jebinc
M3 LR AWD w/FSD and white premium interior
I don't believe anyone received instructions. I didn't. Did yours have a toxic smell? Mine did!
Molded mud flaps arrived
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I don't believe anyone received instructions. I didn't. Did yours have a toxic smell? Mine did!
jkoya
NA2 NSX
I bought from the same seller and my box was crushed also. Mud flaps themselves were not damaged though....
355rockit
Member
Same here.... box was smashed, but all parts were there and flaps were okay. Plastic envelope was intact, but box in plastic envelope looked like it got run over.
I added a little 3M double sided tape at the top of the front flaps in addition to the screws and it seems to keep it from moving around without the tape. There's a little bit of a gap on both sides at the top of the flaps though...
This design maybe better?
Front Rear Mud Flaps For Tesla Model 3 2016~2019 Splash Guards Mudguards | eBay
Front Rear Mud Flaps For Tesla Model 3 2016~2019 Splash Guards Mudguards | eBay
Glamisduner
Active Member
how about these painted one? Good idea or bad? I'm not liking the idea of black flaps on my white 3.
https://www.amazon.com/LFOTPP-Splas...SQDQ22FFEV2&psc=1&refRID=1NDS6DDP8SQDQ22FFEV2
https://www.amazon.com/LFOTPP-Splas...SQDQ22FFEV2&psc=1&refRID=1NDS6DDP8SQDQ22FFEV2
jkoya
NA2 NSX
Looks like the fronts would need to be drilled into the rocker panel? For $20, that's cheap enough that it'd be worth getting just to see if it's any better of a design.
jebinc
M3 LR AWD w/FSD and white premium interior
Cross-posting from another thread. I installed the eBay ones (bought at amazon actually) on my P3D- and am very happy with the protective performance so far. However, I'm concerned about range impact.
I'm not ready to point the finger at the flaps yet, as I took off the aero caps at the same time and don't have a big dataset, but I am trying to hunt down the source of a big increase in consumption over the past week or so...
Distance / Time / Avg Speed / Max Speed / Outside Temp / Efficiency
2.64 0:12 12 mph 37 mph 69.4 F 284 Wh/mi (78.3%)
2.64 0:12 13 mph 34 mph 66.5 F 324 Wh/mi (68.7%)
Anyone else have any data before/after flaps? Would love to eliminate them as a variable.
I'm not ready to point the finger at the flaps yet, as I took off the aero caps at the same time and don't have a big dataset, but I am trying to hunt down the source of a big increase in consumption over the past week or so...
Distance / Time / Avg Speed / Max Speed / Outside Temp / Efficiency
2.64 0:12 12 mph 37 mph 69.4 F 284 Wh/mi (78.3%)
2.64 0:12 13 mph 34 mph 66.5 F 324 Wh/mi (68.7%)
Anyone else have any data before/after flaps? Would love to eliminate them as a variable.
insaneoctane
Active Member
Making 2 changes at the same time will complicate which change is greater. if efficiency is important to you, put the aeros back on and collect several datapoints first
capn00
Member
I like that design better, but as Plug-n-Play noted, it appears they would require drilling into the an actual body panel and not just a fender liner...
I said the same thing here Ugh, Ordered Mud flaps (post #78) and he got all huffy. Be careful. Just trying to help him narrow the causes and resultant effect/numbers.
Ski
I notice that the front wheel liner has a little play which allows the front guards to move a bit at the top. Anyone find a good solution?
jebinc
M3 LR AWD w/FSD and white premium interior
jkoya
NA2 NSX
Finally installed my front flaps this morning. I also used 3M double stick tape on the top of the front flaps. It's stuck on pretty good....I didn't even drill into the fender liner or use the screw...mainly because I need to buy a new drill.
Cintoman
Member
As I mentioned in my previous post awhile back, I went ahead with the rubberized eBay ones (bought on Amazon). Data point from what I got with mine:
-- No nasty smell at all
-- Definitely not a flexible as the pics show (like you're wringing it like you would a towel)
-- No instructions
-- Plenty of extra screws and clips
-- Flaps were well-packaged and no damage to the packaging box.
As for installation, I'll include some pics of the rears, as the front pics I took came out all blurry. I already had full PPF on my front fenders, and recently installed lower doors and rocker panel PPF myself. So the fronts could be installed, as I didn't want to install them without PPF protecting the paint underneath the flaps. I installed the right front first, and like some people had happen, when I started drilling a pilot hole, the fender plastic moved back further into the fender, causing the pilot hole to be a bit off. This caused the top of the flap to not be as flush to the car as I had hoped. What I then ended up doing was to pull the fender plastic around and out of the well a bit, to basically let it sit on the edge of the painted part of the wheel well. I then slipped a paper towel coated piece of plastic between the edge of the painted part of the fender and the back of the black plastic fender piece, as a wedge. This prevented the plastic fender from moving backwards when I drilled a new pilot hole. It worked like a charm, and now that flap is perfectly flush. Repeated this process for the other front side.
For the rears, because I didn't have any PPF on the rear bumper, I ended up cutting a piece of PPF and traced it to the same lines as the flap. I installed the PPF leaving about 1/4" inch beyond the edge of the mudflap.
They are definitely doing their job and protecting the paint on the rockers and the lower doors. Definitely an absolute mod if you care about your paint.
Pics coming soon.
Thanks,
-- Cintoman
-- No nasty smell at all
-- Definitely not a flexible as the pics show (like you're wringing it like you would a towel)
-- No instructions
-- Plenty of extra screws and clips
-- Flaps were well-packaged and no damage to the packaging box.
As for installation, I'll include some pics of the rears, as the front pics I took came out all blurry. I already had full PPF on my front fenders, and recently installed lower doors and rocker panel PPF myself. So the fronts could be installed, as I didn't want to install them without PPF protecting the paint underneath the flaps. I installed the right front first, and like some people had happen, when I started drilling a pilot hole, the fender plastic moved back further into the fender, causing the pilot hole to be a bit off. This caused the top of the flap to not be as flush to the car as I had hoped. What I then ended up doing was to pull the fender plastic around and out of the well a bit, to basically let it sit on the edge of the painted part of the wheel well. I then slipped a paper towel coated piece of plastic between the edge of the painted part of the fender and the back of the black plastic fender piece, as a wedge. This prevented the plastic fender from moving backwards when I drilled a new pilot hole. It worked like a charm, and now that flap is perfectly flush. Repeated this process for the other front side.
For the rears, because I didn't have any PPF on the rear bumper, I ended up cutting a piece of PPF and traced it to the same lines as the flap. I installed the PPF leaving about 1/4" inch beyond the edge of the mudflap.
They are definitely doing their job and protecting the paint on the rockers and the lower doors. Definitely an absolute mod if you care about your paint.
Pics coming soon.
Thanks,
-- Cintoman
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