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Originally Posted by zaimer
Just don't look at the pitting on the rocks  . I feel it is almost inevitable on a low ground clearance vehicle with wide (& often sticky in comparison to an average car) tires. The flaps can reduce the damage, but I haven't seen where they work well enough to justify having them.
Yes, many of the splash shields from the factory do little for protection. I think the manufacturers are also on the fence of protection and/or aesthetics. They do look good because customers can be sold on the idea of protection, but it does very minimal at the end of the day. |
To each his own on the looks, but after ~40k miles on my 2016 1LT, including trips out to a gravel covered ranch about once a week, I'm sold on the ZL1 rock guards 100% which is why I put them right on my 2021.
And I don't even notice them any more - here are some pictures I took right after I installed them on my 2016 which show they are relatively unobtrusive. And the car still regularly gets compliments on its looks, but nobody has ever said "ugly mudflaps!"