Does anyone use front arch guards/mud flaps?

drroc · 06-03-2022, 02:16 PM

I am wondering if people tried using arch guards to minimize the amount of rubber that gets left on the front doors and lower side panels. After each track event, I have to spend a good amount of time trying to remove the rubber marks from the doors and the rocker panels. I am wondering if something like the arch guards would minimize the amount the number of rubber marks.
https://performancespeedshop.com/pro...36079656501404

jaylazy2020 · 06-03-2022, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by drroc

I am wondering if people tried using arch guards to minimize the amount of rubber that gets left on the front doors and lower side panels. After each track event, I have to spend a good amount of time trying to remove the rubber marks from the doors and the rocker panels. I am wondering if something like the arch guards would minimize the amount the number of rubber marks.
https://performancespeedshop.com/pro...36079656501404

I got them after I found loads of tiny stone chips on the passenger side skirt edge of the wing.

I wasn't sure at first but now I'm used to them and the carbon makes them look oem.

FaRKle! · 06-03-2022, 03:12 PM

Yup, I use front/rear mud guards specifically for reducing rubber from the track. Made with some black plastic cutting boards.

D_SheerDrivingPleasure · 06-04-2022, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by FaRKle!

Yup, I use front/rear mud guards specifically for reducing rubber from the track. Made with some black plastic cutting boards.

Did you make those yourself? I have the flaps sold by that Tommy L You Tuber guy. They work, but if your tracking your car, the rest of the paint surfaces get beaten up quickly. I've just about given up.
And, PPF doesn't stand a chance against a thrown wheel weight at 100mph +.

icegrill · 06-04-2022, 08:53 AM

Yeah, I use the fronts. Huge difference in spray on the side of the car so I know it prevents chips as well. They are gtg.

TopJimmy · 06-04-2022, 09:17 AM

Tommy L Garage flaps save my paint. He makes a small and a large front, depending on how much coverage versus look you want. His rear flaps are great too. I use small fronts and the rears. Even at the dragstrip doing linelock burnouts my car stays clean of debris.

Hit him up…Got6speed at Gmail.

FaRKle! · 06-05-2022, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by D_SheerDrivingPleasure

Did you make those yourself? I have the flaps sold by that Tommy L You Tuber guy. They work, but if your tracking your car, the rest of the paint surfaces get beaten up quickly. I've just about given up.
And, PPF doesn't stand a chance against a thrown wheel weight at 100mph +.

Yup I did. Cost me about $25 for all 4 corners.

rk95 · 06-05-2022, 07:45 AM

I use front mud guards from ZL1 add-ons. Unfortunately they don't make a rear set. However these were the best ones I found that weren't overbearing in regard to looks. They do a great job and install is easy

TTM0TION · 06-16-2022, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by drroc

I am wondering if people tried using arch guards to minimize the amount of rubber that gets left on the front doors and lower side panels. After each track event, I have to spend a good amount of time trying to remove the rubber marks from the doors and the rocker panels. I am wondering if something like the arch guards would minimize the amount the number of rubber marks.
https://performancespeedshop.com/pro...36079656501404

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Originally Posted by jaylazy2020

I got them after I found loads of tiny stone chips on the passenger side skirt edge of the wing.

I wasn't sure at first but now I'm used to them and the carbon makes them look oem.

Awesome, I had been looking for a pair because my rear fenders are getting peppered. Ordered.

EGbeater · 07-01-2022, 02:05 PM

I made my own (front only) flaps to protect against paint damage from my rather-wide tires (315/30-18 or 305/30-19, both on 11"-wide wheels)... used some thin (single-layer) CF scraps + a replaceable, flexible bottom flap that's riveted on that's made from cheap plastic cutting board material... TBH, it doesn't hold up that well and I'm having to replace it (the cutting board bottom flap) fairly frequently.

I need to remake them wider anyway, the initial dimensions were to protect the paint from 295/30-18s on 10.5"s...

drroc · 07-01-2022, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by EGbeater

I made my own (front only) flaps to protect against paint damage from my rather-wide tires (315/30-18 or 305/30-19, both on 11"-wide wheels)... used some thin (single-layer) CF scraps + a replaceable, flexible bottom flap that's riveted on that's made from cheap plastic cutting board material... TBH, it doesn't hold up that well and I'm having to replace it (the cutting board bottom flap) fairly frequently.

I need to remake them wider anyway, the initial dimensions were to protect the paint from 295/30-18s on 10.5"s...

Those are some hefty meats...

drroc · 07-01-2022, 02:15 PM

I installed the flaps from performancespeedshop, but I was a bit disappointed that they didn't come with the mounting hardware for the fronts. I had to McGyver things a bit to reuse the existing pins.

TTM0TION · 07-03-2022, 10:34 PM

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I installed the flaps from performancespeedshop, but I was a bit disappointed that they didn't come with the mounting hardware for the fronts. I had to McGyver things a bit to reuse the existing pins.

If you aren’t happy with your solution I’d call them. Mine just arrived and the package had new pins for the front!

drroc · 07-06-2022, 10:49 AM

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If you aren’t happy with your solution I’d call them. Mine just arrived and the package had new pins for the front!

I called them, and they gave me a long nonsensical explanation how they don't add pins for the front because they don't hold, and they recommend to put a screw into the existing plug. Obviously putting a screw into the plug won't work, as the plug will rotate with the screw...

Luckily for me, I had plastic rivets where the pin was about the same diameter as for the OEM plugs, and I was able to make it work.

TTM0TION · 07-08-2022, 08:15 PM

That’s crazy. I haven’t put mine on yet and just went and looked again and they were there.

Theruleslawyer · 07-13-2022, 04:24 PM

I have the rokblokz splash guards. They have a big rally one and this smaller one i have. It seems to keep the crap off the car pretty well

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icegrill Lieutenant Colonel 2081 Rep 1,781 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Oregon iTrader: (3)	Yeah, I use the fronts. Huge difference in spray on the side of the car so I know it prevents chips as well. They are gtg.
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TopJimmy Major General 5499 Rep 5,183 Posts Drives: 2023 M3 Comp xDrive Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Chester County, PA iTrader: (5)	Tommy L Garage flaps save my paint. He makes a small and a large front, depending on how much coverage versus look you want. His rear flaps are great too. I use small fronts and the rears. Even at the dragstrip doing linelock burnouts my car stays clean of debris. Hit him up…Got6speed at Gmail. __________________ '18 F80 Base 6MT \| '19 F82 Exec DCT \| '18 F82 Comp Exec DCT \| '23 G80cx
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rk95 Lieutenant 380 Rep 424 Posts Drives: BMW M4 Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: PA iTrader: (1)	I use front mud guards from ZL1 add-ons. Unfortunately they don't make a rear set. However these were the best ones I found that weren't overbearing in regard to looks. They do a great job and install is easy
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EGbeater IG: @panda_exprs 117 Rep 138 Posts Drives: F80 DCT, E36 M3/4 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Colorado iTrader: (3)	I made my own (front only) flaps to protect against paint damage from my rather-wide tires (315/30-18 or 305/30-19, both on 11"-wide wheels)... used some thin (single-layer) CF scraps + a replaceable, flexible bottom flap that's riveted on that's made from cheap plastic cutting board material... TBH, it doesn't hold up that well and I'm having to replace it (the cutting board bottom flap) fairly frequently. I need to remake them wider anyway, the initial dimensions were to protect the paint from 295/30-18s on 10.5"s... __________________ PM ME FOR USED F8x PARTS! What's left: brand-new pair of VNE front brake rotors; used Ferodo DS3.12 and PFC08 front track pads and used Stoptech Sport and OEM rear brake pads; Apex wheel black center caps (brand new, never used) qty 3 MEDIA: @panda_exprs youtube.com/user/EGbeater/videos
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Theruleslawyer Captain 1020 Rep 836 Posts Drives: 2019 m4 Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Chicagoland iTrader: (0)	I have the rokblokz splash guards. They have a big rally one and this smaller one i have. It seems to keep the crap off the car pretty well
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