06-13-2012, 09:54 PM | #1 |
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Mudflaps separating from body
I installed the flaps on a Saturday and one of them separated from the body on Sunday. So I went to a dealer collision repair shop right around the corner from me on Monday before work to see if they had any suggestions on how to fix it and to my surprise, they took me right in. 45 minutes later the X3 comes out and the mudlap is looking good. They took it off, cleaned the area with solvent and put new double sided tape on. Well it was ok for a few days but came apart again. I think that the mudflap is deformed and doesn't fit correctly to the body. As a matter of fact, I saw another X3 and it had the same gap on the same wheel. I wonder if it's a design flaw. I took it to the dealer and they said they will replace both rears since the other one is also gapping out too but not as bad. The only one that is staying put is the front right one....for now. Has anyone that put them on themselves had this happen?
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06-14-2012, 07:15 AM | #3 |
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We have slight gaps on 2 of our mud flaps as well. I did the install. While low on my to do list, I will eventually try to fix it. I don't think anything is going to bring the flap flush with the body. Tape will work for a couple hours but will eventually pull apart again. I was thinking about putting a few layers of double sided tape to basically fill the gap. It's pretty minor though. The only real fix is to order another set and see if you get lucky with a couple perfectly formed ones.
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06-14-2012, 07:54 AM | #4 |
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Installed them myself (following the great instructions and pics on this site!).
Fronts are nice and tight. Passenger rear has the biggest gap--just like in your pic. I tried a heat gun and bending them a bit which helped some but nothing seems to be holding them tight to the bumper molding. Not high on my list to do, but annoying as everything else on the vehicle looks sharp. |
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06-14-2012, 10:41 AM | #5 | |
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