I would buy front ones in a minute to keep the front of the rear fenders from getting tore up, but they are not Available. Any one seen any for the RUBICON???What's the feeling out there towards mud flaps? I've always like the look and function on past pickup trucks. On the JL, too "old-man-ish"? Too "mall crawler-ish"?
They are great. Hell, function was the whole point of Jeep styling, anyway. I've got front splash guards on my JKUR, and they do a great job of reducing rock nicks and salt spray in the winter. They survived Moab, too. I'm really wanting similar ones for the JLUR.What's the feeling out there towards mud flaps? I've always like the look and function on past pickup trucks. On the JL, too "old-man-ish"? Too "mall crawler-ish"?
Those front flaps look completely pointless, given that you have those huge flat sidesteps on.Sure keeps rocks from being thrown up and chipping the door hinges.
Why would you need mud flaps with the molded sidesteps? Seems redundant. Please don't take offense... that's not my goal. I have the same sidesteps to help me step up easier, but they also keep rocks, mud, etc. from flying up to the vehicle.Sure keeps rocks from being thrown up and chipping the door hinges.
They aren't. I have the Mopar steps also, and there are large gaps in coverage. Rocks would still pelt my doors and hinges. So I installed the front splash guards and I wish I had gone ahead and bought the rears too. May still do that.Those front flaps look completely pointless, given that you have those huge flat sidesteps on.
Which ones did you use.. I've got front splash guards on my JKUR, and they do a great job of reducing rock nicks and salt spray in the winter.
Those aren’t tubular steps.I guess you’ve never seen a Wrangler with tubular steps. There are gaps. So, not pointless. If you dont like em, don’t install on your vehicle, if you have one.
I used the Mopar plastic front splashguards on my JK. They don't even show scratches. I've scrunched them up good on rocks in Moab, and they still look great and went right back to their proper shape.Which ones did you use.
Thanks,
Daniel
The Mopar ones are cheap and will protect you from the more insane rock chips at highway speeds. Just a few things:
- Using the Mopar guards with the Rubi rock rails requires a bit of metal trimming on the rails for everything to fit. Not hard, but an afternoon's work. I would think this applies to some other rock rails, as well.
- Some people complain about having them for offroading. In my experience, they just bend and go right back into shape. Not a big deal so far. And if you really look at them, they don't eat into your ground clearance as much as some people claim they do.
- Be VERY careful while installing. Get yourself a good rivet gun - don't skimp. Mopar doesn't provide any extra rivets, so if you mess one up, you've gotta pay a ridiculous amount for more rivets (or settle for using any old rivet, which is what I did).