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Splash Guard Install

675 views 5 replies 4 participants last post by  RumbleStang  
#1 ·
I installed the splash guards today. The rear ones turned out to be a little harder than I was expecting. There's a bracket you have to install behind each wheel well's felt liner (the brackets themselves weren't hard to install), but I found it challenging to get the splash guard screws lined up and attached to the bracket with the limited space between the well and wheel. I could've sworn that when I ordered them a couple weeks ago, the instructions said to remove the rear wheels, but they no longer say that. Fronts were super easy because there were no brackets involved. Sharing a few photos because there seems to be limited content out there on the install.



Picked up this right angle attachment for my impact driver, $20 at Home Depot. It was just the right size and something like this is necessary unless you remove the wheel. I used a regular screwdriver on the fronts though.
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This is the rear left wheel well. Once you take out the screws, you can pull out the liner a bit to get to 2x spring nuts that you'll need later (1 for back, 1 for front).
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Still the rear left, but a look from under and behind. The bracket goes up and behind this area, screwing through the two visible holes here. The removed spring nuts were near where my fingers are.
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First photo is the left bracket with the spring nut added. The 2nd photo is the bracket installed, with a view from the backside of the wheel well. The two empty screw holes against the felt in the 2nd photo are where the mud guard will screw through from the other side - I was having trouble getting that lined up on the install, but just need patience.
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3x different views of the rear installed.
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2x views of the front installed.
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#4 ·
I have a feeling the mud flaps were an afterthought and not part of the original design. With the plastic cladding all around there is no need for mud flaps, no painted body panels to protect. But I'm sure the dealers wanted them to sell as accessories so they had to do something to keep them happy. I guess they're thick and hollow because they have to fit around the plastic cladding on the lower fenders and rear bumper cover.