Fitting mud flaps - easy? - and spare key

[RIDGMONT61]

I have recently bought a 1 year old Passat 140TDI SE, and I am delighted with it. Today I have visited the local dealership and ordered a spare key (£110!) and a full set of mud flaps.

I would be grateful for any advice on the fitting of the mud flaps - is it easy or should I get the dealer to do it.

Apparently the key will need to be programmed by the dealer (extra £50)- and they doubt anybody else could do it - is this true?

[VwAdy]

You have to remove the wheels to fit and some drilling required...if you got no patience get the dealer to fit

Also if you have a sport or had the sport package option which I got..personelly would not recommend mud flaps as they scrape the road on heavy cornering..and speed humps dont even go there

[Dook]

You have to remove the wheels to fit and some drilling required...if you got no patience get the dealer to fit

Also if you have a sport or had the sport package option which I got..personelly would not recommend mud flaps as they scrape the road on heavy cornering..and speed humps dont even go there

Have to agree with you on the Sport version and mudflaps. I got them fitted on delivery by the Dealer as part of a protections pack, and I scrape them (front and back) on probably 50% of speed bumps. real pain in the ****, and really doesn't give a good impression to passengers

[VwAdy]

Totally agree DOOk...

[shudman]

But it is funny to see their faces as you go round a roundabout and there is a huge scraping noise . "OK, own up....who ate all the pies ?"

Have now got to the stage on certain country roads, when the springs compress, where I am expecting it to happen....then the demon in me says "Wonder if I can make them scrape some more ?"

One would think the bleaters would rub down....oh no, the bottom of them feels like glass. Don't get them on the lowered suspension....end of.

[claranet]

Have to agree with you on the Sport version and mudflaps. I got them fitted on delivery by the Dealer as part of a protections pack, and I scrape them (front and back) on probably 50% of speed bumps. real pain in the ****, and really doesn't give a good impression to passengers

I don't really like saying I told you so but.......................if you go slow enough they shouldn't scrape. I have a new(October) 170 DPF Manual Sport estate, with the lowered suspension the Mudflaps do have a habit of scraping the Tarmac. Nearly all the Bridges over the M40 in north Oxfordshire are in my opinion, illegal I graunched the belly guard on my wife's S TDi (100ps)B5 Estate. I say illegal as there must be a minimum standard to which roads must meet.

So what now ?

Regards
claranet

[james_tiger_woo]

My SE's mudflaps scrape speedhumps too - and that's at all but crawling speed.....

[shudman]

but he "bleeders" don't even wear down ! What do they make them from ?

Claranet....I think I must be going over the same M40 bridges as you - they are bad