Mud flaps scraping the road when cornoring / load

Hi,

I have a astra mk 4 20 dti 1.6 iv had it about 3 months still has 18
months warrenty on it, The question i have which may sound stupid but
has anyone had problems with the flaps catching the roan when
cornoring or having a full load eg 3 normal sized passengers ? I have
also found this to be a problem with speed bumps , slowly they are
trimming them selves down to size but scare my passengers who thing
the car is about to snap in half, These are original vauhall mud
flaps.

Thanks fot your help

 

(Graham) wrote in message
dam spelling lets try again

 

You've more than llikely simply got the mudflaps fitted too low down. If the
VX ones they come with instructionsabout the height to fit them to get the
right clearance, and a ruler to measure it. Just move them up!

 

Check that all the fittings holding the flaps are tight.

Also, try to check if it is sitting at about the same height as similar
Astras.

If you've been unlucky, some boy racer might have cut the springs to lower
the car.

 

Yep - My 97 Mk3 suffers from the same problem - its a consquence of use so
I'm told. The front drivers side one managed to get
dragged off on a particularly difficult driveway, which when replaced with
tightened bolts etc no longer scraped. Try ensuring all brackets/
bolts are secure to see if this makes a difference. Vaux dealers should be
able to tell you the height at which they should sit.

Dan.

 

Hi Guys,

Cheers for the advice in a moment of thought i have had a look and
found a large amount of road debris has built up behind them there for
although they are slightly angled it was reduced by them being pushed
forward reducing road clearance,,,, im now off to find a spanner to
remove them and bin them as there slowly pulling out my plastic inner
wings its the first car iv had mud flaps on and will be the last may
be a hint to future buyers get the car off the dealer with flaps check
the inner wings and remove the flaps silicone the holes up and get
some tar spot remover instead its easyer.

 

Why not remove them and refit slightly higher up