Check the suspension compressor cover

I agree with Scott, the APT sliders and compressor cover are very easy to fit. I did mine yesterday - they took about an hour and a half to do both, following Ben from APT’s YouTube video exactly. They fit beautifully.
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Originally Posted by Odysseyman

They fit beautifully.

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Thanks for that - I note that you havent got mudflaps front and rear - are you still going to fit them?

I've replaced my factory mud flaps with similar mouldings off e-bay - the new ones fit much better than the OEMs, and are more rubber-like / flexible.

One mud flap was torn up the middle, so I was going to replace just one, but when looking closer, I found that on all 4 originals, the mounting brackets were completely rusted through, and the area behind packed up with mud and leaves. Then I ended up replacing all 4 of them.

I really like the look of the APT's but I want to retain the front and rear mudflaps, just double checking that this is definitely possible before committing.

Cheers.

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Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE

..... I want to retain the front and rear mudflaps, just double checking that this is definitely possible before committing.

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Way off topic now (compressor cover cleaning) Eric but yes 100% the factory mudflaps will fit.
Consider that rear mudflaps are no where near sliders anyway and the APT slider doesn't come all the way forward to where the front mudflap mounts.
And while I'm off topic have a look at this thread and do yourself a favour with better mudflaps: D4 Mudflaps

Cheers,
Scott

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Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE

Thanks for that - I note that you havent got mudflaps front and rear - are you still going to fit them?

I've replaced my factory mud flaps with similar mouldings off e-bay - the new ones fit much better than the OEMs, and are more rubber-like / flexible.

One mud flap was torn up the middle, so I was going to replace just one, but when looking closer, I found that on all 4 originals, the mounting brackets were completely rusted through, and the area behind packed up with mud and leaves. Then I ended up replacing all 4 of them.

I really like the look of the APT's but I want to retain the front and rear mudflaps, just double checking that this is definitely possible before committing.

Cheers.

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Hi Eric
the sliders don’t go anywhere near the mudflaps, front or rear, so you won’t have any worries there. I’ve just ordered some mudflaps off eBay (they look like a knock-off of genuine ones) a full set for $39. I’m happy to give them a try at that price and if they don’t do the job I’ll invest a bit more time and effort as per the mudflaps thread.

David

As the OP has suggested its worth cleaning the whole compressor area, be that removing the standard plastic cover or other after market protection.

*The compressor assembly does get a lot of mud / dirt build up if you are gravel or offroading.
*The build up of mud will shorten the life of the unit and often makes it noisy when the mud hardens.
*And every now and then, maybe that 100K have the compressor removed / stripped and cleaned if you are offroading.