Why don't all cars have mudguards? They stop rust under your car and they stop water sprayed up reducing visibility behind you.
Why don't all cars have mudguards?
Jun 25, 2021
Last reply: 5 years ago
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Don't you need to get the water away from your tyres rather than diverting it and dropping it back under the tyre?
Probably affects the aerodynamics and thus the emissions or miles per charge spec for the vehicle.
They look like crap, they create drag, they fray and tatter, etc.....
Mudguards are always on the trailing/rear edge of the wheel arch so any water that is flung off the tyre runs down the mudguard onto the road
*behind* the tyre, rather than in front of it where the tyre will pick it up again. Hopefully any water that is collected by the front-wheel mudguards will have chance to dissipate a bit on the road before being picked up by the rear tyres ;-)In answer to the Commander's original question, I imagine lack of mudguards is simply a cost-saving thing on cheaper cars.
If you must get trolled by Kinsey, take it to a car group.
urc dropped.
I thought only pre-war cars had mudguards. More modern ones have wings.
I think the modern meaning of "mudguard" when applied to a car/lorry/bus, as opposed to a bicycle or motorbike, is the flap below the wheel arch which extends towards the road as a means of channelling muddy water onto the road so it doesn't spray around and get onto the windscreens of cars behind.
The Lotus 7 had mudguards
Those are mud-flaps.
I think that the OP meant a moulded/pressed body part which fits inside the wheel arch above the wheel (and is perhaps removable and replaceable). Its job is to prevent water and mud from being thrown around inside the wing and perhaps via bulkhead gaps into the headlights and engine compartment.
...almost anything. Its 'commander' Kinsey. I think he just likes the sound of his own voice
Maybe, but few cars had mudflaps even before anyone cared about emissions or details about mileage. They had fender skirts however.
What are wings?
and perhaps via bulkhead gaps into the headlights
USA: "fenders".
I believe the US variants had wings to meet regulations. They truly were wings and started flapping at around 70 mph and developed lift.
But I see decent cars without them. And my question would have better phrased "why are cars allowed on the road without mudguards?"
They don't cause any problems. Nothing to not want.
Ah, treehugging s**te.
Learn to use a killfile.
Barely noticeable.
But you do notice when the car in front doesn't have them and all you see is water sprayed up.
Barely noticeable.
I've never had that even on a 20 year old car with the original flaps.
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