Mud flap crap!!

zedman Casual Dubber

31 posts · joined Nov 2009 · 4 Oct 2010, 10:16 am

#805581

Why are mud flaps so expensive?, bought rear pair for a 89 caravelle---90 bucks and theres no rubber in them, plasticy, brittle pieces of rubbish.😠

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 4 Oct 2010, 12:50 pm

#805616

Original vw item ?

I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!

zedman Casual Dubber

31 posts · joined Nov 2009 · 4 Oct 2010, 2:08 pm

#805631

From Bus Stop----- white vw emblem painted on.

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Oct 2010, 2:56 pm

#805639

From that description, and the price, it sounds like they are cheaper South African-spec mudflaps. These cost around $80 for a pair in the US, so that roughly matches what you paid:

http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=J10884

However, Genuine German VW mudflaps are $79.95 EACH. They have the logo moulded in.

http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251821812A