Factory Mud Flaps Scratching Paint

[garymyman]

I hate that my first post is a complaint, but here we are.

I just bought a 2007 Yukon that has GMC brand mud flaps. My plan was to simply remove these and carry about my day but then I saw that they have scratched the heck out of the paint underneath. Am I just stuck with these, or would a body shop be able to retouch the paint for little cost?

At Rest:


Me pushing the mud guard forward to see the scratches better:

 

[soulsea]

Eek ... maybe you can get the little touch up paint bottles and see if it'll make it better.

What kind of flaps are those ... I have a pair of WDT rear oem molded flaps in the closet and they have a rubber seal to avoid this.

 

[Yukon&Tahoe]

Either way..... factory molded mod flaps scratch paint -or- rocks and road debre chips paint. Got go with what your eye likes better!

I've just always left the flaps on!

Good luck getting out of a body shop (that fixes it RIGHT) for under $500+

 

[garymyman]

What kind of flaps are those ... I have a pair of WDT rear oem molded flaps in the closet and they have a rubber seal to avoid this.

These have "GMC" stamped on the back, so I guess they were a dealer installed option. I bet the problem was that the installer didn't put the rubber seal between the two parts. It's even more noticeable on the front two.

 

[soulsea]

Good luck getting out of a body shop (that fixes it RIGHT) for under $500+

Settle down ... my body shop repaints my entire rear bumper for $150.

 

[07Burb]

I have those on mine too (but with the bowtie on them) and they've done the same thing which is the ONLY reason I've kept them on there thus far. Mine are staying on (to hide the blemishes they've created) until to get a new bumper

 

[KMeloney]

I have a pair of WDT rear oem molded flaps in the closet and they have a rubber seal to avoid this.

Does the seal touch the paint? Then there's going to be scratching. You'd have to caulk every joint closed. Any bit of road debris that can get between the two surfaces can and will. It's what happens whenever something sits against the paint and can move the slightest bit.

Same deal with my Jeep's flares against the paint...

 

[soulsea]

Honestly Kirk I wouldn't know as I had them on for all of half an hour before I took 'em off ... I hated the damn things.

 

[Goodinblack]

Honestly Kirk I wouldn't know as I had them on for all of half an hour before I took 'em off ... I hated the damn things.

 

[NathanJax]

Settle down ... my body shop repaints my entire rear bumper for $150.

I should have sent you my rear bumper to have painted