What I find really annoying is spending hours cleaning my car only to find that 20 miles up a dampish motorway the whole back of the car is dirty as hell from top to bottom but the rest still gleaming. I know it's the 20" staggered wheels doing it. Is there a way to fit mud flaps to it with these wheels and arch extensions on it?
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Mud Flaps with Wheel Arches
Mud Flaps with Wheel Arches
Currently: 2011 E70 X5 40D M Sport Black Sapphire
Previously: 2006 E53 X5 30D Le Mans Blue Sport Edition
Previously: 2006 E53 X5 30D Le Mans Blue Sport Edition
Re: Mud Flaps with Wheel Arches
Nope, 
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Re: Mud Flaps with Wheel Arches
Even with 19's and mud flaps the back of my car is covered in no time. It's just the nature of the beast.
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Re: Mud Flaps with Wheel Arches
[quote="psychosis"]
Even with 19's and mud flaps the back of my car is covered in no time. It's just the nature of the beast.
[/quote]Fair Enough Thanks
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Even with 19's and mud flaps the back of my car is covered in no time. It's just the nature of the beast.
[/quote]Fair Enough Thanks
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Currently: 2011 E70 X5 40D M Sport Black Sapphire
Previously: 2006 E53 X5 30D Le Mans Blue Sport Edition
Previously: 2006 E53 X5 30D Le Mans Blue Sport Edition
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Re: Mud Flaps with Wheel Arches
Its mainly because of the hatch shape boot, hence a rear wiper.
Going say 70mph you will find your rear window get spray on it, wind comes off the back and circles on to the window. Hard to explain, but next time just glance in your rear view mirror and you will see.
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Going say 70mph you will find your rear window get spray on it, wind comes off the back and circles on to the window. Hard to explain, but next time just glance in your rear view mirror and you will see.
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Re: Mud Flaps with Wheel Arches
[quote="scooby1doo1"]
Its mainly because of the hatch shape boot, hence a rear wiper.
Going say 70mph you will find your rear window get spray on it, wind comes off the back and circles on to the window. Hard to explain, but next time just glance in your rear view mirror and you will see.
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True - like a vortex. PITA.
Design, aerodynamics - they need a wind tunnel...
Its mainly because of the hatch shape boot, hence a rear wiper.
Going say 70mph you will find your rear window get spray on it, wind comes off the back and circles on to the window. Hard to explain, but next time just glance in your rear view mirror and you will see.
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True - like a vortex. PITA.
Design, aerodynamics - they need a wind tunnel...
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Re: Mud Flaps with Wheel Arches
It needs the vortex to keep the back end on the road at 100+........ :drive:
Never ever felt mine getting 'light' even at full speed (on a test track I hasten to add). Unlike some Rangey models which got 'iffy' above 85mph.
R
Never ever felt mine getting 'light' even at full speed (on a test track I hasten to add). Unlike some Rangey models which got 'iffy' above 85mph.
R
Never anthropomorphise computers. They hate that.Re: Mud Flaps with Wheel Arches
All estate shaped cars are like that. My old e39 touring had mudflaps but as already mentioned there is a vortex chasing every car and hatchback / estate cars spray their backends and window no matter what. That's said even without flaps I've noticed no more spray down the sides /dirt compared to the 530. Perhaps the X's extended arches help shield the sides from some of the spray.
Personally I think cars look nicer without mudflaps anyway.
Personally I think cars look nicer without mudflaps anyway.
Re: Mud Flaps with Wheel Arches
[quote="Sanj"]
[quote="scooby1doo1"]
Its mainly because of the hatch shape boot, hence a rear wiper.
Going say 70mph you will find your rear window get spray on it, wind comes off the back and circles on to the window. Hard to explain, but next time just glance in your rear view mirror and you will see.
[/quote]
True - like a vortex. PITA.
Design, aerodynamics - they need a wind tunnel...
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Agreed and they have wind tunnels. Unfortunately the aerodynamics on most cars causes this.
[quote="scooby1doo1"]
Its mainly because of the hatch shape boot, hence a rear wiper.
Going say 70mph you will find your rear window get spray on it, wind comes off the back and circles on to the window. Hard to explain, but next time just glance in your rear view mirror and you will see.
[/quote]
True - like a vortex. PITA.
Design, aerodynamics - they need a wind tunnel...
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Agreed and they have wind tunnels. Unfortunately the aerodynamics on most cars causes this.
