mudflaps do they work

[ks246]

as in link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-VAUXHA...3A1%7C294%3A50

they aren't really mudflaps hanging down, i know alot on here have them, so do they actually work?? or just for looks?

[RobW]

I think they are just cosmetic, I have a set for my vectra but have yet to fit them, after near 2 years!!

[Diet1985]

I believe i have read here many times about how ppl have said they dont work at all.... so purely cosmetic!

[Diet1985]

And those ones are the facelift ones... not sure if it makes a diff.. but reading his ad i think it may do!

[m3ath3ad]

hmmmmm i want a set dont care if they work just think they look good lol

[bertbuckie1]

i have them on a prefacelift signum standard ( think there the same ones.... and they do VERY well in my opinion....obviously they arnt amazingin torrential rain or snon, but for normal use they do the job, never had to scrub tar off the car

[67688c]

As stated they are mainly cosmetic. When I bought my 56 Vec-c new I got the VX dealer to put a full set of mudlaps on the car, as I had just bought a new caravan and thought they stop some of the mud/dirt from going up the front of the caravan when towing. They made little difference at all.

I once removed them, and noticed that they had marked the paintwork quite noticably underneath where they had been in contact with bodywork. So they were left on to cover the marks.

Best to place a couple of strips of tape underneath so they dont mark the paintwork.

Never bothered fitting any to my Insignia. At least I can properly clean and wax around the area, where they would have fitted. TBH I dont think they are worth putting on, especially as, after some time they start to look a little tatty due to stone chips chewing up the plastic on the lower part of the flaps.

[Thunder]

i have them on a prefacelift signum standard ( think there the same ones.... and they do VERY well in my opinion....obviously they arnt amazingin torrential rain or snon, but for normal use they do the job, never had to scrub tar off the car

i have them on my Facelift Vectra & they do seem to stop the Road Tar getting onto the car & i think they look good

[karldower]

They are garbage at doing what they're supposed to, but look good!

[swainey]

i have a set for sale if anyone intrested give me a PM