Hey guys,
Full disclosure, I received these mudflaps from Tesla Shields for review, no compensation and the opinions here are my own, no script or suggestions from Tesla Shields.
The mudflaps arrived yesterday and I immediately unboxed them to do a visual inspection. They looked very familiar... they are identical to the ones I already had on the rear of the car By identical, I mean that they are identical down to having the same mold release lines. So, first good sign is that I am reviewing a product that I previously paid my own money to receive from elsewhere.
From the back of the car they are great looking, and they should preform well blocking debris from hitting the side of the car. The fronts install easily, but with the rears the bottom bolt is an issue. I was able to remove my bottom bolt completely, but then it was very difficult to get the bolt to line up properly with the mudflap in place. I ended up doing the "notch the mudflap mounting hole" option discussed in the thread for people who had trouble fully removing the bolt. After doing the notch the bolt screws down firmly on the mudflap and holds it securely.
Simply put, they look pretty nice, come with new longer push pins, and are a 5 min install on the front using a flat tip screwdriver to remove the old push pins, and (if you notch the bolt mount hole) a 5 min install on the back using the flat tip screw driver to remove the push pins and a 10mm wrench or ratchet to back out the bolt. If you don't want to notch the bolt hole it may take you a bit longer to install the rears than it does the fronts.
The good: Easy to install, not expensive, look good from the back.
The bad: Open front design (side facing the tire) looks odd to some people (including me, I covered mine in vinyl wrap), but isn't a problem for most.
Later,
Keith
Full disclosure, I received these mudflaps from Tesla Shields for review, no compensation and the opinions here are my own, no script or suggestions from Tesla Shields.
The mudflaps arrived yesterday and I immediately unboxed them to do a visual inspection. They looked very familiar... they are identical to the ones I already had on the rear of the car By identical, I mean that they are identical down to having the same mold release lines. So, first good sign is that I am reviewing a product that I previously paid my own money to receive from elsewhere.
From the back of the car they are great looking, and they should preform well blocking debris from hitting the side of the car. The fronts install easily, but with the rears the bottom bolt is an issue. I was able to remove my bottom bolt completely, but then it was very difficult to get the bolt to line up properly with the mudflap in place. I ended up doing the "notch the mudflap mounting hole" option discussed in the thread for people who had trouble fully removing the bolt. After doing the notch the bolt screws down firmly on the mudflap and holds it securely.
Simply put, they look pretty nice, come with new longer push pins, and are a 5 min install on the front using a flat tip screwdriver to remove the old push pins, and (if you notch the bolt mount hole) a 5 min install on the back using the flat tip screw driver to remove the push pins and a 10mm wrench or ratchet to back out the bolt. If you don't want to notch the bolt hole it may take you a bit longer to install the rears than it does the fronts.
The good: Easy to install, not expensive, look good from the back.
The bad: Open front design (side facing the tire) looks odd to some people (including me, I covered mine in vinyl wrap), but isn't a problem for most.
Later,
Keith