Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 14

Thread: Puma Mudflaps

  1. 17th July 2010, 09:08 PM #1
    scarry's Avatar
    scarry
    scarry is offline Swaggie
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Brisbane,some of the time.
    Posts
    13,886
    Total Downloaded
    0

    Puma Mudflaps

    Has anyone had any trouble with Puma rear mudflaps?
    They seem to be made out of a very tough material,which doesn't bend easily.In soft sand for instance,they are bent towards the rear of the vehicle & eventually tear out of the aluminium panel behind the rear wheels.
    I am thinking of cutting them horizontally across near the metal bracket & fitting a piece of insertion rubber as a sort of hinge so the can bend more easily.

    Anyone got any other ideas?

    Got to get a set of front one's,i suppose they are made from the same material as well?

    Any thoughts would be helpful.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 17th July 2010, 11:11 PM #2
    miky Guest
    I am sure I have seen a post somewhere on here about getting some thick insertion(?) rubber from Clark Rubber for the front so I guess you could do the same to replace the back.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 18th July 2010, 08:08 AM #3
    juddy's Avatar
    juddy
    juddy is offline YarnMaster
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Gold coast
    Posts
    3,130
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Our rear ones seem to be ok, but the front ones, seem to bend towards the rear. more so than our older 130 we had, they look the same as the older ones too, but maybe there using a different rubber compound???
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 18th July 2010, 08:58 AM #4
    KarlB's Avatar
    KarlB
    KarlB is offline Wizard
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Canberra
    Posts
    1,546
    Total Downloaded
    0
    I have done about 11,000 km with my Puma mudflaps (front and rear)including several hundred km in sand dune country and have had no problems. I thought mine were hung from steel brackets not aluminium.

    Cheers
    KarlB
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 18th July 2010, 10:08 AM #5
    scarry's Avatar
    scarry
    scarry is offline Swaggie
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Brisbane,some of the time.
    Posts
    13,886
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by KarlB View Post
    I have done about 11,000 km with my Puma mudflaps (front and rear)including several hundred km in sand dune country and have had no problems. I thought mine were hung from steel brackets not aluminium.

    Cheers
    KarlB
    Brackets are steel,but,as per my post,they are attatched to the aluminium panel beind the rear wheels which is where they break away from eventually.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 18th July 2010, 10:22 AM #6
    MinniTheMoocha's Avatar
    MinniTheMoocha
    MinniTheMoocha is offline Master
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    Melbourne, VIC
    Posts
    429
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by scarry View Post
    eventually tear out of the aluminium panel behind the rear wheels.
    Quote Originally Posted by KarlB View Post
    I thought mine were hung from steel brackets not aluminium.

    Cheers
    KarlB
    The mud flaps have steel brackets I just fitted both front and rear original LR units. I think he means the aluminium rear quarter panel that the bracket is bolted to. I have had to reinforce the fold in my quarter panel because of bending them when dropping off ledges/rocks and hitting the flaps which is why I fitted the Mulgo rear end bumperettes. Great product which has definitely helped prevent it happening more frequently.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 18th July 2010, 10:31 AM #7
    KarlB's Avatar
    KarlB
    KarlB is offline Wizard
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Canberra
    Posts
    1,546
    Total Downloaded
    0
    OK, I drive a Puma 90, so my rear mudflaps are attached to the rear cross member. Just my blinkered view of the world through rose coloured glasses, then. Still nobody mentioned any wheel base lengths except 130!

    Cheers
    KarlB
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 18th July 2010, 10:32 AM #8
    KarlB's Avatar
    KarlB
    KarlB is offline Wizard
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Canberra
    Posts
    1,546
    Total Downloaded
    0
    OK, I drive a Puma 90, so my rear mudflaps are attached to the rear cross member. Just my blinkered view of the world through rose coloured glasses, then. Still nobody mentioned any wheel base lengths except 130!

    Cheers
    KarlB
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 18th July 2010, 10:35 AM #9
    KarlB's Avatar
    KarlB
    KarlB is offline Wizard
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Canberra
    Posts
    1,546
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Hmm ... not sure how that happened. How do you delete a post?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 18th July 2010, 11:02 AM #10
    Loubrey's Avatar
    Loubrey
    Loubrey is offline Wizard
    Join Date
    Apr 2010
    Location
    Connolly, WA
    Posts
    1,671
    Total Downloaded
    0
    I also drive a Puma 90 and compared to previous 90's (300 Tdi) the mudflaps on this one is of a very stiff rubber compound. If you've done some mainroad driving at speed they seem to be bent into a bit of a curve by the wind. Back to normal next morning though.

    As KarlB said though, attached to steel bits on the 90, so no pains with alu damage.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
« cruise control and reset engine management | Drive Shaft Drum Brake »

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Search AULRO.com ONLY!
 Search All the Web!