Rear mud flaps and inner wing protectors

[eisdielenbiker]

Hi,
finally I installed some protectors for the rust endangered areas at the rear of my P5:


That the installation works fine did show my journey into the lawn yesterday,
the yellowish in the rear lower panel is ant-corrosive gel not dirt:

The mud flaps are from a Range Rover cut to fit:

I also fixed some flaps to the front. But there was not much left of them after cutting in respect to suspension travel. Has anybody a picture of an effective installation at the front?
Will have to by a new pair of Rangie flaps again...or recycle the remains of my first attempt which are rather large.
Mark

[Phil Nottingham]

I really like the inner guards can you post more details? - however I hope your mudlaps are very flexible as they will bottom very easily as the car pitches on ramps and undulating roads. This will either tear them or twist the rear wing edge - I know from experience!

[eisdielenbiker]

They are made from alloy and can be obtained at www.lokari.de/en/index.php at 130 EUR incl.VAT plus SH. In Finland they have been used for many decades with success. You can get them for the front wings too. The fit is not perfect as with every hand made old car. But they can be bend or optimised with some effort. Material is rather strong i guess 1,2 mm at least. There is a rubber lip surround to compensate for up to 2 cm gaps. They are just fixed with two rectangular brackets using 4 selftapping screws in total each wing.

Has anybody a good mudflap solution for the front ?

Mark

[Warwick]

I thought they looked familiar.
I've got a spare set of Rangie flaps in the shed.

[dorsetflyer]

Sorry I can't help with pics of the front ones I did have some of the rear ones which were put on this site earlier this year.

Now you have got the rear flaps fitted it would be advantageous to remove the rear bumper strip it out and remove the rust on the inside, and repaint it otherwise you'll end up with the corrosion eating through to the outside.

I must agree those inner wing protectors are a brilliant idea.

[eisdielenbiker]

Yes i agree, but the bumper is scrap anyway. I need a new one. However what looks wet there is anti-corrosive greasy stuff. The bumper is bent from a collision... Or do you think it is worth recroming after rebending it straight. Material seems rather thin as it is an exchange part about 10 or 15 years old.
Mark

[dorsetflyer]

I didn't like to mention the dent in the bumper but now you have explained I doubt if it can be repaired well enough to return it back to the correct profile.
It's a case of getting a reasonable straight one and re-chroming it or going mad and get a new replacement one.
I would think you'll need a new over-rider with rubber insert as well.

[eisdielenbiker]

I have 2 good overriders but did not yet manage to replace them in a hurry. This was due to heavily rusted and broken nuts/screws. There are many other and subtantially more important things to do than a new bumper. As I like too much driving I wont take the car apart all at once. I just take care of bad areas and preservation of the state she is in. In a few years I will go for a professional respray.
Mark

[Phil Nottingham]

A good way of restoring and enjoying a P5 too