Mudflaps On New Avensis - Not A Good Idea?

[Desmond22]

My dealer tells me that Toyota do not recommend the fitting of mudflaps because they disrupt the airflow beneath the car and increase cabin noise.

Anyone heard anything about this?

[Norbreck21a]

I had a set of genuine Toyota ones fittted to my t3x when I bought it new.

Following their logic, why do they even offer them in their brochures then ?

Andrew

[Desmond22]

My thoughts exactly! Why sell them?

I have a set on my T Spirit though and there is a fair bit of road noise. Mostly I reckon it is from the low profiles but I wondered if Toyota had done some testing and found the mudflaps to be at fault. I'd like to know before I get another car.

[matty2767]

when i bought my t3x last year the dealer said that unless i was doing 30k miles a year he wouldnt recommend them. those stickers on the edges of the panels probably deflect enough

[runboy]

when i bought my t3x last year the dealer said that unless i was doing 30k miles a year he wouldnt recommend them.  those stickers on the edges of the panels probably deflect enough

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Just what are those sticker bits for?

[Desmond22]

Just what are those sticker bits for?

I was told that they are to stream the airflow under the car and that's why mud flaps are not recommended.

[runboy]

Wow, from little stickers! Whatever next!

[Desmond22]

:D :D

[valentinc]

When ordering MY new Avensis d4d, I also ordered a set of mud flaps. Toyota manual recommends them if you drive on dirty roads, which is certainly the case during the winter in Romania, when lots of sand/salt is spread on the roads. As for the two stickers on the back doors and panels, they are there to protect the paint from whatever the front wheels are projecting onto the car. Have you noticed how dirty these stickers get (compared to the rest of the car) after a long ride, as they "get" the lot of the dirt from the road?

[michelangelo]

When ordering MY new Avensis d4d, I also ordered a set of mud flaps. Toyota manual recommends them if you drive on dirty roads, which is certainly the case during the winter in Romania, when lots of sand/salt is spread on the roads. As for the two stickers on the back doors and panels, they are there to protect the paint from whatever the front wheels are projecting onto the car. Have you noticed how dirty these stickers get (compared to the rest of the car) after a long ride, as they "get" the lot of the dirt from the road?

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[michelangelo]

Without the 'stickers', the back doors and panels would be prone to rusting due to stone chips.

I thought that the primary reason for mudflaps was to stop road-spray (so as not to blind vehicles behind you in heavy rain).

With the exception of rally-cars, most tyres won't throw-up too many stones along the side of the bodywork. Mostly these should be thrown-up inside the wheel-arch.

[Zz24hours]

With the exception of rally-cars, most tyres won't throw-up too many stones along the side of the bodywork. Mostly these should be thrown-up inside the wheel-arch.

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Looking at the front and left side of the car I'm currently driving (which has done 140.000 miles) I would say that it has been overtaken by many rallycars then

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[Tawse57]

I saw these stickers on Avensis and Corollas in my local showroom and assumed they were something you peel away when the car was delivered - some kind of delivery protection.

I wonder how many people have tried to remove these? Also, how durable are they are how long will they last? How easy would they be to replace X years in the future?

[Desmond22]

Years ago I bought a new Hillman Imp and neglected to put mudflaps on. The sills were stripped of paint in a week.

The council here resurfaces the roads with the el cheapo method - loose gravel on tar and then let the traffic roll it in for a couple of days before sweeping up 50% of what's left and leaving the remainder.

On reflection, my next Avensis will have mudflaps too.

[Tawse57]

Thinking about it, when I was looking at Accords the Honda salesguy did his best to talk me out of wanting to have mudflaps on the new Accord.