Mud flaps retro-fitted to S-Line Avant

[toff]

Note: I just found this B7 fitting guide by Ben which pretty much wholly applies to the B6 too..

Hi,

Having been warned that the OEM mud-flaps would not fit the S-Line body kit.. I umm'd and err'd for ages about getting them.

As a dog owner, the car is forever getting mud splashed up the arches and doors when driving onto playing fields and it's getting worse as winter draws in.

So, I thought sod-it; ordered them and got them fitted this weekend:

£27.50 + VAT (front mudflaps pair)
£21.67 + VAT (rear avant mudflaps pair)

They fitted my S-Line body kit with no problems at all and I even managed to fit the rear flaps without taking the wheels off (as suggested in the instructions). The trick is to use some pump pliers to force the spring clips into place instead of using a hammer (which you can only really use if you remove the wheels). The idea is to get the clips in place and wedge the pump pliers between the tyre and the clip and open the jaws of the pump pliers - the back of the pliers will push into the tyre & clip, forcing the clip to slide into place.




I think they compliment the custom rear exhausts really well, making it look a bit like an allroad! What do you think of them?

Looks aside, they prooved their worth this afternoon. I'd just been to "The best hand-job in the north" car wash (on Manchester's Princess Parkway), so the car was squeaky clean. The mudflaps stopped all the usual splatters of mud as I drove onto the park, result.

They are a 100% perfect fit, a lot of thought has gone into their design and they fix in place very securely. Despite the cost, I'd go for these any day over some generic aftermarket offering; you'll probably only save 30% on the cost of the OEM flaps.

Toff.