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Mud Flaps

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by L8Rmike, Apr 5, 2008.

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Mud flaps

  1. Left them on/orginial

    1,426 vote(s)
    44.8%
  2. Took them off

    946 vote(s)
    29.7%
  3. Took them off for lift/tires

    350 vote(s)
    11.0%
  4. Modded (shortened)

    388 vote(s)
    12.2%
  5. Modded for lift/tires

    71 vote(s)
    2.2%
  1. Dec 7, 2009 at 12:42 AM
    #161
    RedruM29

    RedruM29 Blinking Car Mod...

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    Just enough, and never enough
    i voted stock flaps but the front are getting cut when i get my dremel for christmas:)
     
  2. Dec 7, 2009 at 8:03 AM
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    Mandy3206

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    I love this pic, you can show it in the black Taco thread and say "mine is the black truck" :D:D:D :cool::cool::cool:
     
  3. Dec 8, 2009 at 4:58 AM
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    mws4ua

    mws4ua I'll try being nicer if you try being smarter.

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    Usually not... (except themselves, of course) but if you leave them on long enough (as I did) you'll find that they leave annoying lines in the paint where the plastic has rubbed.
     
  4. Dec 8, 2009 at 12:25 PM
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    RedruM29

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    Just enough, and never enough
    Scratch that... did it yesterday with some tin snips looks waaaay better
     
  5. Dec 9, 2009 at 6:13 PM
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    ordered the Pro-fit mud flaps after seeing this post. to heck with cutting them. i am going to take the stock ones off sell them on ebay, and pocket
    $50.
     
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  6. Dec 10, 2009 at 12:57 AM
    #166
    SoCaliSnowboarder77

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    4x4 OFF-ROAD... that is all I need...
    Took off the 4x4 mud flaps a few months after I bought the truck. And now the Coma looks higher.
     
  7. Dec 14, 2009 at 3:52 PM
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    AzPrerunner05

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    That thing called "landing" took care of my front ones pretty easily. The rears are on still. If your truck is tall enough they are required by law in AZ! :tumbleweed:
     
  8. Dec 19, 2009 at 7:02 AM
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    rhodehard09

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    my truck looks much better without them
    as said before they will leave scratches in the paint if you wait too long.
    the fronts got ripped off my 07 without any :mudding:damage(mud incident)
     
  9. Jan 3, 2010 at 7:03 PM
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    Rustyota

    Rustyota well.....

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    I trimmed the front ones, because they're like wearing a long dress when they're stock (and that's just wierd). I trimmed them to be 1" shorter than the back when measured from the ground. I marked each one for shape using the other side as a template, then cut with a jigsaw at high speed/low pressure with a regular wood blade. Finished by smoothing with a file. Worked great and looks balanced.

    At stock length, I've seen them ripped off by rocks when wheeling, and in some areas (like mine) it's "illegal" to go without. I don't know about you, but I'd rather not give the po-po any reason to pull me over!!
     
  10. Jan 11, 2010 at 2:46 PM
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    CharlieX

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    I lost my front driver stock mudflap on the freeway today. Well, I didn't exactly lose it - it was hanging on by 1 inch left and the rest had torn. Stock front mudflap rips off going 75mph = BANG BANG BANG BANG!! Like a freaking sail! Left a lot of rubber "stains" on door but luckily no dents.
     
  11. Jan 16, 2010 at 11:45 AM
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    just took off my front flaps today. i think it's a big improvement in looks, and the front flaps just hung way too low. kind of hard to tell in this shitty cell phone pic, but i'm happy with the fronts off.

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  12. Jan 17, 2010 at 8:36 PM
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    Plannerman99

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    I hate mud flaps. Always have, always will. I hated them even more the first time I took my truck on a serious trail and they dragged on everything.

    Unfortunately, I didn't remove mine early enough and I have those faint, annoying lines in the paint. My solution: run through the dirt often enough that the lines stay covered.

    Fun outcome: once I removed the mud flaps, my buddies thought I'd lifted my truck. (Shhh, they don't need to know the truth).
     
  13. Jan 18, 2010 at 6:40 AM
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    Veccster

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    I pulled out the dremel this weekend to shorten my fronts flaps. I quickly realized tin snips would work better and had it done in 5 minutes.

    I outlined each of them using the other one as a template. I'll post pictures when I get them uploaded.
     
  14. Jan 19, 2010 at 12:10 PM
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    Death_Stalker

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    i was mall crawling, when one of my flaps hit a rock and cracked... i think they are useless, i will take mine out soon.
     
  15. Jan 19, 2010 at 12:12 PM
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    Death_Stalker

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    yea? we should have that in cheap lift MODs sticky
     
  16. Jan 19, 2010 at 12:42 PM
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    kalib0y

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    whoa, I almost thought it was my truck haha.

    I have my stock mudflaps that I took off 2 weeks after I bought my truck if anyone is interested.
     
  17. Jan 21, 2010 at 8:56 AM
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    mws4ua

    mws4ua I'll try being nicer if you try being smarter.

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    I'm interested! PM Sent.
     
  18. Jan 21, 2010 at 8:58 AM
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    Afwrestler1986

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    I didn't really take them off.

    My truck did that for me. :cool: She knows what I like.
     
  19. Feb 11, 2010 at 2:15 PM
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    widget

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    I left mine on - love the protection they give. Last truck I had didn't have them and tires "throw" too much road debris, tar and rocks that can damage my paint and possibly cars driving behind. When I lived in Phoenix area, they had a lot of tar and chip roads and in the dead of summer, no one with any sense would drive too close to the car in front of them else they'd be showing their ignorance with a cracked windshield (real popular "scar" of tailgating in the valley). Keep the flaps or at least try to - way too many positives to outweigh negatives.
     
  20. Feb 11, 2010 at 6:02 PM
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    Timber

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    just a couple comfort items.
    Fronts are gone, rears are cut short but will be gone when I build the new bumper.
     

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