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| mikee | Well I just installed the front mud flaps. Easy install without removing wheel (15 min.). I did not cut them because in So. California we don't have to worry to much about backing out of pot holes.
After a 10 mile drive the mud flaps were full of brake dust and road grime. The side of the cat was as clean as when we left (although the fender over the wheel did have some dust on it) What a difference. If you do not have them they are definitely worth considering.
Backs go on next week. -- On back order at dealer.
Mikee |
| pumpkin | Thats great,, now when you put the ceramic brake pads on, you won't even have the brake dust. ------------------
Current mods: Mopar dual exhaust & front mudflaps; MacMotorsports Air Intake;
Real Rod Air Patrol; Graphics by Balistek Designs; ($8) Chrome grille; Chrome
tire valve-stem covers; Painted rear bumper lettering; Prowler Pro Gears; Synthetic
Oil; Raybestos Ceramic Brake Pads; TGF Door Panel Inserts & Headrest Covers;
SheepskinExpress Sheepskin Seatcovers; Grille Light; Pinstriping by Bo Boring;
Painted Valve Cover; Window Tinting; Windshield Visor Banner; Front Bumper
Removal / Relocation of Front Turn Signal Lights; Real Rod Transmission Cooler
Cover, Sill and Carper Covers, Aero Front Covers and Roadster Rear Pan, rear
bumpers removed; rear mudflaps; painted calipers; Prowler Products by Gary
Drilled Rotors, front and rear; Painted tach; Jay's Aluminum Billet Center Caps
w/shimmers, Chrome Lugnuts and Chrome Radio Bezel Shimmer; Dash Rings;
Windshield Wiper Arm Removal; Fender Trim; Speaker Replacement; Painted
Plenum; Painted Radiator Crossmember; Painted Rear Mudflaps; Air Patrol
graphics; Aluminum engine compartment support bars; PlasmaGlow 7-color LED
Underbody Kit; Dash Designs Dash Mat . More 'Pumpkin' photos . . . . . More cars and other stuff New pictures in Personal Scrapbook (02/23/03)
"I may have to grow older, but I do not have to grow up!" "The Prowler is not a car to go from Point A to Point B. The Prowler is the Point!" |
| mikee | Actually the Kat is at the shop now having the oil & filter changed lube and front pads put on. Can't wait to get it back.
Mikee |
| Al's Prowler | quote:
Originally posted by mikee:
I did not cut them because in So. California we don't have to worry to much about backing out of pot holes.
That's probably true but aren't there alot of speed bumps out there, I found when I had my Prowler a 3/4" trim was just right. JMO Al |
| ed monahan | Mikee, you have got to believe (in other POA folks advice.) No one will steer you wrong here. |
| mikee | Your right. So do I trim or not? It seems to be pretty evenly divided. What to do --what to do? |
| ed monahan | Well, you can drive with them not trimmed for a few days and see if you hear them dragging on driveway curbs and then trim them. If you trim them now, you cannot go back to original length. I trimmed mine but we have a lot of hills here and the driveways are at an angle a lot of times. One side is much lower than the other side of the car, according to which way you are approaching the driveway. Sometimes I go around the block to approach from the upper side. |
| CJ | I haven't trimmed mine on either one of the cats. I live in Michigan with a fair amount of potholes. I find the biggest challenge to be speed bumps, so I avoid them at all costs.  |
| CJ | Oh, yeah...........I agree.........the ceramic brake pads are definitely worth the effort!!  |
| Blue Bullet | To Trim or NOT to Trim! Well...You can trim them and maybe save yourself a $1200 repair bill, OR, roll the dice and not trim them and maybe incur a $1200 repair bill. Like Clint Eastwood says...Well...Do you feel lucky...Punk! The appearance is identical. So to me it was a no brainer. I used a dremmell tool with a litle sanding wheel. It took about 10 minutes. But then again...I don't feel lucky! Ed Holler
Lake Conroe, Texas |
| Black Tie 161 | My mudflaps are as low as they go and no problems for 2 years....No rock chips either. The front mudflaps save so much from hitting the side of the car. |
| pumpkin | Mikee, if your mudflaps look unever you can make an adjustment on the front fenders. As much as an 1/2 inch down or up. Check this out, hope this helps.
http://www.prowleronline.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/001440.html |
| DHansen | Mikee, I installed my front flaps a month ago and left the flaps untrimmed. I have to go over four 15 mph speed humps and one 10 mph speed bump in my neighborhood, to get out to the main road. I go over them slow and have not had them scrape. David ------------------
2001 Prowler Orange Pearl, Tuned Exhaust, Front Fender Flaps. |
| CJ | I've had mine installed on both my cats from the beginning and 12,500 and 13,600 miles later, I've not ever had a problem. You just need to be aware of your surroundings and be cautious. |
| JCProwler | Dont trim, they are fine. |
