I suspect that the mudguards are produced by a sub-contractor and arrive at MMC in black. I've never seen them unfinished in the factory.
Jays may be able to throw some light on this...he almost lives there...!
Offering them in a body or contrasting colour, or chrome.. would seem to me to be a good "extra" and chargeable at MMC's usual attractive level... I think they have missed a trick there.
BTW, I'll be in Round Rock TX in a couple of weeks!
They are painted at the factory...........and contrary to popular opinion, I don't live there...I just happen to have a rather pleasant "job" there!
Jays Former Morgan owner. Gone but hopefully not forgotten!
They dont come painted from the factory. They have some black coloured stuff on them but its not reallly paint. It falls off after a couple of years leaving you with a good base for bead blasting and painting with some real paint:):):)
I am finding paint on all the sharp edges is falling off, Very disappointing on what is meant to be a quality car. So much for the craftsman finish. I can do better with spray cans from Halfords.
Yes mine are the same I noticed rust on the edges last time I cleaned it. I did a temporary touch up until I can take them off and do them properly.
See attached. The problem is the inner plates are tack welded on with short fillets. In fact some of the fillets are not even on the join!!! There are huge gaps that dont allow for easy painting but do allow for water/salt ingress. From what I could see there was no primer on the metalwork either. Pic is of repair to support brackets. Beware do not over tighten or even tighten the two bolts
Also - beware you dont over tighten the main three attachment bolts. They go into a threaded aluminium piece which in turn is bolted onto the chassis. I must have had my Weetabix the day I assembled my sport mudguards - on one of these bolts I got that horrible slack feeling starting ( not me , the bolt ) and backed off quickly.
Also - beware you dont over tighten the main three attachment bolts. They go into a threaded aluminium piece which in turn is bolted onto the chassis. I must have had my Weetabix the day I assembled my sport mudguards - on one of these bolts I got that horrible slack feeling starting ( not me , the bolt ) and backed off quickly.
Also - beware you dont over tighten the main three attachment bolts. They go into a threaded aluminium piece which in turn is bolted onto the chassis. I must have had my Weetabix the day I assembled my sport mudguards - on one of these bolts I got that horrible slack feeling starting ( not me , the bolt ) and backed off quickly.
Ha. About as far removed as you can get , its a breakfast cereal which has coined a phrase for when someone does something with unexpected vigour and deserves a bit of a rebuke , as in " Had our Weetabix , have we ? "
Ha. About as far removed as you can get , its a breakfast cereal which has coined a phrase for when someone does something with unexpected vigour and deserves a bit of a rebuke , as in " Had our Weetabix , have we ? "
Ahhhhh. One more word learned to add to hood, bonnet, spanner... When are you guys gonna start speaking English? Oh...yeah...
