I want to know what everyone used to install there mud flaps. I am still waiting for them to come in but I am iffie on the bult ons. I was thinking of using bumper clips but from pictures it looks like people are using metal. Plus would theft be a problem? I don't live in a bad aria but my car gets around (raves and events). Please help

 

i am still waiting on mine, ordered a week ago and still nothing yet. it's supposed to come with clips, brackets and other misc things for a complete install.

 

rave eh park in the front pay the guy more to let u park next to him lol i always do at the NOZ center

 

it says its just the flaps, cut to size yata yata yata. I ordered off of tire rack cause i already replaced my tires. if you can post up what you got in the pakage that would be a good idea. I just needs something to work with lol.

 

i will try and post em up when they arrive. here is the tutorial i will be following when i get them
How to Install Rally Armor Universal Mudflaps

 

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I'm working on the instalation but i went out and got plastick bumper clips by mistake. from the look of them they seemed to be metal but opening the case, they where just glossy.. anyone think i will have a problem? if so i realy can just run back the parts.

 

Finnished the install. still new to the site but i beleve you can see the pictures on my profile.

 

got mine on friday, just finished the install today. will try and get pictures up by tomorrow! love the way they look after installed and love not having to clean the sides of my car after going over a small puddle, also maybe just me but they seem to double as curb feelers haha

 

 

Your link to the Subaru forum with the mud flap install tutorial convinced me to stop waiting for some plastics molding company to decide to make some great looking flaps for the front and back of the GE Sports. So, I ordered a set of the Universal Fit mud flaps today. If anyone in the mud flap/fender flare business was going to make something for the Fit, they would have done it by now considering the popularity of the GE models.

I resisted all of the other Rally Armor threads simply because the product looks fine on the more boxy, S.U.V. looks of Subarus, but I am not quite sold on the flaps look on GE Fits. But the mud splashes and road silt on my BBP paint just pisses me off. The S.U.V. mud flaps, if trimmed and installed well, can't look any worse than the dirty paint. Your photo shows that you did a good job. I'm thinking of cutting a small curve into the outer edges of the flap panels to reflect the curve in the side skirts.

Your white paint will certainly show the effectiveness of these mud flaps in keeping the paint clean (or rather, CLEANER). Please post your impressions of the mud flaps effectiveness after your next batch of bad weather. Thanks for the good thread. I may use "Snowmobile Pop Rivets" for my installation because they only require 3/16" dia. holes.

 

i did the same exact thing to my fit about 6 months ago. its a white 09 GE8. Just ran some body screws thru the inner fender well plastic and they work great. they do a good job keeping tire shine, dirt, and snow off the side of the car, along with rocks since i have a much wider offset with aftermarket wheels, and they look fantastic! Rally armor flaps are great

 

Thanks for your comment on the effectiveness of the protection from the mud flaps. Obviously, $15.00 for a set of four of the basic Universal type is not enough money to worry about.... If I really like the look, I may invest another $100. for a set of the polyurethane ones.

 

Not only do they protect, and scrape on everything (only downside) everyone that sees the car asks if i have lowered it, it visually makes the car appear lower for some reason. i cant bring myself to spend the extra 85 bucks on the polyurethane ones. ill save that for my BR-Z. Also, yellow film on your foglights, highly recommend that look, white fits look great with that combo

 

thanks for the compliment Trisk! it's pretty easy to install, only problem would be to figure out where to drill and mount the rears as it only leaves you with very limited amount of space to work with.

I do agree with Colin as they seem to scrape every time i pull into a drive-through/parking lots but they're cheap so i can always just order another set and do it again or you could mount them higher, i believe Junior Pena has his higher than mine.

I want to also add in that after the flaps were installed they seem to attract alot of attention from kids with there parents car on the highway. . . i believe last night makes about 4. only had them on for 2 days!

 

Okay, got all of my stuff ordered. Rally Armor Universal Basics on their way, and I would recommend to others doing this installation that they use "large flange 3/16" aluminum (or plastic) rivets". I have used rivets for metal fabrication for over 30 years and love this kind of fastener. Have always used manual rivet guns, but decided (since I collect tools anyway) to buy a pneumatic rivet gun for this job. Ordered a nice pneumatic gun on eBay for about $50.00 in a storage case that handles all sizes of rivets up to 3/16" dia. With a pneumatic gun, you only need one hand to set the rivet, and can use the other hand to hold a back-up washer on the back side of the rivet.

For those who do not have the gun or rivets, you can find both cheap at Harbor Freight Tools.

Talking about this job with a friend who is an auto body mechanic, he recommends using plastic rivets for plastic-to-plastic auto body rivet jobs, so I will buy some plastic rivets from harborfreght.com. I already have on order some "snowmobile" black painted large flange rivets, and will keep them in stock for future jobs, but will buy some of the plastic rivets to try on the Rally Armor job first.

 

I'm happy that my post is blowing up at this point lol. for the front i went to auto zone and got a set of screws and some of these back clip things to secure them. the front i had the bright idea of drilling bigger holes in the flaps for the bumper clips. caution!! i do not suggest this job be rushed!! the front where perfect, never even took off the wheel. I found out the rear was a bit more difficult. i took one side off and installed it great. the other side i installed and when putting everything back togeather drove it down the block, parked and saw from behind that it was at the same angle as the other flap(ex: \--\ not /--\ ) so i had to redo the driver side and now it has one extra hole. although it is further in the well i am still upset that i syked myself out lol.

I lowered the car on the jack but found out the E-brake was messing up the angle of the car. VERY DANGEROUS but i lowered the car off the E-brake to fix the angle.

i hope this helps everyone

 

Junior Pena, thanks for your thread. I had read several other threads on Rally Armor products, but resisted trying this method of keeping dirt off my doors. For some reason, the DIY link to the Subaru forum convinced me to spend the huge $15.00 per set and try these splash guards out. Shipping is fast from Rally Armor. My set is waiting for pick up at my Post Office, but I have to wait for Monday to get them. I will drive to my local Harbor Freight Tools store on Monday to pick up some plastic rivets to use as the fasteners. My Fit is so dirty, I have to wash it tomorrow (Sunday) to avoid embarrassment on the drive to the tool store. Maybe the splash guards will give me a longer time between mandatory washings.

I will install mine slightly higher (with a little less under-hang) than yours, and will cut the outside top 45 degree angle a little sharper than it is as-furnished. Will post photos when I am done, but we have rain coming in for next week so my photos may take a while to appear.

I don't know why this thread changed my mind and made me buy Rally Armor products, but it did. If I hate them after the installation, it will be easy to drill out the rivets and take them off. I probably won't do that though. Your job looks pretty good!

 

Yo Junior Pena,

I couldn't answer your original question because I didn't have the following information at that time.

Thanks again for this thread. As I previously posted, I ordered my Rally Armor mud flaps (and received them). I am posting here to answer your question with what I think are the very best method for other people (since you have already installed yours) to install the Rally Armor mud flaps.

I ordered large diameter flange aluminum pop rivets, but found another better attachment method- plastic rivets. I drove to my local Harbor Freight Tools store and bought a large set of plastic rivets, intending to use my metal rivet guns to attach the rivets for my Rally Armor install. Mistake. The plastic rivets must be installed with a special rivet gun. Regular guns for metal rives will not work.

For anyone else who intends to install Rally Armor mud flaps, here is what you need. There are enough rivets, plus the rivet gun, to do the job.

Hand Riveter with 40 Industrial Strength Poly Rivets

The large flange plastic rivets will hold up to 50 pounds of pressure, so four or five of them per mud flap should keep them on in the worst conditions. They are black so they don't need painting, and will never corrode. If some disaster rips the flaps off, just replace the plastic rivets with metal ones or with moly bolts.

I can't do my install and post photos for some time because we have four to five days of rain coming in tonight, but I will post photos when I can.

 

I waited through several days of dry weather (so that I didn't have to sit on a wet, cold, asphalt driveway for the installation). Got the Rally Armor flaps installed today, and used the plastic rivets and riveting tool from Harbor Freight Tools. They worked GREAT, and I would recommend them over other fasteners to anyone else who installs the Rally Armor products. Will post a photo or two after testing in the rain that is predicted for later next week.