nightspeed98 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I loved being the only car getting in and out of the driveway, but my car suffered. the rear mudflaps are coming off, i JUST noticed my fogs are cracked. BOTH OF THEM!!! also the car felt incredibly rough the first 4 miles on my way to work and something hit the bottom every few seconds. i am assuming it was Ice chunks falling off the car because a mile after i got on the parkway, it went away and never happened again. thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFromPA Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I have an 08 and I live not far from you....my mudflaps are fine (or have been), so are the foglights. Stuff hitting the bottom = normal in my experience, maybe yours is worse due to stickier tires IIRC? The one thing I just got, on both of my sides, was a severe case of frozen snow on the inside of my wheels. Couldn't go over 50mph without the car trying to shake itself apart. I tried to melt it first by heavy braking and then sitting and letting the heat radiate (I mean doing this over 20 minutes in stop and go traffic). Finally had to get out and push/pull the chunks out of the wheel. Happened on my 06 Civic SI, I literally was watching the passenger seat bounce up and down from the vibrations....maybe I should tighten that; didn't seem like it would be good to be seated there in a wreck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutchard Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 The one thing I just got, on both of my sides, was a severe case of frozen snow on the inside of my wheels. Couldn't go over 50mph without the car trying to shake itself apart. I tried to melt it first by heavy braking and then sitting and letting the heat radiate (I mean doing this over 20 minutes in stop and go traffic). Finally had to get out and push/pull the chunks out of the wheel. . Heavy braking won't melt it. Find a spray-it-yourself carwash with warm water and spray the ice out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFromPA Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Heavy braking has worked for me before, when it was just some smaller stuff. This morning my wheels were crammed full I just literally took a gloved hand and pushed the snow/ice out and it worked just fine. Cruised the rest of the way at 80mph with no vibrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutchard Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 yeah, I'm thinking more when they're crammed full and it turns to ice, hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Snow always gets caked on the front and rear mudflaps for me. What I do is gently kick the sides of the mudflaps after each drive to get the snow to slide right off. The key is to do this while it's still slushy, not when it's already frozen itself to the flaps. I usually don't get snow stuck in the wheels unless I was screwing around in a parking lot. For those cases, I just use a stick or whatever else is handy to poke the snow out from in between the spokes before they're frozen to the wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jesse Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Really enjoyed mine coming up the mountain Friday. It was just me and a bunch of Jeeps and 4wd trucks. Everyone else was in the ditch. I even saw a Baja in the ditch which surprised me. This is the first real snow since getting it and it didn't disappoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendozer Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 the rear mudflaps are coming off, i JUST noticed my fogs are cracked. BOTH OF THEM!!! The fogs are cracked most likely from debris hitting them. Nothing new really. With the sand/salt they put on the roads, you can get some pretty large size pebbles smacking the front end of your car. You should see my windshield. It has been owned by winter debris. As for the mudflaps. Get yourself some RA mudflaps with some WD-40 sprayed on there. Snow will slide off flawlessly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toneranger Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Never heard of the WD-40 idea.....interesting! Anyone tried that with the entire wheel well? __________________________________ Steve C. 2009 Legacy 2.5i Wagon Touring Package Satin White Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbulb Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Before I put my winter wheels on I tried putting a good coat of wax onto the inside wheel well. It didn't stop the snow and ice from freezing and causing vibrations though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjoe Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Heavy braking won't melt it. Find a spray-it-yourself carwash with warm water and spray the ice out. I used the handle side of the brush to poke the snow out from inside the wheel. You could definitely feel the unbalanced wheels past 50mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FocuS Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I have been spraying CD2 Engine Detailer on the insides of the wheel wells to combat the buildup of ice/snow. It seems to make wheel well more slippery and the snow just falls off if it gets thrown in there...this doesn't do anything for the wheels themselves but I always make an effort to scrape that off before I leave the car parked anyway... my .02... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborne200208 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I try to clean the wheels out after snow fun, but if it freezes in there i go to a touchless car wash with the underbody spray. <-----HONDA SERIAL KILLER-----> RIP JHMEH6160RS006479 RIP 1HGCD5650VA021631 RIP JHMGD38688S015633 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 If you backup with heavy snow behind the mud flaps, you can dislodge them, sometimes to the point where they pull the popits out. Other than that, I've not had an issue with any Subaru mudflaps. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightspeed98 Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 Wd40...... hmmmm, I can understand winter debris but both fogs??? The mudflaps did knock off some popits, but now need to be replaced as they rubbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealeric Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 another thing to watch for when backing up is the engine cover thing thats under the car. lots of snow can build up under there and take it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvento Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 how about silicone spray you now what you would use for motorcycle wax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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