$416 feels a bit steep for the mudflaps
But at least you can buy it.
Thanks for the link.
First Edition Mudflaps
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But at least you can buy it.
Thanks for the link.
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416 ouch. Hope this is legit.
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Those look better than the First Edition mudflaps anyway.
No worries. I love mine. I also picked up the OEM rain visors from that site. they take about 2 weeks to process the order and 1 week in actual shipping time. Overall happy with them so far.
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When I was looking at those flaps on that site last week, they were literally $364 shipped out the door. Now they are $416...??
I guess this inflation is really kicking in rapidly now. Perhaps I should start looking at the prices at the grocery store now.
I guess this inflation is really kicking in rapidly now. Perhaps I should start looking at the prices at the grocery store now.
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For sure. I will pay the higher prices for OEM all day long. You get what you pay for many times over w/ OEM.
Thanks for the info. Do the rear flaps bolt patterns perfectly match the base land cruiser mud flap bolt patterns such that this is a simple 5-10 min swap with existing bolts?
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Everything associated with the name Land Cruiser is higher priced. I have found this across the board with parts/accessories/etc.
Do you have a printable template of the First Edition flaps for the purposes of trimming these?
Could you post pics of the front mudflaps to show how and where you trimmed them down to fit? And maybe a pic close up to show how it mounds to the factory spot?
I installed the Easycars flaps today.
The rears mounted on directly, no problem.
For the front ones, I think I understand the trimming that @AKK-LC250 was talking about, but I was able to install them without doing any trimming.
This is what the front flap looks like, post-install, without any trimming.
The offending piece that I believe you would need to trim the flap around is this, I think:
It only sticks out about a half inch though, and the mounting screws / clip for the front flap are all on the other piece, so if you can mentally deal with the fact that there's a bit of pressure pushing the flap away and it's not sitting perfectly flat, then you don't need to trim at all.
The rears mounted on directly, no problem.
For the front ones, I think I understand the trimming that @AKK-LC250 was talking about, but I was able to install them without doing any trimming.
This is what the front flap looks like, post-install, without any trimming.
The offending piece that I believe you would need to trim the flap around is this, I think:
It only sticks out about a half inch though, and the mounting screws / clip for the front flap are all on the other piece, so if you can mentally deal with the fact that there's a bit of pressure pushing the flap away and it's not sitting perfectly flat, then you don't need to trim at all.
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Outstanding. I was literally just looking at those flaps this afternoon online.
I haven’t pulled the trigger yet.
Sounds like they went on well.
How do they look?
They look pretty nice!
My main reasoning for getting them was that even on some relatively mild offroad trails I've gone on, the factory plastic mud guards get snagged / bent up and snap back often, which is pretty annoying. Also, when the tires kick up sand and dirt, they do stop it from getting on the paint, but it builds up and has to be cleaned out.
