lbeddowscbr Posted June 2, 2014 Posted June 2, 2014 Dont know if this has been mentioned before (which it probably has) and i apologies if it has but...... Today a cleaned my car while it was my day off, Power washed all over and under the arches as best i could with only having a straight lance. afterwards i ran a cloth under the lip of the arch to get any missed muck and was amazed at the state of the rag!!! got a flat headed screw driver and scraped a lot of mud from in the corners and blasted it off again. Then i see this little plastic cover: I noticed it was a little loose so i bent it away from the arch to find...... this cover caught all the crap that runs down your arch and holds it there, helping to rot the end of your sills!!!!!! needles to say i took the wheels off both sides and gave them a damn good clean and i will be getting it in the garage ond getting some q rust and underseal on them. 4 Quote
Hammerz Posted June 2, 2014 Posted June 2, 2014 I took mine off when fitting Tarmac side diffusers and was stunned to see all the muck stuck in there Quote
GMballistic Posted June 2, 2014 Posted June 2, 2014 Going to inspect this "crap" catcher this weekend ~ good call. Quote
Roscoe Posted June 2, 2014 Posted June 2, 2014 Done mine last year! After owning an s14a I didn't want the zed to rust away like that did. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Almeida1234 Posted June 2, 2014 Posted June 2, 2014 I checked mine when I had the car on the ramp last time. It does get filthy down there good call Quote
chirag1988 Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 I took mine off when fitting Tarmac side diffusers and was stunned to see all the muck stuck in there Ditto - I just cut mine off when fitting the tarmac side steps. Got a load of muck in my face when taking them off though Quote
StevoD Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 (edited) yea mine a gone thanks to tarmacs side diffusers, But regarding arches my front liners are always blowing back and touching my wheels been through 2 sets now Edited June 3, 2014 by StevoD Quote
WhackyWill Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Glad I read this now. Will give mine a good blasting at the weekend. 1 Quote
AliveBoy Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 yea mine a gone thanks to tarmacs side diffusers, But regarding arches my front liners are always blowing back and touching my wheels been through 2 sets now I have a tyre shaped hole in my passenger front one Quote
Rocky4510 Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 I found that little mud stash last weekend when doing my alloys also. Had to stab a flathead in there to dig it all out! Felt a little relieved after seeing all the crap that came out Sent from Tapatalk Quote
HEADPHONES Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Great heads up Question 1 Is it as simple as just prizing this plastic cover back like in the pic Question 2 WHAT BENIFICIAL PURPOSE DOES SUCH A BOGUS MUD TRAP SERVE? Quote
samsniss350z Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Both of my S14's were like this and my Zed was the same when i gave it its first wash. The worst of it is if it gets wet it takes and age to dry out and is a rust trap in waiting. Its amazing just how much dirt comes out from this little lip. This summer i plan to remove the rear wheels and clean out the arches and give them a good coating of Hammerite stone chip shield. Quote
choptop Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 'Where theres muck theres brass' as the saying goes. Well maybe for a bodyshop! Well spotted Quote
lbeddowscbr Posted June 7, 2014 Author Posted June 7, 2014 Glad this has been of some benefit guys. Hopefully saved people some agro and money, lol Quote
daveallen1999 Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 I will be having a look for this, thank you. Quote
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