > It is quite heavy to post but not so heavy that it costs silly
money.....
> >
>
> might be interested in that. I guess a metre ought to make a reasonable
set
> of 4 for a disco, 30x25cm sounds about the right size. What do you stick
it
> on with, or do you just bolt it through the existing hangers?
>
> --
> Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
> If all be true that I do think, There are five reasons we should drink;
> Good wine, a friend, or being dry, Or lest we should be by and by;
> Or any other reason why. - Henry Aldrich (1647 - 1710)

Either bolt through it onto existing mounts, drill new holes or most of the
rally boys use little aluminium brackets ( about £3 each, and 2 per flap )
that they bolt to the car and then secure the mudflap material with cable
ties.
The idea is that the cable ties will be the weak link and the mudflap will
just pull off if it all gets too exciting. Simply pick it up and put a new
cable tie on with no damage done to the car at all.......

David
LLAMA 4x4
www.motorsport-plumbing.co.uk
www.llama4x4.co.uk

Austin Shackles · Apr 13, 2005

On or around Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:24:42 +0100, "David_LLAMA4x4"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
> Either bolt through it onto existing mounts, drill new holes or most of the
>rally boys use little aluminium brackets ( about £3 each, and 2 per flap )
>that they bolt to the car and then secure the mudflap material with cable
>ties.
> The idea is that the cable ties will be the weak link and the mudflap will
>just pull off if it all gets too exciting. Simply pick it up and put a new
>cable tie on with no damage done to the car at all.......
>

that's not a bad idea. Mind, the ones I did for the 110 using big fat
washers didn't come adrift, they were made with rubber matting.

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David G. Bell · Apr 13, 2005

On Wednesday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Austin Shackles" wrote:

> On or around Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:24:42 +0100, "David_LLAMA4x4"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >
> > Either bolt through it onto existing mounts, drill new holes or most of the
> >rally boys use little aluminium brackets ( about £3 each, and 2 per flap )
> >that they bolt to the car and then secure the mudflap material with cable
> >ties.
> > The idea is that the cable ties will be the weak link and the mudflap will
> >just pull off if it all gets too exciting. Simply pick it up and put a new
> >cable tie on with no damage done to the car at all.......
> >
>
> that's not a bad idea. Mind, the ones I did for the 110 using big fat
> washers didn't come adrift, they were made with rubber matting.

Cheap "rubber" footwell mats, I've seen 'em go for a quid in Morrisons.

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