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How do I fit rear mudflaps. Got some off painter dave earlier on today but I am having issues trying to fix them onto the car.
The holes are standardly pretty big in the bumper. I went to a motor factors place to get some bolts to attach them as the old ones were corroded and knackered. I took the mudflaps into the shop and the guy said I would be better with some self tappers and some plate things which the self tappers tapped into. I did originally think about using self tappers as I have done this with a front splitter before to good effect.
When I came to it the flaps it was pretty arkward as I was just using a conventional screwdriver and it was probably too long. Dave took them off with a socket set rather than a screw driver but the man in the local shop was adiment that self tappers would be better.
Anyway to describe these things the self tappers went into they look like a clip which go over something (eg a wheel arch and you just screw the self tapper in but to no avail I couldnt line the mudflap up with the holes and couldnt get the clip right over the hole. They felt too narrow (wouldnt push all the way on). Is my problem just a matter of prizing the clip open more to go over the hole. it currently wont push all the way on?
Sorry if I seem to be rambling...
The holes are standardly pretty big in the bumper. I went to a motor factors place to get some bolts to attach them as the old ones were corroded and knackered. I took the mudflaps into the shop and the guy said I would be better with some self tappers and some plate things which the self tappers tapped into. I did originally think about using self tappers as I have done this with a front splitter before to good effect.
When I came to it the flaps it was pretty arkward as I was just using a conventional screwdriver and it was probably too long. Dave took them off with a socket set rather than a screw driver but the man in the local shop was adiment that self tappers would be better.
Anyway to describe these things the self tappers went into they look like a clip which go over something (eg a wheel arch and you just screw the self tapper in but to no avail I couldnt line the mudflap up with the holes and couldnt get the clip right over the hole. They felt too narrow (wouldnt push all the way on). Is my problem just a matter of prizing the clip open more to go over the hole. it currently wont push all the way on?
Sorry if I seem to be rambling...