lousypirate Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 First of all, i was really sick of all the snow and ice that was piling up both in the wheel well and on the underside of my car. Second of all, this is an NA, i wouldn't have done this if it was turbo. Also now have over 100k miles on this girl. Third of all, i got the material for free, family owns a welding shop and took some diamondplate off the racks... i didn't feel like paying the cash for OEM or some rallyarmor ones... these are stronger anyways. I for one think they are pretty sweet, this is a daily driver, ain't no show car. i'm happy with how they turned out, just wanted to post to give more ideas to people that go places that "cars shouldn't go", this is more for protection than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 diamond plate is ok for a truck. looks kinda weird on a legacy but looks like you did a good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskajoel Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 There is a local WRX running 275 series tires with diamond plate mudflaps where I live...it fits Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molal24 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Not a fan...Makes it a bit redneckish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousypirate Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Not a fan...Makes it a bit redneckish... did i mention i'm a huge fan of dirt track racing, i hunt and fish, i live on a lake, and i wear flannel from time to time, i plan on getting a 4x4 in the next month, and plan on eventually turning that 4x4 into an off road rig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underground000 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 i dont really like silver/chrome too much, personally if they were black it would look better 5eat downshift rev match:) Powder coated wheels: completed:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el5y Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 did i mention i'm a huge fan of dirt track racing, i hunt and fish, i live on a lake, and i wear flannel from time to time, i plan on getting a 4x4 in the next month, and plan on eventually turning that 4x4 into an off road rig? ROFL Well played Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el5y Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Quick ninja edit for a black painted diamond plate not too bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__raj Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Only cool if they have this cut out into them: http://www.isymbolz.com/misc/silhouette_girl/SG001-mudflap-girl-01.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousypirate Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 OMG that black would be a bitch to paint... powdercoat not out of the question though, they'll probably come off in the summer and back on in the fall if i don't get lazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el5y Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 OMG that black would be a bitch to paint... powdercoat not out of the question though, they'll probably come off in the summer and back on in the fall if i don't get lazy Why would it be so hard to paint? get some rustoleum spray paint, take them off and have at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeeeeYa Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Leave them on and I suspect you will find out why mudflaps are universally .... flexible. Otherwise, your car and your flaps. I will add that mudflaps are a personal thing. Normally I don't like them, thinking they take away from the looks of a car and add an element of ..... you know. But my new 3.0R has them, black factory mudflaps, and I'm glad they're there. I also have that air deflector for the moonroof, am glad it's there, too, even though it also joins the mudflaps as good to have but wish were invisible. +1 for ingenuity and putting one's thoughts into action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Just one detail - they are stiff, which means that if they hook into something you may get a bit of damage. A rubber hinge would make them less prone to cause damage to the car, but also make sure that they aren't able to damage the tire if they flip "backwards" then. A plastic or rubber mudflap won't suffer from this problem, since the worst thing then will be a broken mudflap. But it's up to you what you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LGT-NY Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Yuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdisco Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Now throw on a trailer hitch and a set of these ... http://farm1.static.flickr.com/114/298408275_23120dcfe3.jpg?v=0 ... now your talkin! I have the Subaru ones they're better then nothing but salt spray still gets up the sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LGT-NY Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Rally Armor FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagcars26 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 rally armor ftw. +12345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bdubs Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 You did a good job. Not something I would do, but it really isn't all that bad looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousypirate Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 see, this isn't supposed to appeal to that many people, damn city slickers. haha. like some other people said, it's your car. it wasn't really my choice to get a car, i just knew i needed decent gas mileage for moving back and forth from school constantly, and i always liked subaru, but why not implement stuff more for function... at least i'm not trying to put a body kit on it or neons and fart cans on it... with a huuuuge spoiler. to each their own, and diamondplate is more for country folk and rednecks anyways. or apparently your floor if you are a fast and the furious type of retard i'm probably also getting a bug deflector if i feel like burnin some cash and pretty tempted to run CB on my car. the car will never be a powerhouse (can't justify swapping for a DOHC...) so, unless i win the lotto and purchase a ls9 to slide under the hood, this particular subaru will forever be a SOHC EJ25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousypirate Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 wow, can't believe i only got ragged on for 2 days. lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeeeeYa Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 wow, can't believe i only got ragged on for 2 days. lmao. You have WHAT on?!! And only two days, too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roosien092 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 you crack me up kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousypirate Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 you crack me up kid. well lookie lookie, someone finally stopped trolling this forum and decided to join. hahaha you know you love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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