How to: Install rear RA UR mud flaps WITHOUT removing rear tires - Page 2

tack · Feb 28, 2009, 03:26 PM

I just tried attaching my rear rally armors and I discovered that I am three clips short! I am very disappointed that I have to call them to have three stupid clips sent to me. The rally armor flaps have just been back luck for me. It took them almost 3 weeks to get them to me and now I have to wait for clips. I triple checked for them too. Plus I chipped my paint when one of the Philips head stripped and I had to pry them off. Anyone have an advice to handle a tiny paint chip? It is in an unseen place but i don't want it to rust.

Methodical4u · Mar 2, 2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tack

I just tried attaching my rear rally armors and I discovered that I am three clips short! I am very disappointed that I have to call them to have three stupid clips sent to me. The rally armor flaps have just been back luck for me. It took them almost 3 weeks to get them to me and now I have to wait for clips. I triple checked for them too. Plus I chipped my paint when one of the Philips head stripped and I had to pry them off. Anyone have an advice to handle a tiny paint chip? It is in an unseen place but i don't want it to rust.

you could either fill it with some touch up paint ( search google for OEM paint color touch up paints ) or just make sure every few weeks or so put a few coats of wax on it. I'd fill it with a tooth pick let it dry, fill it, let it dry etc several times until it is just a little higher than the factory paint, get a pencil and some 3000 grit paper, cut a circle out to match the eraser side of the pencil and glue it on there with some rubber cement, sand down the paint until it's flush with the factory paint and then a little bit of buffing with a mild cut compound with a nice coat of wax and you would likely be the only one to ever know it was there.

zTargeTz · Mar 2, 2009, 09:50 PM

if the paint chip is out of view someplace just clean it with some rubbing alch and put on a dab of clear fingernail polish

get ready for rock chips brotha, I have 18k on mine and I'm just finaly getting my RA flaps on (and i love em!) this paint is stupid weak

zTargeTz · Mar 8, 2009, 09:45 PM

I just did this on an Aero kit'd X with 18k miles.

the plastic clips are all brittle, expect to lose 2/3 of them while removing and some will have to be punched out (punch out the center with a small screw driver after removing most the "head" material that wouldn't budge because the + turned into a O when you tried to unscrew it)

the aero kit makes the lower outside screw difficult to work with, i replaced all the rear screw and plastic receiver set with a 10mm nut welded to a bracket like the plastic supplied one and short bolt (i say 10mm because thats the ratcheting open wrench i used to put it on, made it super easy and removing the tire would have only helped with some of the plastic clips that ended up braking anyway)

plus the bolt/nut combo will be easier to remove (if needed) and adjusted later than the screw/plastic set up.

anyway, this review + the video :
http://revver.com/video/1354851/rall...performancetv/

made this super easy

aftershock141 · Mar 9, 2009, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by zTargeTz

I just did this on an Aero kit'd X with 18k miles.

the plastic clips are all brittle, expect to lose 2/3 of them while removing and some will have to be punched out (punch out the center with a small screw driver after removing most the "head" material that wouldn't budge because the + turned into a O when you tried to unscrew it)

the aero kit makes the lower outside screw difficult to work with, i replaced all the rear screw and plastic receiver set with a 10mm nut welded to a bracket like the plastic supplied one and short bolt (i say 10mm because thats the ratcheting open wrench i used to put it on, made it super easy and removing the tire would have only helped with some of the plastic clips that ended up braking anyway)

plus the bolt/nut combo will be easier to remove (if needed) and adjusted later than the screw/plastic set up.

anyway, this review + the video :
http://revver.com/video/1354851/rall...performancetv/

made this super easy

I definitely have to agree with the aero kit making everything a little more difficult, but not too much. I broke a clip as well (one of the screw ones). Those are just a poor design.

tack · Mar 10, 2009, 08:04 AM

thanks for all the tips on handling the chips! I used some touch up paint and realized that the place where the chip is located is on a "rubber" bumper. with the RA flaps you cant even see it. I went to Lowes and bought some extra clips for $.68 for a pack of 4. I bought 2 packs just in case. They are called speed nuts and made by a company called Hillman. Lowes had them, Home depot did not. How this helps those that might have broken them or had the company short them a couple.

Methodical4u · Jul 19, 2009, 11:16 PM

after about 2000 miles with these on I have no chips, so I must say that they are doing their job.

CICreations · Jul 26, 2009, 03:22 PM

Nice writeup! I actually used some of the pics to help me installed the OEM Mitsu Lancer Evolution mud flaps today. One thing I think that the OEM ones have the RA UR mud flaps (I'm talking for ease of rear flaps install) is that the hardware used has philips heads as well as like 10mm heads so they can be easily reached with a wrench. As long as you can squeeze your hand in between the tire and the splash guard to start the bolts, you're good. The rears were actually easier then the fronts IMO.