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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: bosshog on 08 July 2009, 20:35

Title: will i still keep my guards
Post by: bosshog on 08 July 2009, 20:35

hi guys going to put annivarsary valence on front and rear off my mk4 my car currently has mud flaps all round that i want to keep on they keep my car in great shape will putting the valence on affect them

cheers bosshog

Title: Re: will i still keep my guards
Post by: Wazzzer on 08 July 2009, 21:39

yes you only have to ditch the fronts if you have anni aideskirts

Title: Re: will i still keep my guards
Post by: efunc on 08 July 2009, 22:17

I kept my front and rears on for the winter. The rears go on with little problem. the fronts look a bit naff and drag on the road making horrible scrapping sounds. You could try cutting them to fit if you wanted to, but I ended up just ripping them off. I've got pics I can dig out if I get the chance.

Title: Re: will i still keep my guards
Post by: Rhyso on 09 July 2009, 07:52

the rears will need some trimming to make them fit properly - a job which i need to do myself but i don't fancy hacking into my limited edition white logo'd mud flaps  :tongue:

Title: Re: will i still keep my guards
Post by: matt_s on 09 July 2009, 08:12

I was literally just coming on to ask what peoples opinions were about mudguards.

Picking up a MK4 at the weekend and i cant decide whether to keep them on or take them off?!?!

Title: Re: will i still keep my guards
Post by: Rhyso on 09 July 2009, 08:14

pic whore alert  :laugh: :laugh:

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/Rhyso/IMG_1490.jpg)

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/Rhyso/IMG_1491.jpg)

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/Rhyso/IMG_1492.jpg)

Title: Re: will i still keep my guards
Post by: the_stink on 09 July 2009, 08:50

when i had my rear valance fitted teh flaps wouldnt fit back on so now im not bothering with them at the back

Title: Re: will i still keep my guards
Post by: Rhyso on 09 July 2009, 09:02

Quote from: the_stink on 09 July 2009, 08:50

when i had my rear valance fitted teh flaps wouldnt fit back on so now im not bothering with them at the back

sharp stanley knife can be used to trim them  :wink:

Title: Re: will i still keep my guards
Post by: bosshog on 09 July 2009, 09:31

cheers guys so the holes where the screws go through and attach on the car are the same just need to trim the bottom so they dont scrape on the road??

Title: Re: will i still keep my guards
Post by: Rhyso on 09 July 2009, 09:35

Quote from: bosshog on 09 July 2009, 09:31

cheers guys so the holes where the screws go through and attach on the car are the same just need to trim the bottom so they dont scrape on the road??

might need to make new holes - i know the rears don't line up anyway even without the Anni valence  :sad:

mine are just clipped in between the bumper and the liner - the screws keep falling out  :angry:

the fronts i would think you cut where the skirts protrude - the height of the flaps doesn't change

Title: Re: will i still keep my guards
Post by: efunc on 09 July 2009, 12:10

When I put my anni kit on I put the mudflaps on temporarily and they just slipped on as normal (albeit a bit stretched at the back to get round a bigger valance). The front ones obviously wouldn't fit without cutting and shaping, otherwise  they will sit about an inch lower. I slapped them on anyway for a month or so, but didn't try to trim because they are fairly sort-after original mudflaps:

(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t269/efunc/jnk1.jpg)

(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t269/efunc/jnk17.jpg)

(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t269/efunc/jnk2.jpg)

(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t269/efunc/flap1.jpg)

(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t269/efunc/jnk21.jpg)

(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t269/efunc/basement4.jpg)

If I wanted to put them on permanently I would buy aftermarket ones and cut them to fit. The front ones can also be fitted in front of the skirt, and not over/around it.

Title: Re: will i still keep my guards
Post by: Wazzzer on 09 July 2009, 19:02

I'd like to fit my fronts again with my anni skirts, I like the look of the Golfs with the mudguards