Has anyone tried this? I've seen it on TL's n some newer cars, but not on the older Civic's. I'm thinkin it might look good.
Got pic's? Post em!

 

In for wanting to see what this would look like

 

i have a bad feeling about this

 

Don't think it would look good on Integras.

If you did paint them, you'd have to use A TON of flex agent because the mud guards on our car are so flexible. That's if you could even get the paint to stick. Otherwise it would probably crack pretty badly and flake off anyway.

And nothing looks worse than painted mud flaps with the half the paint flaked off exposing the bare plastic underneath.

 

Forget mud flaps, they add drag (wind resistance). They lower your mileage and reduce your top speed (not by much, but every little bit counts).

When driving through deep snow they actually trap extra snow between the flap and the tire. All they really do is cut down on how much water is splashed up on your car. I had them on my last car, and do not have them on my current car. They are totally not worth it.

 

lol true, but nonetheless, i think everyone around here is curious to see color matching mudflaps. :D

 

ive seen them and the do not look good at all. I dont have a pic of what it looks like but if i find one, I will post it.

 

lol whut? Got any data to back that up? More than likely the tires themselves create more drag and wind resistance and I doubt the flaps would add any appreciable amount of drag. There are way too many variables to make any kind of accurate measurement on the mud flaps' effect on gas mileage. And top speed - I've had my GS-R to about 142 mph indicated on 2 occasions, many years ago, with the mud flaps in place. Do you really need to go any faster?

The front flaps are just whatever, I could go with or without those. But to me, the rear bumper looks better with the flaps if you don't have the OEM rear valences or some kind of rear lip, because the rear flaps help to visually extend the wheel arch farther down to be more even with the side skirts. Without them, the rear bumper stops so much higher than the side skirts that it makes the car look goofy from the side.

 

I don't think this would look good either....IMO. But you could always try it out, see if you like it, and if not...don't run em, buy other ones, or take the paint off. lol.

 

Of course they add wind resistance, so do the mirrors and anything else that protrudes from the car. You should pick up the latest issue of Grassroots Motorsports where they have an article about aerodynamics and they specifically mention mud flaps as sources of drag. It wasn't the magazine columnists who came up with that either, they were interviewing an aerodynamics guy for a pro race team.

They also talked about how on the Autobahn they were able to get an extra 2mph in top speed by simply folding in the side mirrors. So every little bit counts.

The rotating tires are a huge source of drag on open wheel cars. Not as much on cars with fenders. However, there isn't much you can do about that. The wheels have to rotate.

Seriously, what exactly is the point of the mud flaps? How many people drive through mud? Anyway, I think if you did drive through deep mud, it would just trap more of it between the tire and the flap. That is exactly what happens with deep snow.

 

mudflaps look gOoOoooD.
they just add to the look of the car. there also called splash gaurds, not just mud,
so you dont have to go through mud for them to be usefull.
I was just thinkin of color matching cause my gf's mom has a tl-s w/ color
matched flaps and it looks good.

 

I used to think the same thing about mud flaps looking nice. That was until I had them on my previous car. They suck in the snow. They trap so much snow between the flap and the tire. Ever since then I have been totally anti-flap.

 

Agreed they do look good. Im still curious how they would look color matched though.

 

I agree on the mirrors and wind resistance. When I run my car at the track I fold in my mirrors for that specific reason.

 

I can't see this looking good at all, unless your car is black that is

 

any pics yet? lol :p

 

if you guys actually consider coloring you should be using plastic dye. paint would need to be a rubber based coloring. no amount of flex agent will keep base/clear from cracking on a mudflap.

 

Agree