Washing/waxing the car today to go into storage and I realized I am peppering the side of my car with the sticky front tires, some on the front of the rear wheel arch. I don't really want big guards there, but was thinking maybe the GT500 style that barely stick out might make the difference I need without being intrusive, anyone try?

 

i recently bought the Jaeger Brothers front slash guards, great quality guards! and fit is perfect! i think they make them for the GT500

 

I have a GT, I just like the low profile of the GT500 rear splashguards. Have pics of your Jaegers?

 

The issue I would see is that the low profile guards have that line on them where it matches up with the edge of the fender well. The surface texture is different for the exposed part. Unless you got it to line up perfectly with the front fender edge, you would have two different textures showing, along with the line. Here is the Jaeger front guard. A bit large for me, but if you are in an area that sees snow, not a bad winter investment.

 

the yager guard isn't bad in the front when the wheels are straight, but from behind, looks great.

here are the splash guards

http://www.jaegerbrothersauto.com/au...Front_110.html

 

The problem with those splash guards is any grit that gets trapped between the guard and the body/fender will cause it to rub through the paint. So you either just wax and clean the painted surfaces more often, or repaint it because of the trapped grit.

 

I bought a generic set from Autozone, cut 1.5" off the bottom, put in a brake and creased at about 45 degrees the lower 1", lined up with the 'pins' and drilled the flaps for that...no holes in the fender, sits on top of the plastic fenderwell, put a piece of 'wing seating tape' (like one side adhesive weather stripping for model airplanes, but less than 1/8" thick) on the flap, to sit against the fenderwell so it wont rub paint(fenderwell still does on the underside anyway- all the way around)...they look 'ok', but only ran them in the spring due to all the gravel left over from winter in Ohio...along with huge rear guards...actually I forgot to put them back on this year, and got quite a few stone chips- DOH!
I dunno about the jaeger flaps(look good to me) as to if theyll rub or not- mine sounded horrible going over speed bumps, after creasing them back, they just quietly rub a little- but man when straight they sounded like you ran over a grocery cart or something

 

Here are the GT500 flaps on both front and rear.
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LOL....that silver car looks very familiar....

I need to pick me up a set of those guards!

 

Not bad at all, any comments on the install and mods to the product if needed?

 

No pics...but I've had the GT500's on the front of my car for over a year. Regular GT molded ones in the rear, both painted mid-gloss black to match the lower blacked-out trim on my car. Install took less that 20 mins on each side, very effective in keeping the road grime off the sides, and greatly reduces the "spray" effect when I run the wider off-set rims. I paid less than 20.00 for the pair from local Ford dealer.

 

just finished...installed just a little differently

 

can you guys get me the part #s for those? front and rear.
also i saw a post about the front plate bracket, any # for that. thanks alot.

 

the part numbers are as follows (same for the front & rear, just have to make them work on the front):

(1) 7R3Z-16A550-AA
(1) 7R3Z-16A550-AB

they were less than $10/ea at the Ford dealership, right around $21 with tax.

this is how I mounted mine (rear only)...

I just used the (2) screws in the wheel wells that are already holding the bumper on the car.

I unscrewed the top one completely and the bottom one about half way. I installed the top of the "mud flap" first (not tightening the screw all of the way). Then I swung the mud flap over until the the line that separates the smooth part of the mud flap and the rough part was even with the outer part of the bumper. Using the head of the screw, I made a mark on the mud flap. Then with a small drill bit, I made a hole where the mark was. After that you can install the bottom part (not tightening all the way).

Moving back to the top, you'll notice that by swinging the botton inward, the top part moved outward. Unscrew the top again and notch out a small section of the existing top hole (I used a razor blade) that will allow you to push the top of the mud flap inward, allowing you to line up the line that separates the smooth part of the mud flap and the rough part with the outer part of he bumper.

Once you've got it all lined up to your liking, just tighten the screws and you're done.


regarding a front plate bracket, I'm not sure about what you're talking about??

 

i have the gt500 ones installed on the rear. they do a good job and arent bulky

 

If you are asking about a front license plate bracket the number is 7R3Z-17A385-CA.

 

just put the GT500 flaps on the front and rear,pretty easy.

 

what kind of mods were needed on the fronts? any drilling or can u retain the holes with the rocker panel clips?