crunched mud flap !!

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:26 am

Is it just the mudflap? the panel is not damaged?
If so, then just put a post up in the \"used cars & parts\" to see if anyone has one.
It will be easier and cheaper just to buy a second hand one.
There are LOTS on eBay.

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:06 pm

got photoes? if the flap itself is okay you may well be able to get away with just using touchup paint. i do on mine in some flaking spots, sure it's not perfect but who's really going to notice?

if the NB flap is anything like the NA then it's an easy unscrew job to remove & replace. you do have a screwdriver at home yes? make sure it's the left handed type as well.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:19 pm

Nooo!.... Gail, trust me! DON'T MAKE A CLAIM!
It not worth the cost, and certainly not worth the hassle, and if your insurer already said \"more than $300\" then they're already trying to rip you off.

As SMK said, if the NB is like the NA, it's a simple unscrew/screw job.

Hang tight while I try to find some listings on eBay for you.

Hot Rodders · Postby **Hot Rodders** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:51 pm

I'd go for a second hand mud flap off the for sale section and then get a dodgy day going in Adelaide to fix it. I'm sure there would be some knights in shiney armour in Adelaide. Come on guys, help out this damsell in distress!

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:01 pm

But if the paint is damaged on the guard itself, not just the mudflap, then more serious painting may be required. Can you take a couple of pics for us Gail so we can advise more accurately? What the others have said is spot on, the mudflap itself is a simple bolt on exercise, and can be painted to match the car with a spray can if necessary, but if the guard is damaged as well then you might want to make a claim and go down that path. I share your pain though!!

Gazbo · Postby **Gazbo** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:48 pm

I managed to repair my scraped rear mudflap by spraying with an aerosol can of primer/filler, sanding down, and then a few coats of colour (in my case Crystal White). Finish off with lots of polishing.

It was my first paint repair, and looked great, except the aerosol can of white I used was the wrong shade of white, despite it being the recommended substitute for Mazda colour code UC (Crystal White)

So, both my mud flaps have been removed. The car looks better without them anyway, although I do get mud/spray over the rear bumper. :frown:

AJ · Postby AJ » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:19 pm

that doesn't look TOO serious Gail, like others have said, get yourself a good 2nd hand mudflap, or if you don't want to go to the hassle, just order a new one through a Mazda dealer (be sitting down when they give you the price painted but).............if it were mine, i'd order a new mudflap unpainted from Mazda & get someone in the know in Adelaide to recommend a body shop & get the scratch on the guard & the new mudflap painted with them...........forget about an insurance claim, it should cost less than your excess is

Alfadog · Postby **Alfadog** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:23 pm

Get yourself a phillips screwdriver and look under there. It's very easy and self-explanatory what you have to do to take it off.

Take it off, and the other side too, and then the car will look better and you won't have to spend a cent

Find some lipstick to touch up the rear qtr and you'll be right!

AJ · Postby AJ » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:28 pm

stop ya sookin'...............sh*t happens...wouldn't be more than 2 or 3 ppl on here that would say they haven't something like that over the years..........& they'd be the liars :lol:

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:40 pm

sh%t happens, and I'm sure you felt sick to your stomach when you hit the thing, but I agree with AJ, it's not as bad as you think.

Besides mine, and others', suggestion about getting a second-hand mudflap, I would ring a recommended panel shop and ask them if they can do a quick touch-up. Go there first thing in the morning, literally when they open, and ask them really really nicely if they can touch up the scrape. Shouldn't take them more than 15 minutes to mix the paint and touch it up.

I'm sure your engine builder mates would have relationships with places would do it gratis.

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:58 pm

i've got some mazda touchup paint in the classic NA red colour which could be used on the panel scrape.

maybe have a look on mx5parts.co.uk for the mudflap if you can't find used ones, they have unpainted ones for NAs last time i looked, i'd leave them in the unpainted black if i were to buy them.

South Road Crash Repairs have done well for me in the past, whole front bumper respray costed about $650.

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:19 pm

i think mx5jademonkey mite have a mudflap or two.. :idea:

if not, ask chris from mx5racing.. he's always got parts coming in and out at a pretty good price too.. or mania? mx5plus? plenty of options out there gayles

Benny · Postby **Benny** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:32 pm

Personally, I wouldn't even worry about it.

You'll get more scratches on the car anyway.

I bet that if you do fix it, within few weeks of the repair, something else will happen.
It happens to me like that all the time.
As soon as I get something fixed, a mark shows up somewhere else.

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:32 pm

redshoes wrote:...and will also check prices of the mudflap/mud guard (which is it?? )

It shouldn't be too expensive. Come to think of it though, front mud flaps for the NC (pair of teeny little plastic things) were $250 + painting :shock:

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Oh, and there's nothing wrong with sooking.....be as obsessive about it as you like. (from one who is

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