Mudflaps

[Harley Dave]

Mine are ordered and on the way

Cheers

Dave

[Harley Dave]

Mudflaps arrived the other day all OK and rivets too.

The mudflaps are certainly identical looking to genuine Volvo ones with all the relevant part numbers etc etc

I wonder if they are now being made in China to go with the Mk 1 XC90s that I was led to believe are now being built there, and some got "diverted" via Switzerland???

The (black plastic) rivet heads seem to be a bit small relative to the size of the mounting holes in the mudflaps so I've ordered some M5 x 15mm stainless washers to bridge the gap.

I'll report back after Easter on how it all goes together

Cheers

Dave

[Chunk11]

Originally Posted by Harley Dave

Mudflaps arrived the other day all OK and rivets too.

The mudflaps are certainly identical looking to genuine Volvo ones with all the relevant part numbers etc etc

I wonder if they are now being made in China to go with the Mk 1 XC90s that I was led to believe are now being built there, and some got "diverted" via Switzerland???

The (black plastic) rivet heads seem to be a bit small relative to the size of the mounting holes in the mudflaps so I've ordered some M5 x 15mm stainless washers to bridge the gap.

I'll report back after Easter on how it all goes together

Cheers

Dave

Did your rivets come with the mudflaps or did you order the same ones I did from eBay?
The ones I got seemed a good fit and I wasn’t worried about them going through the hole in the mudflap itself and then coming loose or falling off.

[Harley Dave]

The same off ebay I think

Diameter of the plastic flange of the rivets is 12mm

Mounting holes in the mudflaps are 9mm dia. or the oval one is 9 x 10mm

I just felt that was a bit too "loose"

I'll see how the washers work and report back

Cheers

Dave

[Chunk11]

Yep get your thinking I am sure with the washers they will be even more secure.

[Harley Dave]

Turns out its just the rears that have the big mounting holes (I hadn't looked closely at the fronts)

So I'll have loads of washers (when they get here)

Cheers

Dave

[Chunk11]

Originally Posted by Harley Dave

Turns out its just the rears that have the big mounting holes (I hadn't looked closely at the fronts)

So I'll have loads of washers (when they get here)

Cheers

Dave

Did you manage to finish it Dave and did the washers work well?

Cheers,

Chunk

[Harley Dave]

It's a funny thing Chunk

Now that we all have loads of time on our hands, it seems difficult to get around to those jobs that need doing.

I was just thinking I ought to go and at least wash off the appropriate areas on the car for the fitting the flaps...

I have new, sharp, 6mm drills, the washers are here, I have the rivets, I have a rivet gun, I have a battery drill.

All that's missing is motivation.

But I will deffo get around to it soon and will post up some pix etc

Cheers

Dave

[BilboBagginss]

Question - how far below the trim line do the mud flaps go? Just wondering how much protection to the underside of the car they offer?

[Chunk11]

Originally Posted by BilboBagginss

Question - how far below the trim line do the mud flaps go? Just wondering how much protection to the underside of the car they offer?

Not very far at all a couple of inches at most. If you do a quick google image search you will see. I prefer the looks of the car with them on they are quite subtle but with regards to body protection probably not much although the fronts appear to protect the side steps a bit more.