Splash Guards

[ZoomFive]

Has anyone installed the splash guards themselves? Does it require removing each wheel? If so, how high does the car need to be before the wheel comes off the ground? Might be an issue since my service jack only goes to 15". Eh... I suppose there's always jack that comes with the car.

 

[Lindyrect]

Mine were simple. No tire removal. A couple of plastic fasteners to remove and a plastic tab pop-out on the rear wheel hub, and they are in. The intructions make it look tough, but they are a cinch.

 

[ZoomFive]

Mine were simple. No tire removal. A couple of plastic fasteners to remove and a plastic tab pop-out on the rear wheel hub, and they are in. The intructions make it look tough, but they are a cinch.

Thanks. I had images of myself jacking up the car with the service jack, maxing it out with the tire still on the ground, and then having to struggle with the factory jack x 4.

 

[wakblak]

Second the simplicity.
Took about 30 minutes.

 

[DashingMax]

Yes, very simple. No need to remove any wheels. I would get a stubby Phillips screwdriver to make things easier. Just follow the provided instructions.

 

[CX-901]

for those of us outside the U.S. .... where is the best place to buy the splash guard ? any recommended online seller ?

i think this should be the second upgrade path for me. first was a 3rd party back-up sensor.

 

[Lindyrect]

for those of us outside the U.S. .... where is the best place to buy the splash guard ? any recommended online seller ?

i think this should be the second upgrade path for me. first was a 3rd party back-up sensor.

You might try and call Mazda and order them via phone or PM a buddy and have him pick them up and ship them.

 

[Force-1]

for those of us outside the U.S. .... where is the best place to buy the splash guard ? any recommended online seller ?

i think this should be the second upgrade path for me. first was a 3rd party back-up sensor.

I get all my parts at MazdaGear.Com (or my dealer matched their price). The website says they ship internationally.

 

[CX-901]

thanks for the replies.

 

[TinMan]

Simple? I have been holding off on trying because the instruction for either the front or rears says I need nippers and have to cut tabs in the metal. Are you guys saying that isn't necessary? It also says you need a certain primer, and I didn't know what that was. Did you guys do that?

 

[Lindyrect]

No nipples, I mean nippers. I think you might need a pair of side cutter, dikes, to snip a teeny piece of plastic off if my memory serves me right. No metal snipping and no primer needed.

 

[btm2518]

another splash guard installation question

The instructions for the rear installation say you need to remove the the original splash guards on the rear and then clip/punch out the plastice tabs. Question is do you really need to remove it first or can you just cut out the tabs while its still attached to the car? I tried to remove the original splash guard but did want to damage it.

 

[zotomomo]

You can probably do the cut outs with taking out the whole thing, but you also have to insert bolt clips(?) under the cut outs. For that you would have to remove the splash covers. Not difficult though. Just make sure you punch out the right cut outs. There are 3 cut outs on the rear. I accidentally cut the top one out. Turns out you only need to punch out the 2 bottom cut outs.

 

[btm2518]

Thanks zotomono, that's what I thought, so thanks for verifying it. Any tips on how to put the splash guard off? I've taken out the three screws, but it doesn't want to come off easily. It feels as if it will break if I pull any harder on it. Again, thanks for the reply.

 

[CX-901]

I've taken out the three screws, but it doesn't want to come off easily. It feels as if it will break if I pull any harder on it. Again, thanks for the reply.

I installed my Splash Guards today ... took about 30 minutes.
the fronts were easy.
for the rear, you don't really need to remove the original splash guards ... once you have removed the three screws, you can pull it out a little bit which should give you the space to slide the bolt clips in. put back the three screws and attach the new mud flaps. make all the screws snug at first and have an extra pair of hands push the entire assembly so there will be no gaps ... then torque or tighten all the screws.

 

[btm2518]

Thanks CX-901, I'll give your suggestions a try.

 

[TinMan]

I tried those suggestions with success. Kind of winged it since I lost my instructions, having taken them out to read them months ago when I bought the 9, and just now got around to installing them while changing the oil the first time. If anyone has the pdf of those instructions, there is a thread in how-to I think that doesn't have them posted. I know because I went looking. There are some other good install pdfs in there though.

ETA:
Correction: That thread is in Accessories. Should probably be in here though maybe? A sticky, maybe?

 

[l-miwa]

Here are the install instructions for both the front and rear.

 

[c_rex]

I just did this install. The fronts were very easy. The rears were even easier. You don't have to un-install the rear inner splash guards so long as you know how the screw clips work.

* Use a utility knife to slice the sides of the two tabs free and pry/pull them outward, finish removal with the utility knife.
* With a clip in hand reach around the backside of the inner splash guard and with the other hand use a small flat screwdriver to gently pry up the inner guard to create a little room to insert the clip from the backside.
** This also helps identify for your hand with the clip where to place the clip.
* Press firmly on the spine of the clip making sure you are putting the clip on properly so the nut side is facing the back end of the car. Do this for both the holes you made when you removed the little tabs.
* For the bottom- if you can't spatially visualize where the last clip goes just 'free mount' the splash guard and look where the hole lines up... or even poke that little screwdriver throughand let the splash guard drop a little so you can see the spot. Slide the last clip on, mount up your splashguard and tighten the bolts- Top, Bottom, Middle.

Check to make sure the splashguard has a tight fit to the rock rail guard. One of mine isn't as tight as I'd like so I may have my dealer look at it but I'm being very nitpicky.

Took longer to write this than to mount one of the rear splash guards. This install in no way resembles rocket science.

 

[clarko]

(hah) Oz CX9's come with them as standard(wiggle)