Do you guys remove the mud guards?

[ericc191]

Hey everyone. I've been debating on whether or not to remove the mud guards that come on our cars. What do y'all think?

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[jayy_swish]

I’m personally not a fan of mud guards although they do serve a good purpose in some instances. Especially, with a sticky tire set up and a flush wheel, but if I were too I’d get them color matched to the car at least (the portion that runs with the paint on the car

 

[Si_NSX904]

I think if you don't run skirts, keep them on.

 

[jayy_swish]

Yup agree^^

 

[Si_NSX904]

Yup agree^^

See that 2 against 1, we win.

 

[Drake]

Pretty sure the mud guards were a dealer-installed accessory they installed and then charged you for. Probably could have bought a Si without them

 

[novy_wan_kenobi]

Hey everyone. I've been debating on whether or not to remove the mud guards that come on our cars. What do y'all think?

If you end up removing them, I'll pay shipping for you to send me the rear ones if you don't need them.

 

[V3N0M_VZL4]

My car came without mud guards and I had to buy some OEMs my vote leave them

 

[gtman]

OP, I think they look good and are functional too. A win-win IMO, but they easily unscrew if you don't like them. Remember, it's your car, so your opinion is what matters, not mine.

 

[AndrewsCivicSi]

I have a 2020 civic si sedan and installed them myself (easy). I only had 300 miles on my car before install and already had 2 chips in the front doors. So these are a must-have. You have to make a hole for one of the screws on the back bumper inside the fender well so you would have a hole left if you remove guards. I'm ocd so that would bother me. The front ones are just 3 screws so that's easily reversible.

 

[Jeffers]

If you enjoy driving on back roads, the loose grit on those roads will sandblast the sides of your car. 'been there, done that'. I installed the OEM guards on my white coupe. I think they look good, but I'm a function over form sort of guy.

 

[mocaSi]

Hey everyone. I've been debating on whether or not to remove the mud guards that come on our cars. What do y'all think?

leave em alone! Good for protecting the side of your beautiful car

 

[bikejog]

I have a 2020 civic si sedan and installed them myself (easy). I only had 300 miles on my car before install and already had 2 chips in the front doors. So these are a must-have. You have to make a hole for one of the screws on the back bumper inside the fender well so you would have a hole left if you remove guards. I'm ocd so that would bother me. The front ones are just 3 screws so that's easily reversible.

Are all the screws screw into plastic or some into metal? I contemplating removing (or re-doing) any ones that screws into metal because I'm afraid the dealer might not have done a proper job in rust proofing the metal screw holes.

 

[LBP]

Are all the screws screw into plastic or some into metal? I contemplating removing (or re-doing) any ones that screws into metal because I'm afraid the dealer might not have done a proper job in rust proofing the metal screw holes.

If I recall correctly, the guards use a mix of threaded fasteners and polymer push pins. The front guard threaded fasteners all screw into existing threaded holes, and the rears come with a pinch nut that reinforces the plastic "tab" of the rear fascia and provides threads for the screw to bite into. The pinch nut looked to be geomet-coated or plated, and all the threaded fasteners were phosphate and oil coated. I would not worry about them rusting.

 

[ericc191]

Damn, guys thank you for all the opinions. I'm really glad I asked before just doing it. I had no idea I could get paint chips that easily without them.

And, yes, it would really bother me having another hole on my car..

(dealer front license plate - still debating on bumperplugs.com or trying the Bondo and touch-up paint method)

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