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Mike-1000

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After doing some searching for mud flaps I settled in on the WeatherTech no drill style mud flaps. I preferred the look of the molded flaps and chose these over the Husky Liner brand because these did not require drilling. The Husky did have a lifetime warranty with the WeatherTech having 3 years which is the same as the more expensive Duraflaps. This install is on a '13 2500 HD RC LB 4x4. About $80 for the set of four on-line and I bought these from WeatherTech's on-line site.

 

First, these are not going to do any flapping since they are made of a rigid plastic.

Install is very easy and the instructions are quite complete. On-line video if you need it but you won't. The front flaps install by removing the two metric hex head screws and two plastic rivets that are holding the front wheel liner to the fender. You re-use the two screws that you removed and re-use one rivet. The other rivet is replaced with a stainless nut and bolt that is provided. I had a little trouble getting the plastic rivet back in but with some pushing with the handle end of a screwdriver it finally snapped in and held. I'm not sure the middle rivet even needs to be used (or removed from the truck) but I was following the instructions.

The first pic shows the fit with the second showing the fasteners. The two screws are nearest the top then the plastic rivet. The bottom fastener is the stainless bolt that is replacing the second rivet that was removed during the install.

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The install for the rear is even easier. The rear flaps use some clips that tighten to pinch the fender between the clip and the flap. First you hang the flap from a small bracket that sits over the lip of the fender. Then you rotate the flap to it's position and tighten the small clips with an allen wrench that I didn't know was included until I was finished with the install and found it in the bottom of the box.

The clips have a small piece coming through the flap that corresponds with lock-unlock markings on the inside of the flap. The first turn moves the clip into position and further turns tighten it to the fender. The little white piece showing in the second photo is the fender lip shining through.

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Coverage to the outside seems fine but the rear flaps could have been a little wider. The front tires are completely covered but about 3/4" of the inside of the back tire (stock tire) is exposed. We'll see how these hold up and I do wonder about cold weather since these are hard plastic. Time will tell.

 

Mike

 

 

 

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Heard

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Hopefully this style works better for you then me. Had a set on my '08 and the amount of rock chips I received on the bottom of my doors and back quarter panel was crazy. I didn't hesitate a second with my new truck when deciding to put the rubber flaps back on.

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Heard

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The mud flaps I have now are just straight from the dealer. The plastic ones before were Husky. They held up very well. They just down go down far enough to stop the majority of gravel chips from our roads in Sask.

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