Prochamber

Thanks for the compliments. My favorite color is Blue. Took me about 7 months to find this model. It was a one owner and was serviced every 5,000 miles at the same dealership.

I'll have to take some additional shots of the mud flaps from a distance to show the OEM consistency and color match.

Prochamber

It's about to storm here but here are some other shots of the mud flaps.

Prochamber

Boy did we get some rain yesterday. Afterward the storm passed my car was sooo clean that it looked like I had detailed it again. Later!

Kira X

iTrader: (24)

I want a set of these so bad!

marktmark

Thanks for the mud flap pics. I'm now considering getting a set.

I wonder if it will affect gas mileage...

jayclapp

Don't worry about it. Since they are located behind the tires, there will be no increase in drag.

Kweigel

I love those floor mats! Where did you get them? I'd love to get some like yours, only in light green to match my car!

Prochamber

Thanks for the compliment. Here is the website. It takes about 4 weeks to be manufactured. But it's worth the wait.

http://www.cocomats.com/style.htm

Kansas

There is some drag but it is probably minor. The OEM mud flaps for the early LS400 (90-94) were documented to add one full decibel of noise at highway speeds. From 95-on, OEM LS mud flaps became smaller with the ones for the 95-00 LS400 being about the same size as the ones for the LS430. The original large 90-94 LS mud flaps were more effective but even the smaller ones do some good. I've been given a lot of flack for putting mud flaps on cars -- I particularly liked the OEM mud flaps I had on my Mercedes cars back in 70's and 80's - huge with big white Mercedes stars on the back of them.

I'm definitely not a fan of coco mats - used them on a number of cars - Triumph, Volvo, Mercedes, Honda - from the 60's through most of the 80's. There are reasons you don't see them around anymore. They allow dirty water from shoes to pass through and stain the underlying carpet and are hard on the heels of dress shoes. I don't think any coco mats I bought lasted more than two or three years and they were prone to fading and/or bleeding their colored dye.

marktmark

Thanks for the opinions on the mileage question.

Wow. I just realized the flaps are around $100 EACH -- not for the whole set.

Prochamber

The cocmats that you're speaking of must of been the earlier manufactured ones because I have had cocmats in my 420 SEL for close to 6 years and there is no staining under any of my mats. And the cocomats are holding up like new with no tearing or splitting on the edges. I have close to 283,000 miles on my Mercedes. Later!

jayclapp

I'm sorry, but coco mats are for front doors! I want something soft and cushy to pamper my feet in this car! Just my opinion.

Kansas

Based on your previous posts, I guess I got the idea that your 1987 MB 420 was a fair weather hobby car that you bought when it was about 17 years old. I'm talking about coco mats that are used everyday including in harsh conditions like winter slush and snow. I went through many coco mat sets during about 400,000 in three Mercedes cars not counting the coco mats I used in the other cars I mentioned.

I never noticed any bleeding of the coco mat colors on carpets because I always bought mats that matched the carpets. What I am saying is that in every day use in real world, sometimes harsh conditions, coco mats don't last very long. What pissed me off most about coco mats was how their abrasive surfaces trashed the backs of my shoes just above the heels ... something you notice when you wear a very usual (expensive!) shoe size.

I'll give you a plus for your mud flaps but strongly recommend against using "trash-from-the-past" coco mats.

Prochamber

I do what I do! You do what you do! Enough said.

maying856

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Nice flaps, I wonder what it looks like lowered on flaps