ebay mudflaps go for (drumroll, please...)

[Delia]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260535547589&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:MOTORS:1123

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[lip277]

Ummm....

I have an identical set in the garage (still in the original packaging as well).

I'll hang on to them though.. It's my retirement savings.....

[Guest]

thats amazing, the last set I watched (posted on the faq, located in England I believe) went for 15£...should have bid on them.

[c.d.iesel]

good for the seller & happy for the buyer

timing

location

how many people after the same thing at the same time

ain't they beautiful!

think how expensive it would be to replace ALL 6 MUD FLAPS

on the SAAB (also N.L.A) - 1 behind each wheel, and 2 just in front of the rear wheels!

[dma]

For those of you finding this post when the link is no longer active, the winning bid was $325 US + $15 for shipping :-)

[Samplemaven]

WOW! I really want a set of those. If that's the going price, I think my interest levels are beginning to fall a bit...but I'm not certain about that yet.

[jgerock]

I recall the good mudflaps for VW's are also demanding a high price. There used to be quite a few knock-offs available until VW HQ started enforcing the copyright laws on parts that displayed the logo. Many items were discontinued and aftermarket companies had to change their name (or were forced to go out of business due to the lawsuits).

Low supply of NLA/NOS items = high demand & high price. Standard business practice.

[BLUNT]

i think im the odd man out here. i would rather repaint my rockers every year than mount mudflaps on my car. i like rare stuff but i just cant get into the look.

[Guest]

i think im the odd man out here. i would rather repaint my rockers every year than mount mudflaps on my car. i like rare stuff but i just cant get into the look.

+1

[JLA]

I agree with Blunt

[Delia]

Mudflaps are a subjective topic.

Many folks purchased but never installed them because it requires a bit of drilling - kind of counter-intuitive when you're trying to protect your car from the elements.

I had the same thought about the equally rare and expensive stainless steel stoneguards for the rear wheel arches. What to do when the moisture gets behind them and rusts the wheel arch???

And though I've owned at least two sets of stoneguards and several sets of mudflaps, that's why I never mounted any of them to my cars.

(I'm not counting the mudflaps I installed on my brand new '74 2002 that I bought "back-in-day." It was new, and I thought they looked cool. The car still exists and they are, amazingly, still on the car.)

One other note. What do you do if, for whatever reason, you need a replacement???

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P.S. I have one final set of these mudflaps here in my stash. I also have a very unusual set of Italian mudflaps.

[Samplemaven]

I guess my interest in mud flaps goes back to my high school days (late sixties) when my buddy bought a V4 Saab that had the flaps...and my folks wanted to buy a Volvo...again with the flaps.

At that time, they had a distinctly European look (at least to me) and I guess that I thought they were somewhat exotic. I never really got over it and I still like the look.

Now drilling into my restored Tii would take my mustering a lot of courage...similar to Steve Peterson when he drilled his roof for an antennae. It would be tough, but if I had a new set of flaps to install, I believe I'd do it for sure.

Still hard to get past the $300 someone paid on eBay...still you never know...

[m-racer]

Yuk. Rocker condoms.

[kris]

i think im the odd man out here. i would rather repaint my rockers every year than mount mudflaps on my car. i like rare stuff but i just cant get into the look.

+1000

[c.d.iesel]

....ACTUALLY - THERE IS NO DRILLING REQUIRED

the mounting hardware consists of toothed

clamping metal cups - onto the extended body seams,

no foul - no holes