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Googsy

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
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Don't put screws in if you ever want to remove them though Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
Gone Audi A5 2.7TDI
Gone Discovery 3 HSE
Gone Mercedes CLK
Gone Range Rover 2.5 DSE

26th Jan 2015 4:07pm

scwilson

Member Since: 15 Dec 2014
Location: Dorset
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2003 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 V8 Epsom Green

Do you mean rusting and the heads coming off?

26th Jan 2015 4:08pm

Googsy

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Where men are men and sheep are nervous.
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No if you use screws these are secured by drilling into plastic panel . Once removed (flaps) you will have holes in the panel. I fitted flaps thinking the car looked best with them but on reflection I prefer no flaps but it proved too late as I had drilled holes. If you must have them leave them fitted as they are that way should you ever want to remove them you wont have any holes to cover up. Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
Gone Audi A5 2.7TDI
Gone Discovery 3 HSE
Gone Mercedes CLK
Gone Range Rover 2.5 DSE

26th Jan 2015 4:40pm

scwilson

Member Since: 15 Dec 2014
Location: Dorset
Posts: 240

I might try a hair dryer then to see if I can shape them in a little.

Any thoughts on a heat gun or would hair dryer suffice?

26th Jan 2015 4:55pm

scwilson

Member Since: 15 Dec 2014
Location: Dorset
Posts: 240

Ok resolved. Took both off, fitted some number plate double side tape inside the mud guard to hold to the bodywork.

Brackets were OK, messing around with the brackets would have made no difference. They are now snug against the bodywork. It was actually the rubber/plastic edges of the mud guard that didn't seem flat and ever so slightly curled.

Actually noticed a 2008 TDV8 RRFF today that had much worse gaps than mine originally had on the front and rear so it seems like a tricky thing to fit snug, or over time they just weather.

27th Jan 2015 2:54pm

stan
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good job sir ... - .- -.

Y. O. L. O.
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27th Jan 2015 3:16pm

PaulTyrer

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2006 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Cairns Blue

stan wrote:

Must admit, was thinking of fitting them to mine but I dont like them with the two white arrows on!!

Can you get them without??

27th Jan 2015 4:50pm

stan
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... - .- -.

Y. O. L. O.
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27th Jan 2015 4:52pm

Ianmaney

Member Since: 27 Nov 2012
Location: Birmingham UK
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2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Mariana Black

Its built by Land Rover, its supposed to have gaps !!!! Semper in merda sumus, solum altum variat !!

Current: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE
Last one: 2003 3.0 TD6 Vogue

28th Jan 2015 8:30am

Cam-Tech-Craig

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2015 Range Rover SVAutobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

PaulTyrer wrote:
stan wrote:

Must admit, was thinking of fitting them to mine but I dont like them with the two white arrows on!!

Can you get them without??

28th Jan 2015 10:27am

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