FreshOntarioBeetle
Well-known member
Hello All,
Searched the forums and didn't come up with the answers I wanted so I figure I would ask everyone and perhaps help others with this decision if anyone else is thinking about it.
Is it smart to install splash guards or mud flaps on a 2002 New Beetle??
I live in Ontario right off the shores of Georgian Bay and our winters here can get pretty intense. Snow deeper than the underneath of the car, whiteouts caused by blowing snow, enough salt on the roads to make it sound like you're driving on a gravel road and constant slush and sand on the road.
With all the slush and sand, it seems like the rockers would take quite a beating, and almost always have a huge hunk of slush and junk hanging from them, often large enough to scrape along the road and accumulate a foot back from the wheel. They are massive. Do you think the rockers are just adept to take this kind of abuse? I have them coated with rust check, but should I run some homemade rally style mudflaps to take some of the beating off the rockers and stop these massive slush rocks or "fenderbergs" from accumulating? What about you jetta and golf people?
I see so many other beetles and virtually every other car out there doing just fine without.. but I just want to prolong my rockers as they are so costly to replace. Did VW consider these conditions when building the new beetle?
I have an idea for mudflaps, but Im really interested in some opinions for next winter. Let me know what you all think, regardless of which TDI or VW you drive, Id love to hear from you. Thanks!!
Searched the forums and didn't come up with the answers I wanted so I figure I would ask everyone and perhaps help others with this decision if anyone else is thinking about it.
Is it smart to install splash guards or mud flaps on a 2002 New Beetle??
I live in Ontario right off the shores of Georgian Bay and our winters here can get pretty intense. Snow deeper than the underneath of the car, whiteouts caused by blowing snow, enough salt on the roads to make it sound like you're driving on a gravel road and constant slush and sand on the road.
With all the slush and sand, it seems like the rockers would take quite a beating, and almost always have a huge hunk of slush and junk hanging from them, often large enough to scrape along the road and accumulate a foot back from the wheel. They are massive. Do you think the rockers are just adept to take this kind of abuse? I have them coated with rust check, but should I run some homemade rally style mudflaps to take some of the beating off the rockers and stop these massive slush rocks or "fenderbergs" from accumulating? What about you jetta and golf people?
I see so many other beetles and virtually every other car out there doing just fine without.. but I just want to prolong my rockers as they are so costly to replace. Did VW consider these conditions when building the new beetle?
I have an idea for mudflaps, but Im really interested in some opinions for next winter. Let me know what you all think, regardless of which TDI or VW you drive, Id love to hear from you. Thanks!!
