Brian Kirby Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Does anyone have a SEVEL based PVC on a maxi chassis with mudflaps fitted front and rear? If so, are they Fiat/Peugeot/Citroen made, or aftermarket, and if so, whose, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don636 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I have mud flaps fitted front and rear on my 6.36m Fiat Ducato and they were fitted on the van when delivered from the manufacturer so I assume they are a Fiat fitting. They are very secure and work very well in practice and make a significant difference to the amount of muck that gets thrown alongside the van (based on the state of vans without them). I have not experienced any problems with them grounding apart from on some speed humps but this is not a problem if you go slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobalobs Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Both our 2002 and 2010 Murvi Pvc were fitted from new by Fiat with front and back mudflaps for little over £100 for the four. Ripped a rear one when trying to back over a road hump and Fiat wanted nearly a £100 for one.! Learnt a lesson but we did find the replacement on the net for considerably less from a Fiat dealer in West Wales for less. Us Southerners are ripped off! We think they are well worth having with all the crud thrown up on our modern degrading roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 My xlwb has Fiat ones front and rear, the fronts have always been ok, but the rear where apparently an odd fit, first time I backed up to kerb the brackets got bent (but flaps stayed on), I've now cut the flaps, IIRC they now have 6" of ground clearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deneb Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 My van is on the light chassis, but I also purchased a set of front and rear mud flaps from a Fiat dealer for about £120 via eBay. They fit quite securely, via a metal bracket which clamps around the flange below the sills and behind the wheel arches, with additional fixings through the square holes in the lips of the wheel arches. The rear flaps are fairly large and low, which cuts down spray behind the van considerably, and the front pair are also fairly effective, particularly in shielding the motorised step under the side door from much of the mud and grit it previously attracted. I don't know for certain, but believe that the mud flaps for the heavy chassis are similar in size and method of fixing, apart from being moulded to the contours of the plastic wheel arch extensions which are absent from the light chassis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starvin marvin Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I bought and fitted a pair of front mud flaps to my Hymer Tramp 3.0 ltr, maxi chassis, purchased from Robins & Day, Peugeot dealers for approx £30 incldg vat. Very good fit, stops road noise in heavy rain and standing water, also stops lots of grunge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 This 2016 thread may be of interest http://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/-Fiat-Mud-Flaps/40513/ I fitted Fiat OE front mud-flaps to my 2015 Ducato ‘light chassis’ coachbuilt motorhome (example of mud-flap design here) http://www.vospers.com/parts/genuine-fiat-ducato-inc-motorhome-front-mudflaps-mudguards.html and Vospers also advertise Ducato rear mud-flaps http://www.vospers.com/parts/genuine-fiat-ducato-inc-motorhome-rear-mudflaps-mudguards.html (Not sure there if there is any difference flap-wise if the Ducato is a ‘light’ or ‘maxi’ version.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deneb Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Derek Uzzell - 2018-02-14 9:39 AM (Not sure there if there is any difference flap-wise if the Ducato is a ‘light’ or ‘maxi’ version.) Mine (Fiat) had part number labels on the bags stating that they were for the light van, so I assume there will be different part numbers for the heavy chassis. The rubber mouldings are contoured to follow the curve of the body panels at the front and bumper at the back, so I would suspect that the heavy chassis versions will be a different moulding to accommodate the extension of the wheel arches relative to the clamp attachment to the sill flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 Well, thanks for all the ideas/suggestions/answers. After a lot of phoning, and a bit of probing, I have an answer. The nearest dealer happens to be both Fiat and Peugeot. It took a while (and a little gentle prodding) for them to dig out the parts lists, but they found that there are specific Ducato maxi mudflaps, which are different in design to the Ducato light mudflaps. The differences are to accommodate the plastic extension mouldings to both front and rear wheel arches. So far so good. The bad news is the price. They are sold individually, not as pairs, and the front are £170 each inc VAT, the rear £173.11 inc VAT! So, £686.22 for a set of 4! Oh yea! :-D What they also said was that they think the Ducato light mudflaps can probably be persuaded to fit, but probably not neatly, and that the Peugeot flaps may fit but are, in their opinion, of lower quality, albeit cheaper. So, he's agreed to get in a full set of both Peugeot and Fiat, on a sale or return basis, so that we can look at whether fitting either might be feasible. The van has to go in for the intercooler pipe recall when the bits arrive, so we'll see which, if any, seem the best option then. I'll then post again with the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Our vans always came without mudflaps and I use to buy a pair, or two, of 'el cheapos' from Halfords or Amazon. First time fitting was a bit of a faff but at that price it was not worth taking 'em off to re-use and second and subsequant fitting was a lot easier! https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00LO8N1XK/ref=s9_acsd_zgift_hd_bw_b2i8UQR_c_x_w/259-8623960-0415058?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-4&pf_rd_r=FW5EM8CYYT7Y5F4SDJMJ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1bf8a4ac-386c-5b6d-9777-6a441ccda723&pf_rd_i=2484448031 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakofox Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I fitted some Fiamma Front mudflats to our ducato. https://www.leisureoutlet.com/mud-flaps/spares-and-fittings/caravans-and-motorhomes/7383-fiamma-front-mud-flap-set?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItvTJ2_al2QIVQUAbCh2SoA3YEAQYASABEgJF3PD_BwE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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