franklin Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 [quote name='BoxerGT2.5']The sport "mud guards" are more like Aero Flares than mud guards.[/QUOTE] True I dont know how much mud they guard but I think as a styling item the look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerGT2.5 Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 [quote name='franklin']True I dont know how much mud they guard but I think as a styling item the look good.[/QUOTE] True...they do look good. But interms of acting like a mud gaurd. The would rank somewhere between a post-it note and cardboard interms of abilty to protect the side of the car. :D OBAMA......One Big Ass Mistake America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edvig Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 I have the sport or areo splash guards on my WRX. They look cool. They do keep some crap off the car, but not much. Look at it this way...they look cool and they are better than having nothing at all. I have the classic ones on my Legacy and they do a better job at keeping crap off the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red beast Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 off the subject....for those with poor eyesight, your next mod. :lol: [IMG]http://partner.subaru.ch/images/products/Bilder_WWW_Gross/AUS340.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinkingofimports.com Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 1 set of flat black sport mud gaurds in stock. 289 shipped. Subie.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggya Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 $289??? no offense but that's really ridiculous! i've had my black car for only a few days and the bottom is all white cuz of the damn salt! i know, i know, the downside to having a black car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotexans Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 Maybe it's gold plated...:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy05GT Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 [quote name='eggya']$289??? no offense but that's really ridiculous! [/QUOTE] can you guys really name 1 product for the LGT that IS reasonably priced? Haggling prices that are set by the japanese distributors is worthless unless theres somekind of group buy that would make it profitable for the US importer. If you want to whine about it, go to nasioc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW-N-H Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 isnt the cool little Stracker kit all you need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 Here's pics of my JDM ones from King of Imports installed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Performance Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Hi all - Following up on our earlier post - we do have the Legacy mudflap kit complete, it includes four urethane mudflaps with Subaru mounting hardware for $99.00. We use 1/8" urethane just as we would with a rally car build. Here's a photo of the right front, looking back to show the shape of the flap. The front mounts with two Subaru bolts and speed clips, and one retaining screw. The rear uses two Subaru bolt / speed clips. [img]http://www.rallyperformance.com/flapinside.jpg[/img] They do a good job of reducing spray on the side of the car. Currently, due to our volume on the WRX the production is about two weeks behind, but we're looking for a company to water jet the flaps for us - hopefully we can keep the price the same. <edit> Wow - that picture came out a bit dark, we'll post more shortly Regards, Ken Rally Performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggya Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 [quote name='Legacy05GT']can you guys really name 1 product for the LGT that IS reasonably priced? Haggling prices that are set by the japanese distributors is worthless unless theres somekind of group buy that would make it profitable for the US importer. If you want to whine about it, go to nasioc.[/QUOTE]dude, i'm not whining, but i think my spoiler costs less than 289. mudflaps do NOT = spoiler. AND, they're not even factory mudflaps!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggya Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 [quote name='jim1969']Here's pics of my JDM ones from King of Imports installed:[/QUOTE]lookin good. sooo... it was $289 for just the parts and you had to get it installed/install them yourself, right? do they work? idk if i can justify 3 bills for flaps that don't really do their job. if they don't work and if my bf can't install them himself (should be easy right?) then another x amount of dollars for labor charge is a waste. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 I paid $269 at the time I ordered them. I froze my nuts off installing them last weekend on my driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-2.5-GT Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 [quote name='eggya']sooo.... it was $289 for just the parts and you had to get it installed/install them yourself, right?[/QUOTE] I would hope you install them yourself...i mean come on its only like 2 screws and some clips, not exactly rocket science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggya Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 [quote name='D-2.5-GT']I would hope you install them yourself...i mean come on its only like 2 screws and some clips, not exactly rocket science.[/QUOTE]ok, don't bug out on me, i don't know this stuff. i'm just a chick and my bf does everything for me car-wise. :redface: i mean i guess if i wasn't spending 3-4 bills on a frikkin ski rack, another some odd for clearbra, another some odd for tailight mod, another some odd for exhaust, strut bar, and whatever other things my bf has in mind, then i wouldn't be so "cheap" about mudflaps. throw me a frikkin bone here! :mad: like most of you, even though i know i'll be spending like an [i]obscene[/i] amount of loot in the end, but i flippin love my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-2.5-GT Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 It has nothing to do with being a girl or not....i have complete confidence that my GF who very similar knows nothing about cars could be able to follow directions and screw in a couple screws. I am not harping anyone on that, i am just saying that there is no need to PAY someone to do this, its not like its anything complicated at all. You can't complain either when you want to get all this stuff done right away on a car which the aftermarket is expensive for right now. A ski rack will set you back that amount anyway, unless you go with a cheap one, but Thule and Yakima, that pretty much an expected price. Aside from the clear-bra as well, everything else is still expensive simply because the car is so new. If you wait a while and take the car how it is, you will be able to get all this done cheaper later. You can't get pissed when you want to do all these changes and its expensive simply because aftermarket supply and demand hasn't caught up yet. I would hope if your boyfriend has all these plans for your car that he would help pay for them. I mean do you really need a tail light mod or a strut bar...the driveability of the car will only be slightly affected by the strut bar and not at all by the tail lights. I am not trying to get on you or anything and appologize if i come across that way, just if things are too expensive, wait. It will get cheaper. Parts were expensive for the WRX when it first came out too don't forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggya Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 [quote name='D-2.5-GT']It has nothing to do with being a girl or not....i have complete confidence that my GF who very similar knows nothing about cars could be able to follow directions and screw in a couple screws. I am not harping anyone on that, i am just saying that there is no need to PAY someone to do this, its not like its anything complicated at all. You can't complain either when you want to get all this stuff done right away on a car which the aftermarket is expensive for right now. A ski rack will set you back that amount anyway, unless you go with a cheap one, but Thule and Yakima, that pretty much an expected price. Aside from the clear-bra as well, everything else is still expensive simply because the car is so new. If you wait a while and take the car how it is, you will be able to get all this done cheaper later. You can't get pissed when you want to do all these changes and its expensive simply because aftermarket supply and demand hasn't caught up yet. I would hope if your boyfriend has all these plans for your car that he would help pay for them. I mean do you really need a tail light mod or a strut bar...the driveability of the car will only be slightly affected by the strut bar and not at all by the tail lights. I am not trying to get on you or anything and appologize if i come across that way, just if things are too expensive, wait. It will get cheaper. Parts were expensive for the WRX when it first came out too don't forget.[/QUOTE]word. long as i got the directions i know i can do it myself. i just didn't know beforehand if it was easy or not, but now i know. i just assume my bf wants to do it cuz he loves working on cars and bikes and all that. yeah he does plan to pay for the mods and he is helping me w/the car payments so it works out. i don't [i]need[/i] a strut brace or tail light mod, but i do trust his judgement and usually whatever he recommends, i end up liking and wanting also. for instance, before he explained how strut bar works, i had no clue what it was, but if he's going to pay for it and install it why not? the tail lights bothered me slightly (very camry-like), but not enough that i need to fix them right away (or at all even). the ski rack and clearbra are probably going to be the first things. the ski rack i know will probably be the biggest expense, but something i definitely will get (i bought the sedan over the wagon knowing this). and since my car is black and each day i'm getting more and more frustrated w/the amount of salt/dirt it's already collected (only after 5 days, 230 miles), at least i will have some sort of protection. i'm patient about the other stuff, it's just the "winter" accessories that i'd like to have sooner than later. mudflaps are part of that category, too bad the price is a little steeper than i expected. all the research i've had to do to buy this car has made me alot more knowledgeable about cars, but sometimes i get a little lost on this forum when all you dudes start talkin about racing, exhausts, installing parts, etc. my bf is the opposite of me, he knows infinity times more bout cars than i do (thank goodness). - the [b]chick[/b] that drives [b]automatic[/b] :redface: :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Just curious, but what "tail light mod" are you doing? tinting? some sort of physical alteration? sorry for off topic, but I am curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty1 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 For black mudflaps like the ones shown on the first page of this thread, they do appear to be available in the US now. The url for the sedan is: [url="http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=2271"]http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=2271[/url] For the wagon, it is: [url="http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=2272"]http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=2272[/url] Pricing on them is: List price - $144, their discounted price - $99.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fressshhh Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 sweet! [quote name='monty1']For black mudflaps like the ones shown on the first page of this thread, they do appear to be available in the US now. The url for the sedan is: [url="http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=2271"]http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=2271[/url] For the wagon, it is: [url="http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=2272"]http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=2272[/url] Pricing on them is: List price - $144, their discounted price - $99.00.[/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggya Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 [quote name='IwannaSportSedan']Just curious, but what "tail light mod" are you doing? tinting? some sort of physical alteration? sorry for off topic, but I am curious.[/QUOTE] i'm not sure yet, i'm still researching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Monty1, you beat me. I was just about to post it but did a search first to see if anyone has already posted it. Anyway I just ordered and hope this is not a freak by them. [quote name='monty1']For black mudflaps like the ones shown on the first page of this thread, they do appear to be available in the US now. The url for the sedan is: [url="http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=2271"]http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=2271[/url] For the wagon, it is: [url="http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=2272"]http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=2272[/url] Pricing on them is: List price - $144, their discounted price - $99.00.[/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansGT Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Anyone know if you can get the color match ones around the same price as the black ones? Do they have them other than the ones from King of Imports? Their too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted January 24, 2005 Author Share Posted January 24, 2005 The only market with the colored ones is the JDM ones. I believe everyone else has only black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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