On a wet day (like today) I don't half get a lot of water and muck being chucked up over the back windscreen.
I have two questions regarding mudflaps.
1) What are the best to get, dealer or aftermarket and does anyone have any reccomendations?
2) Would fitting mudflaps invalidate my warranty? Maybe sounds a dumb question but you never know in this day and age.

Thanks.

Don't know abou 'the best', but certainly the dealer couldn't quibble if you fitted official mudflaps.

Outside of that a manufacturer has to honour a warranty if the failure is unrelated to the modificaion, but can reasonably refuse if seen to be related. i.e. if the fitting of aftermarket mudflaps required bumper drilling (for arguments sake) then any problem in that are would not be a warranty claim. However, if there was another issue in another area of the bumper, such a paint bubbling or similar in another area, then they would reasonably be expected to honour it. Doesn't stop the requirement to have the discussion though.....

Would I need to drill the bumper? If they just clamp on I can't see a problem.

To fit them you remove the screws in the wheel arch part of the bumper, place the mudflap in place then replace the screws through the mudflap, job done.
Very easy to Fit!!

That sounds cool. Anyone have any idea of prices please?

10platepanda said:

Would I need to drill the bumper? If they just clamp on I can't see a problem.

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Probably not, but I used that as an example to describe how dealers have to honour warranties. If you fitted 3rd party mudflaps that clamped, then you couldn't expect a Fiat dealer to warranty a problem in that area of the bumper (e.g. if it cracked), but would elsewhere if not linked.

Are you sure it's muck from the wheels and not just from the turbulence created by such a flat backend....?

The Panda does behave a bit like a van in that respect!

ThisBitterPill said:

Are you sure it's muck from the wheels and not just from the turbulence created by such a flat backend....?

The Panda does behave a bit like a van in that respect!

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A van like back end is crap for aero at higher speeds and this is why you get the turbulence. I seriously doubt mudflaps are going to make any discernible difference really.

10platepanda said:

On a wet day (like today) I don't half get a lot of water and muck being chucked up over the back windscreen.
I have two questions regarding mudflaps.
1) What are the best to get, dealer or aftermarket and does anyone have any reccomendations?
2) Would fitting mudflaps invalidate my warranty? Maybe sounds a dumb question but you never know in this day and age.

Thanks.

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Having had Fiat flaps fitted to my Panda when purchased, I can honestly say they do very little at all.

The only thing they did stop was oil/tar from a newly resurfaced road. Sprayed all the flaps but didn't go on the bumper.

10platepanda said:

That sounds cool. Anyone have any idea of prices please?

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Here you go, £30.51

http://www.fiat-accessories.com/Fiat-Panda-Mudflaps-Rear

Did you get round to fitting the mud flaps? I'm thinking of putting some on mine (to help hide the biscuit-like wheels).