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@davyk31 - do you happen to know if the protective film you can get is a viable alternative to mud guards to remedy the chipping problem? That's the solution I've been looking at, although I know you'd still get all the muck thrown up onto the car ...

I don't think the mudflaps will completely stop the chipping as even with them the dirt still is worse on the rear arches. I imagine they would help stop chipping along the front of the sills and the doors etc.

Do the mudflaps fit onto the SE models without requiring any modifications?

also wondering if would be possible to have the Mud Flaps painted as all my bumpers and side steps are colour coded at present?

Davy - car looks great, thanks for the photos.

Avtar, they definitely fit the SE (I have seen several cars), I'm sure they can be painted (might need to smoothed as I think its grainy plastic. Have your local bodyshop paint and install them.

I saw another X5 with M sport with mudflaps are it looked great.

Very tempting, but got a quote from BMW at the weekend, just the mud flaps were £185.09....

Are the mudflaps plastic or rubber?

I spotted this on my travels around the net looking into the chipping issue, which I thought may be interesting to anyone looking at mud flaps. Anyway, here they are, M specific mud flaps. I'm not sure if they're for the X5M or MSport (if there's a difference). I also don't know if they're available in this country, but presumably if not they could easily be mail purchased from the states.

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/ ... sue-2.html

MSport with black mudflaps doesn't look good

these guys claim they fit running boards to ALL x5 models - this might be more aesthetic and cheaper solution

Don't know if you looked at the link, but the M mud flaps are designed to be sprayed body colour and are more sympathetic to the M styling.

[quote=""MJim""]Don't know if you looked at the link, but the M mud flaps are designed to be sprayed body colour and are more sympathetic to the M styling.[/quote]
nah, just saw the picture davyk31 posted -grey MSport with black mudflaps

I now have my mud flaps and the enxt step is to get them painted.....

Looks like I will have to return them, the rear guards to not sit correctly due to the aero pack.

[quote=""Avtar""]Looks like I will have to return them, the rear guards to not sit correctly due to the aero pack.[/quote]
Will they work on a msport? may have them off you

No mate, you need different one for the M Sport.