Thread: Melting Mudflap.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

To the best of my knowledge, this issue has not been satisfactorily resolved, as yet...
Pickles.

I have also totally resolved the issue with my mod to the exhaust!

1: Cut the tail pipe exhaust off at the muffler exit.



2: Weld an extension piece about 5 cm in length to the tail pipe.



3: Re-weld it on. The exhaust exit is now past the rear of the mudflap and the hot gasses no longer blow onto that.



I have done over 1,500 km since, mostly at 110 kph and there has been no melting or marking whatsoever.

Problem sorted!

Peter.

I have done over 1,500 km since, mostly at 110 kph and there has been no melting or marking whatsoever.

Problem sorted!

Peter. [/QUOTE]

Look forward to seeing how it looks after your trip across Australia towing the camper trailer. This could be the perfect solution if it survives that.

Hi Nigel!

Yes, lets hope it does survive! I am pretty happy so far, a cheap and seemingly effective fix too!

Camper trailer bought now... trip planning in progress! I will set off late May/Early June. Excited!

Sydney to Perth via the middle... Great Central Highway beckons. I do have a 'special' spare mud-flap but won't fit that until I arrive!

I will certainly post a thread on here when I set off as well.

Hi Pete,

Thanks for the info. I'm going to hold off on Shatkins fix which I think is great, as I don't really want to drill that extra hole in the mudflap. If your exhaust extension works I will go that route & use the allen bolt, wing nut portion of Shatkins fix. I still like the idea of being able to quickly remove the mudflap when offload, as I note several on this site have ripped them off!

Enjoy your trip across, and we are off to the Perth Caravan & Camping show next week!

The Perth show will be great... I went to the Melbourne one 2 weeks ago, needed 2 days really, so much to see! Frustrated I will miss that one too!

Almost came away very poor, but have resisted the temptation and just bought a 'cheapy' to do the trip... the thought being if I (we) like it, maybe we will get something bigger later....

I am pretty confident in my 'fix'... but time will indeed tell. It is certainly the hot exhaust gasses that are melting the flap and even with mine bent upwards by hand, the exhaust still exits behind it now.

I guess the only 'negative' would be it sticks out more now... but TBH it's hardly noticeable.

Will report back! :>)

Originally Posted by YOLO110

The Perth show will be great... I went to the Melbourne one 2 weeks ago, needed 2 days really, so much to see! Frustrated I will miss that one too!

Almost came away very poor, but have resisted the temptation and just bought a 'cheapy' to do the trip... the thought being if I (we) like it, maybe we will get something bigger later....

I am pretty confident in my 'fix'... but time will indeed tell. It is certainly the hot exhaust gasses that are melting the flap and even with mine bent upwards by hand, the exhaust still exits behind it now.

I guess the only 'negative' would be it sticks out more now... but TBH it's hardly noticeable.

Will report back! :>)

Enjoy your trip across. I think it is time we got ours as we aren't getting any younger & the wife is keen to do the Oz trip & we might as well whilst the Landy is under warranty.

At least with your long tail pipe, it won't look like it's been nicked!

Hope it's cooler next Wednesday, as this autumn day it is 38.7 C outside

I have a feeling that JLR warrantee recovery vehicles will soon be carrying stocks of output shafts!

I eventually received my new mudflap after 7 months of begging:



As these are so hard to come by I have decided to use the above for best only - i.e. when the engine is switched off & the wind is light & variable. Only 3 M8 bolts hold it to the rear cross member so I will carry it for dress purposes only.

The original with my cutaway mod & glued pinch weld will be the daily drive:



I was surprised how much dirt & crud was between the mudflap bracket & rear cross member mating surfaces, so will be removing them on an annual basis to clean the surfaces & coat with ACF-50. So far Hugh has only been out in the rain 3 times in nearly 7000kms so I was surprised at the amount of crud.