Hey guys
We've just added Tesla genuine mudflaps to the front of the Model 3. We travel on gravel roads and wanted to minimise stones shooting from the front wheel to the back rocker panels of the car.
Tesla mudflaps have a small and large version (the large version involves an extra piece that's fitted with the small flap). We opted for the large as the small doesn't look like it would provide that much stone protection. Here's a pic:
The flaps look great and fit very nicely. However... they scrape A LOT! I had expected they might scrape over some very steep speed-humps from time to time, but they seem to scrape when the car is full of adult passengers, and over some corners when turning into carparks and that sort of thing. It's not a super loud scrape, but it's happening.
The sound doesn't bother me at all... but I wanted to know from your experience whether the constant scraping can damage the flaps or the car wheel arches? Are the flaps likely to be pulled off or loosened over time given how often they scrape? Could the scraping damage the area of the wheel arches (inside plastic part) over time, requiring more expensive repairs than just a new pair of flaps?
Or is it all fine - an annoyance sound-wise, but nothing to worry about?
If you've installed the long version of Tesla's flaps on your Model 3, I'd be very keen to hear your experience with them as far as scraping and longevity are concerned.
Thanks guys!
Cheers
Mike
We've just added Tesla genuine mudflaps to the front of the Model 3. We travel on gravel roads and wanted to minimise stones shooting from the front wheel to the back rocker panels of the car.
Tesla mudflaps have a small and large version (the large version involves an extra piece that's fitted with the small flap). We opted for the large as the small doesn't look like it would provide that much stone protection. Here's a pic:
The flaps look great and fit very nicely. However... they scrape A LOT! I had expected they might scrape over some very steep speed-humps from time to time, but they seem to scrape when the car is full of adult passengers, and over some corners when turning into carparks and that sort of thing. It's not a super loud scrape, but it's happening.
The sound doesn't bother me at all... but I wanted to know from your experience whether the constant scraping can damage the flaps or the car wheel arches? Are the flaps likely to be pulled off or loosened over time given how often they scrape? Could the scraping damage the area of the wheel arches (inside plastic part) over time, requiring more expensive repairs than just a new pair of flaps?
Or is it all fine - an annoyance sound-wise, but nothing to worry about?
If you've installed the long version of Tesla's flaps on your Model 3, I'd be very keen to hear your experience with them as far as scraping and longevity are concerned.
Thanks guys!
Cheers
Mike