Heavy Duty MUDflaps or Rockflaps

Submitted: Thursday, Feb 08, 2007 at 20:21
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My 100 has a 4 inch lift and has a really nasty habit of throwing rocks up into the air and which sometimes land on the bonnet. In an attempt to keep the rocks down I want to stick a good set of Mudflaps on. I am going to stick on a set of rubber flares but also want to add the flaps.

Do I buy em or do I makem??? Be keen to hear different opinions. If buy, where do I getem??

Toytruck
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Reply By: Member - Barnesy (SA) - Thursday, Feb 08, 2007 at 20:45

Thursday, Feb 08, 2007 at 20:45
I would make them. Paramount Browns near Grand Junction Rd in Adelaide sells used conveyor belt rubber in various sizes for about $11 per metre. Make them exactly how you want them. All of the bought mudflaps I've seen are at least $50 for a set. You will have left over conveyor rubber to make them as big, in any shape or as many as you want.

As for the rubber flares, not sure, all I can suggest is a wrecker or a 4wd stockist like opposite lock etc..

Barnesy
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Follow Up By: Member - Toytruck (SA) - Thursday, Feb 08, 2007 at 20:53

Thursday, Feb 08, 2007 at 20:53
Barnsey,
yep, I intend to buy the standard rubber flares but was curious as to what athers do with the flaps. I'm up in teh Barossa so next time I am in town I will drop into Paramount Browns as you have suggested. Most of the purchased mudflaps I have seen wouldn't last very long in the bush as they all seem very light.

Toytruck
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Reply By: Member - Stephen M (NSW) - Thursday, Feb 08, 2007 at 21:08

Thursday, Feb 08, 2007 at 21:08
Hi there Toytruck, super cheap have a rubber flare kit they sell for around $200. Good for off road compared to genuine or fibreglass as they flex if lent on some thing. Don't look to bad either and look quit easy to fit. Just a thought. Steve M
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Reply By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Thursday, Feb 08, 2007 at 22:13

Thursday, Feb 08, 2007 at 22:13
Hi Toy,

I had the original toyota GXL moulded mudflaps but they were getting tired, and toyota wanted $100 a corner for new ones, then I got stuck in one of "Roachies sand bog holes " made by the pus bucket, down at Peak sand hills, and tore one off, so tried all over to get large heavy black truck flaps, but they are all white!
Ended up buying 4 flaps from Tuff Stuff to get me through, $20 each, and they look good, but will have limited life.
Can easy buy new rubber sheet to make my own too, but the commercial ones look neater.
For new rubber sheet, try "Fitch the rubberman", he has everything rubber.

Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Member - Glenn D (NSW) - Thursday, Feb 08, 2007 at 22:13

Thursday, Feb 08, 2007 at 22:13
Hows it going Toy Truck,

Used to have an early model Pajero , came with rear mudflaps ripped off , had a look around and they were really simple !

Rang Mitsu spare parts and they were $45 each !!!!

Got a large sheet of rubber from Clarke Rubber for about $30.

The sales guy got a bit put out when I said I didnt want the carbon fibre ones and could he give me the price of the rubber ones , LOL.

Glenn.
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Reply By: kangas - Friday, Feb 09, 2007 at 00:03

Friday, Feb 09, 2007 at 00:03
Would anyone know a place on the Sunshinecoast or Brisbane that sell used conveyor belt, I also would like to make mudflaps

TIA
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Reply By: Member - Rossco td105(WA) - Friday, Feb 09, 2007 at 00:47

Friday, Feb 09, 2007 at 00:47
Hi there Toytruck,

I have the same vehicle as you and had similar troubles, plus larger tyres didn't help the situation. A quick trip down to Clarke Rubber and a browse around the store gave me lots of options for replacement mud flaps. On the last 105 I used the conveyor belt type rubber as suggested above. This time I used a slightly thinner type of rubber sheet. The whole sheet cost about $45-$50 dollars, and was a bit easier to cut and shape, plus use factory mud flap bolt holes.

Ross.
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Reply By: Member - Toytruck (SA) - Friday, Feb 09, 2007 at 09:08

Friday, Feb 09, 2007 at 09:08
Thanks all,
looks like I will be doing some cutting and fitting over the weekend. Then will obviously have to try them out on Sunday:-)

Toytruck
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Reply By: Dieseldude - Friday, Feb 09, 2007 at 16:58

Friday, Feb 09, 2007 at 16:58
Does anyone know where in Brisbane I can get used conveyor belt rubber?

This would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Anthony.
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Follow Up By: kangas - Sunday, Feb 11, 2007 at 15:23

Sunday, Feb 11, 2007 at 15:23
Have googled etc, but no luck sofar. looks like $lark rubber it is
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