What You Learn After Signing... mud flaps and power running board recommendations?

[boshog]

One rainy week of going up & down our driveway without mud flaps versus going on 3+ months of no car wash with mud flaps. Makes a huge difference. I went with the RokBlokz XL mud flaps and the Turn Offroad Step-Slider. The step slider won't solve the step height issue you're having, but they help make a difference in keeping mud/rocks off the doors.

That is perfect, that is what I want to eliminate, the mud getting thrown up around the door handles. Thank you.

Check out Broflaps on Etsy....and calm down Bob...you're picking internet fights and it doesn't seem like you're prepared for it. Best bet is to simply ignore what you don't like.

You are right, ignore the negativity.

I've gotten several good recommendations which I am grateful for (like above). Now I'm in the process of seeing which option I want to go with. I'm going to add the mud flaps first and wait on my wife's input to see where she wants to go regarding the running boards.

I have the factory fold-down type boards on my pick up and they are at the perfect height when deployed for entry and exit. I'm going to take some measurements and see how the Bronco sits compared to my pick-up. Thanks for your recommendation.

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[Beach_Bum]

I second the ReKGen flaps for the front. Good price point, rubberish and conformed nicely to the wheel well arch. Sits right against the factory steps

For those that installed the REKGen Trophy Sport flaps, is there any reason why the Baja Universal Offset Flaps won't work?

 

[Lowcountry Bronco]

I had the Gatorback mud flaps on my Bronco, and they are the best (in my opinion) mud flaps out there. They aren't cheap, but they are heavy duty and do a great job keeping the mud down. The bottom also slides off so you can re-gain some ground clearance while off-roading.

Here's a picture of them on my Bronco, not long after I picked it up:

I have since removed them, simply because I prefer the look and functionality without them. However, I was also concerned about rocks and mud being thrown up the side of my Bronco too. I opted to add rock sliders, which have helped keep the rooster tail down a bit, and also work well as a step... And obviously serves its original purpose of protecting the vehicle from rocks and such.

I recently added a strip of paint protection film on the lower rocker panels, which seems to be doing a good job. If you're concerned, I could do the entire side of the Bronco (or the entire vehicle, if you so choose). I went with a ceramic coating for the rest, so the only PPF I have is on the rocker panels.

This is my Bronco (taken this morning), with the sliders and you can't even see the PPF:

Edit: Better picture of the sliders, so you can see how far they stick out and their angle:

Hope that helps!

Great looking Bronco and please don't take offense but had to chuckle reading about the mudflaps and then seeing the big mud splash decal along the side.

 

[GPPBronco]

Check out Broflaps on Etsy....and calm down Bob...you're picking internet fights and it doesn't seem like you're prepared for it. Best bet is to simply ignore what you don't like.

x2 on the Bro Flaps.

 

[604Bronco]

Great looking Bronco and please don't take offense but had to chuckle reading about the mudflaps and then seeing the big mud splash decal along the side.

I'm super offended!!!

Just kidding - There is definitely some irony to that, haha. I like the look of the mud, without the maintenance of having to wash it off I suppose

 

[Jsullivan]

Same set up. Works well!

I have the same set up with Ford mud flaps front and rear.
Go Rhino running boards still catch some snow and mud but it helped a bunch.
I have not had any issues with slipping on the running boards getting in or out.

 

[OuterJersey]

For those that installed the REKGen Trophy Sport flaps, is there any reason why the Baja Universal Offset Flaps won't work?

Not sure…I did use their shorter version and it works well

 

[C1 Ret]

Well, it has been about three weeks since my wife took delivery of her 2024 Bronco Outer Banks. We live deep in the rural, well-off paved roads. The mud roads we drive versus the design of the Bronco isn't working well for us. I hope I'll come across others who have addressed similar issues and can offer some recommendations.

As you can see from the picture, the entire side of the vehicle is spayed in mud. The running boards do nothing but make it worse. The mud collects around the outside door handles making a mess in your hand and the running boards are mounted too high to serve the purpose of getting in or out of the vehicle. They stick out just far enough from the vehicle to make it impossible to swing your lower legs out from the vehicle far enough to avoid picking up a fresh horizontal mud imprint across the back of your lower pant leg.

The running boards, they gotta go. I'm looking for a recommendation on mud flaps that would reduce the amount of mud painted on the side of the vehicle. Also, I would entertain power running boards that would swing down low enough to assist in getting in and out.

A thousand thanks to anyone who can tell me how they solved this issue.

I have not yet added mud flaps, but I am considering it. The issue for me is we get wet snow here, and in prior cars I have owned with flaps, the snow mixes with the road sand and cakes the inside of the flaps to the point where it will rub the tire. I used to carry a cheap 7 iron to knock it out of the wheel wells on a regular basis. I did replace my OEM side steps with the Rock Slide Engineering power steps, and I love them. They still get mud and snow on the top, but the steps work perfectly even in junky conditions. I highly recommend them.

 

[misterspivey]

I hate the look of mud flaps and have never added them to any vehicle I've owned. I don't care if my vehicle gets muddy. But on the 250 mile drive home from the dealer, I learned that Broncos with the Sasquatch tires need something to stop the rocks from flinging up and chipping the paint. We brought our Wildtrack home from Portland to Seattle on the Friday afternoon before Christmas and traffic was so bad that Waze directed us off the freeway and at one point onto a gravel road. When we got back on the freeway, the sound of the rocks pinging off the underside and doors of the vehicle was loud enough to startle us and it was continuous for several miles. That's when I decided to get mud flaps but still haven't done it yet.

 

[boshog]

I hate the look of mud flaps and have never added them to any vehicle I've owned. I don't care if my vehicle gets muddy. But on the 250 mile drive home from the dealer, I learned that Broncos with the Sasquatch tires need something to stop the rocks from flinging up and chipping the paint.

We get mud sprayed up on all our vehicles, and we can deal with that but I wanted to stop the mud from getting up into the door handles so mud flaps I will have to go by order of the wife, it is her Bronco.

Someone in this thread recommended a paint-protective film. I'm looking into that now. My bride ordered her Bronco in Azure Gray Metallic which was a $1K option, I want to protect it from rocks and other debris that can cause paint chips.

 

[OuterJersey]

Yes I had paint chips happen before I added flaps

 

[Bruno]

THIS is why wheel poke is stupid.

 

[JBWildTrak]

We just purchased our new Bronco BL SAS last weekend. So far, we’ve ordered the Archetype Stirrup Steps and OEM wheel locks. I’m thinking about ordering mud flaps for the front, but none for the rear wheels. Not installing mud flaps for the rear wheels can help tailgating drivers figure out quickly that is probably not such a smart idea to follow too close. All you have to do is hit a water puddle and you’ll send a filthy water spray from the rear tires.
Nevertheless, this thing will kick up small rocks.

 

[OuterJersey]

THIS is why wheel poke is stupid.

Stock SAS, stock everything before mudflaps

 

[Bruno]

Stock SAS, stock everything before mudflaps

Stock poke too

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