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Old 01-09-17, 11:01 PM
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Default Splash mud guards

Anyone installed those on their IS? With our car being so low, will the guards hit speed bumps?
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I installed OEM splash guards as soon as i got my car, and it doesn't scrape any more than my car already does (on superdowns), usually only high speed bumps.
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Here is a thread regarding splash guards. I don't think anyone mentions any scraping.
​​​​​​https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...mud-flaps.html
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Originally Posted by dnasians
I installed OEM splash guards as soon as i got my car, and it doesn't scrape any more than my car already does (on superdowns), usually only high speed bumps.
Can you share cost and part no. for OEM splash guards? As far as I know, there was no such thing available when I bought my 2015.
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Originally Posted by PatrixUSA
^ +1 dnasians, as I also am curious about OEM splash guards. Seen the after market but don't care to drill holes, might install OEM if attaches using existing screw locations.
Was thinking the same thing. Drilling holes just kills any appeal for me.
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i actually installed aftermarket (made in china) mudgurads on my RX before. all i needed to do was to screw the mudguard on into the (soft) panel. i didn't need to "drilled" it with any tools. the panel on the RX was not pre-drilled, however, it had these small "dimple" like marking on the panel and it conveniently match the "pre-drilled" holes on the mudguard, so i all i did was line up the "holes" on the mudguard to the "dimple" and put on the scews. i did that all by hand, no power tools required, the panel on the car is very soft plastic/rubber material.

the mudguards also had a couple of holes at the bottom and they lined up perfectly with the a couple of screws there are already underneath the RX, so i just unscrew them and put them back on w/ the mudguards. hope my explanation make sense.

i got the RX mudguards on taobao.com (chinese ebay) and ask family friends to bring them over, but i think nowadays they ship to oversea too and i've seen them (rx guards) on aliexpress.com as well. i am pretty sure amazon has them too.
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