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pafro
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Post by pafro »

Hi

I dont know the exact english name for this part:
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Post by Ozark Lee »

They are called mudflaps.

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pafro
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Ozark Lee wrote:They are called mudflaps.

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pafro wrote:Hi

I dont know the exact english name for this part:
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What are they called in Ireland?
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Post by MadeInJapan »

I believe in Ireland they're called Spray Suppression Flaps or just Spray Flaps (seriously- I googled it!) :mrgreen:
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Post by Ozark Lee »

And here I thought they called the Guinness in Ireland!

Smack, Bad Boy, off topic. :D

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Post by instarx »

...or mud flaps (two words).
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Post by flynscot »

You'll occasionally hear them referred to as "mud guards" as well.
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They are also called stone gaurds.
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Post by boosted5cyl »

I'm from ireland and I've always called them mudflaps :?
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