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Mud Flaps

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by baldridge, Oct 7, 2017.

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Remove Mud Flaps or Keep

  1. Remove

    26 vote(s)
    44.1%

  2. Keep

    33 vote(s)
    55.9%
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  1. Oct 8, 2017 at 8:47 PM
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    road2cycle

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    Trimmed 3 inches off the front mud flaps. No more scraping going over speed bumps.
     
    road2cycle, Oct 8, 2017
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  2. Oct 8, 2017 at 9:32 PM
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    First thing I did when I bought my Taco was to remove the stock mud flaps. Was going to buy some short ones, but ended up really enjoying how the truck looked without them. Some missing paint from where they rubber, but I can hardly notice.

    (x) Remove Mud Flaps
     
    crackils, Oct 8, 2017
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  3. Oct 9, 2017 at 5:21 PM
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    I had some once. Even had some shorter after market ones made by rockblokz. Tore them right off. I like them for salt spray but other than that I've had bad luck.

    (X) remove mud flaps
     
    Trailbutter, Oct 9, 2017
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  4. Oct 9, 2017 at 6:36 PM
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  5. Oct 17, 2017 at 6:58 AM
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    Received my mud flaps this morning from Auto anything, bought the weather techs, no hardware. Looks as though they go Behind the plastic inner fender, the inner fender has some plastic rivets, not the push ins with the center you can remove, so looks as though I have to go shopping before starting this project. Took out a couple of the rivets to observe the under side.
     
    farmfromkansas, Oct 17, 2017
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  6. Oct 17, 2017 at 12:27 PM
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    The Rockblokz got ripped off? Surprised to hear that since they're flexible.
     
    shieldze1025, Oct 17, 2017
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  7. Oct 17, 2017 at 12:34 PM
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    One of the first things I did as a new owner was trim the mud flaps a little bit, especially that tacky "4X4" that's printed on the rears.
     
    Blockhead, Oct 17, 2017
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  8. Oct 17, 2017 at 1:18 PM
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  9. Oct 17, 2017 at 3:15 PM
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    No, I am techless.
     
    farmfromkansas, Oct 17, 2017
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  10. Oct 18, 2017 at 3:54 PM
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    Found it is a mistake to buy Weather tech mud flaps without the fender flares on a 14 model. I bought some universal ones at O'reilly's, and some u shaped flat nuts and screws at Harbor Freight, and came home and removed the front wheel, and drilled holes and used my jig saw for the cuts and the heat gun for bending the hard plastic. Did both sides in about an hour, and they turned out fine. Had to cut the bottom tip off the plastic inner fender, used just plain scissors. All in all, worked out great. The mud flaps are mounted under the plastic inner fender,which is then fastened down over the outside.
     
    farmfromkansas, Oct 18, 2017
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  11. Oct 19, 2017 at 6:25 PM
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    Your living a blissful life my friend!!!!
     
    baldridge, Oct 19, 2017
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  12. Oct 19, 2017 at 7:51 PM
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    I cut 6 inches off the front flaps on my '09 DCSB--they were absurdly long and looked silly--still plenty long enough protect the body:

    [​IMG]
     
    cliffyk, Oct 19, 2017
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  13. Oct 19, 2017 at 8:51 PM
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    All the time!!!
    I bought my 2015, new, 27 months, and 62,000 miles ago. The first thing I did when I brought it home was take them off. I have no regrets, and have never even once wished I’d left them on, and never will.
     
    jdg, Oct 19, 2017
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  14. Oct 20, 2017 at 5:07 AM
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  15. Oct 20, 2017 at 5:11 AM
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  16. Oct 20, 2017 at 5:21 AM
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    I’m sitting in traffic looking around, and most trucks don’t even come with them. I think Toyota keeps putting them of for the nostalgia, but they’re horrible and should be removed immediately.
     
    Boyk1182, Oct 20, 2017
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  17. Oct 20, 2017 at 5:56 AM
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    I trimmed about 3 1/2 inches off mine the other day . Haven't heard anything going over speed bumps anymore . I may trim them a little more but they are definitely staying on.
     
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  18. Oct 20, 2017 at 6:00 AM
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    I had started out with the intention of removing them but the paint underneath was too marked up from their being there for 8 years--so cut it was...
     
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  19. Oct 20, 2017 at 6:41 AM
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    I always thought they looked cool on the 1st Gen 4Wd Tacomas. Don't really care for them on the 2nd Gens however.
     
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  20. Oct 20, 2017 at 6:46 AM
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    Removed mine after 5 years. Should have done sooner as black marks where they’ve rubbed the paint. Unless you’re driving through mud a lot, take them off.
     
    Jwlinthicum, Oct 20, 2017
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