rear mud flaps

[disco_drum]

is there any advantage to leaving the rear mud flaps on? i want to remove mine, but i wont if they serve some special purpose (other than keeping away hahaha)

What is the easiest/best methos to remove them?

I drive a D2 by the way!

 

[lcater]

If you offroad with large tires you will usually end up ripping them off.
I would imagine there would be 4 screw/nuts holding them on.

 

[disco_drum]

nope....some wierd rivets holding them on! how do i get the rivets out?

 

[syoung]

Some states require you to keep them if it came with them... but although they don't look cool, it's nice to keep them to be nice to the people who drive behind you.

 

[disco_drum]

but lets just say i were to remove them....how would i go about doing it?

 

[Jasrover]

I just cut mine off with a utility knife. Much easier than trying to get the rivets out.

 

[Slunnie]

I just reversed while in a tricky situation.

Try drilling the heads off the rivets, that should pop them off and release the mud flap.

 

[garrett]

people have stated that you will get worse mileage, bad oil leaks will occur and even loss of traction while wheeling if they are removed. i even heard a case where some dude got a rash.
i dunno. i wouldn't risk it. i'd keep 'em on. i like the looks of them anyhow. i think one or two of my trucks still has them.

 

[fishguy]

I just cut mine off with a utility knife. Much easier than trying to get the rivets out.

I did the same after one popped off while wheeling back when my D2 was totally stock.
I had to even it out....

Tim

 

[syoung]

One could use a Dremel and cut the head off the rivet thing if one wanted to remove them.

 

[enonz98lr]

give the blue wrench a shot:applause: can anyone say overkill?

 

[nprovo99]

Dremel!

 

[scottjal]

Do they lessen the ammount of dirt that gets sucked onto the back window at all? This truck amazes me that way, that rear wiper is required equipment.

 

[lcater]

Get a small cold chisel from your local hardware store....wait a minute, we own rovers, we must already have cold chisels. It is easy enough to cut to head off the rivet with a cold chisel and the backs fall out. Drilling takes too long, and a dremel is too civilized and violates the "use a hammer whenever possible" rover maintenance guide.

 

[mightymg]

Leave um, I love to catch shit for mine.. PEople are like wow 35s and that little dinky ass mud flap. Lets just say its my little buddy the only one still hanging on is my passenger side Front. LOL

 

[disco_drum]

hahahaha...well both of my front ones are not there because of my sliders...but i guess i will leave the rear ones.....

 

[antichrist]

I don't think GA requires them, but we don't have vehicle safety inspections so it probably doesn't matter. When I lived in VT you were required to have them even if they didn't come that way. I had to put a pair on my Airportable when I lived there.

 

[JSQ]

people have stated that you will get worse mileage, bad oil leaks will occur and even loss of traction while wheeling if they are removed. i even heard a case where some dude got a rash.
i dunno. i wouldn't risk it. i'd keep 'em on. i like the looks of them anyhow. i think one or two of my trucks still has them.

I'm glad someone has taken up the myth of the mudflap in KVTs absence.

"all the disco magic is stored in the mudflaps"

 

[pwp]

My MPG dropped by 3 when I took mine off

 

[disco_drum]

ok...so i am an idiot sometimes...but you have got to be kidding me about the MPG loss...