Hello again, quick question for anyone that has mudflaps on their car. I ordered a car with mudflaps, but the car another dealer found for me doesn't have them. I saw a picture online and the mudflaps don't seem to be very large/wide. Perhaps I'm wrong. So I wanted to inquire if anyone has them and finds them useful, or perhaps not very useful? Before I order them. Thanks!
Lots of owners like them; myself I'd give them a pass. They can actually promote corrosion, because grit/muck invariably get's trapped behind them.
The mud guards on my 2023 Prius Prime are fairly small, though they don’t seem particularly smaller than other similarly sized vehicles I’ve seen with mud guards. In terms of function, I think they some good. Though I think the functionality is definitely limited by the size. That said, I like the appearance of the mud guards on the Prius. But it’s an entirely subjective opinion.
My LE came with them from the dealer, I actually don't mind them. They are small enough where its not that noticeable and I supposed it does serve some kind of functionality .
My XSE came with them - I'd rather it didn't. I feel that if Toyota engineers thought they were a good idea, then Toyota would have put them on at the factory - am I giving them too much credit? - and, while they may control a bit of road dirt, I suspect they provide a water trap. I'm considering removing them. At least they don't make my eyes twitch the way Body Side Moldings do - those were on my absolutely not list when I was looking for the car.
Perhaps. Just remember....it's not the engineers that determine if the "good idea" things get bolted onto the car that you drive away from the stealership. It's the accountants. Quick Example: Boeing. From 1916 to 1997 it was a company led by engineers. Following the 1997 (*cough!!!*) "merger" executives from McDonnell Douglas placed a much greater emphasis on cost-cutting and shareholder value. I will let the reader decide if it's 'better or worser' to fly on a Boeing product now than it was then.
They tend to trap water, grit. I've had them, and it became a ritual to periodically remove them, sluice out the muck.
