Tesla Model S OEM Mud Flaps Suck!!

[Midnightsun]

What a dumb design. As you can see they are about 1/2" off the ground so every small dip you wear them out with an accompanying scraping sound. Notice how they are just under the car and do not prevent crud from being thrown back by the wheel higher up. The wheel sticks out farther than the well well so they definitely need to go up higher along the wheel well to prevent this. I would say their effectiveness is about 10% and that is being generous. Definately do not recommend, really need some better designed after market ones to hit the shelves.

 

[Ray_R]

Good to know. Thanks for your review.

 

[vberber]

What a dumb design. As you can see they are about 1/2" off the ground so every small dip you wear them out with an accompanying scraping sound. Notice how they are just under the car and do not prevent crud from being thrown back by the wheel higher up. The wheel sticks out farther than the well well so they definitely need to go up higher along the wheel well to prevent this. I would say their effectiveness is about 10% and that is being generous. Definately do not recommend, really need some better designed after market ones to hit the shelves.

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Also don’t be surprised if one goes missing, those push pins they provided will eventually fall out. Seen multiple members lose some of theirs already. Design is trash for sure.

 

[mswlogo]

What a dumb design. As you can see they are about 1/2" off the ground so every small dip you wear them out with an accompanying scraping sound. Notice how they are just under the car and do not prevent crud from being thrown back by the wheel higher up. The wheel sticks out farther than the well well so they definitely need to go up higher along the wheel well to prevent this. I would say their effectiveness is about 10% and that is being generous. Definately do not recommend, really need some better designed after market ones to hit the shelves.

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You should be reading the Refresh Mudflaps thread. Most people cut an inch or more off. Especially if you run your car on low. Car rides much better on medium and lowers on the highway over 55 mph anyway. To many things to scrap on low, not just mudflaps. On medium the suspension has more shock absorber range.

I run mine on medium and cut one inch off. They go over speed bumps with no scraping.

I agree they don’t go out enough, but I was surprised how well they do. See my photos in this post.

Model S Refresh Mud/Splash Guards

 

[Cal1]

How did you cut them? Just a square and a box cutter? Just got mine the other day and need to trim.

 

[mswlogo]

How did you cut them? Just a square and a box cutter? Just got mine the other day and need to trim.

Yup. Utility knife.
I then used the piece I cut off as a template to round the corners. Then sanded them smooth.

 

[Cal1]

Thanks! Sanding sounds totally necessary.

 

[vipertoad]

Yup, exact reason why I'm making mine, OEM ones are hysterical and look horrific.

 

[Email]

I received some new mud flaps for a 2021+ model S. The part # is 1703882-00-A (left). Is this the same as the "too long" ones?

 

[mswlogo]

I received some new mud flaps for a 2021+ model S. The part # is 1703882-00-A (left). Is this the same as the "too long" ones?

Yup.

 

[mtbwalt]

I trimmed 3/4” from mine using a pair of household scissors. The flap is soft rubber and easily cut.

Have not noticed any scrapes. Personally I’d rather have them shipped a little too long and easily cut away - the current situation - rather than too short.

I separately posted clearances:

Clearance measurements: 3/4 inch Trimmed Tesla OEM mud flaps

Writing with my experience installing Tesla’s OEM front mud flaps on my 2022 MS LR Kit comes with two mud flaps and four push pins. Instructions online. Total install time: under 10 minutes. The only thing I’ll add to the instruction is for total newbies to dealing with these push pins...

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[chrisdh79]

I've had my OEM flaps on my car since day 1. I cut 1 inch off the bottom with a x-acto knife. No scraps yet since I drive on medium. When installing, you'll hear a snap sound when pushing in the pins. Great buy for $40.

 

[Hayseed_MS]

Have the OEM on now (after cutting20mm). Drove down a road with the windows down - I could hear the mud flaps working with all the tiny pebble peppering them. $40 well spent.