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Dames

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Filthy back end!
« on: January 22, 2012, 07:01:36 PM »
My SS looks pretty clean from the front, left & right but its a filthy beast from the rear. I'ts my first white car so maybe I'm just noticing it more.
My point is that the filth must be coming from underneath the car and sucking up onto the back of the car. Has any one experimented with fitting "spoilers" underneath the car? Or is it simply a set of mud flaps? Like in the 80's. (they were cool on my escort).
success stories welcomed.
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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2012, 07:06:19 PM »
You aint alone on this one:) .The shape of it does get the rear dirty quickly.Best solution is mudflaps and cleaning stuff ;D .
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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2012, 07:10:47 PM »
Some of us have fitted mud flaps, but the back still gets covered, as you say sucked up from underneath. No one has tried a full width mudflap ;D
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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2012, 07:29:58 PM »
remember the old slogan that used to be written on the back of grubby vans !......... " i wish my girlfriend was as dirty as this van " ....... maybe threre is an abarth alternative that you can look into ? , but , yeah, mine is totally filthy too ! (car that is) , must be the aero set up , driving in heavy rain seems to clean it up a bit tho. suppose the only up side is that when its all clean, it looks sooooooo sexy ! cant get the mudflaps concept into my head , apart from if rallying , they do a good job. but theyre ugly.
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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2012, 08:21:59 PM »
Mine are sexy  8)

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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2012, 08:43:53 PM »
Someone on here is having some custom made and if there good il be requesting some as they will help a bit and I love the rally car look.

Trooper where did you get yours? And hav you found they've helped and do you just hav rears or front as well?
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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2012, 08:55:03 PM »
Quote from: Trooper on January 22, 2012, 08:21:59 PM
Mine are sexy  8)



There awesome troop where did you get those ?
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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2012, 09:27:31 PM »
Anyone else find the boot closing strap to fiddly to get a good grip on? If only someone had some more substantial ones. . .  :whistle:

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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2012, 10:38:02 PM »
Quote from: Moots on January 22, 2012, 08:55:03 PM
Quote from: Trooper on January 22, 2012, 08:21:59 PM
Mine are sexy  8)



There awesome troop where did you get those ?


They were made by the phantom flap man  :thumb: they do a great job of stopping the rear getting dirty and stopping stone chips on the side skirts   ;)


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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2012, 11:29:30 PM »
Quote from: Trooper on January 22, 2012, 10:38:02 PM
Quote from: Moots on January 22, 2012, 08:55:03 PM
Quote from: Trooper on January 22, 2012, 08:21:59 PM
Mine are sexy  8)



There awesome troop where did you get those ?


Who is the phantom flap man?! i want some!
They were made by the phantom flap man  :thumb: they do a great job of stopping the rear getting dirty and stopping stone chips on the side skirts   ;)



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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2012, 11:43:30 PM »
Unfortunately the phantom flap man had to retire from
making flaps after a horrible accident while out walking his hedgehog,
He somehow slipped on a bananna skin and now he has a
big crack in his ass  :'(
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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2012, 02:20:20 AM »
Quote from: Paula on January 22, 2012, 09:27:31 PM
Anyone else find the boot closing strap to fiddly to get a good grip on?

Unscrew, make half a turn with one end of the strap (like a Möbius strip) and bingo.  You'll never fumble with your flaps again.
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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2012, 01:44:35 PM »
The last of phantom flap man's productions  :thumb:

 
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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2012, 07:41:17 PM »
can someone tell me where i can get some of those mud flaps before i break down and cry?
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Re: Filthy back end!
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2012, 07:49:12 PM »
First rule of Flap Club is "You do not talk about Flap Club"
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