JAOS Mud Flaps $590 I think not!
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JAOS Mud Flaps $590 I think not!
So as most of you JDM nuts know JAOS is a bad ass but highly over priced (and over rated) accessory company. I do however like the look of their "Rally Style Mud Flaps" but the price of $245.00 for a pair.. yes PAIR! is ludicrous. So .. me being me and having and Italian last name said to myself.. "I could make those for much cheaper" .... so I did. ***SKIP TO SECOND POST TO SEE START OF PHOTOS THEN BACK HERE TO CONTINUE :S ***
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- Went to army navy for stainless hardware.. Down rigger stuff works well stainless cable split swivels etc to anchor the ends of the flaps to the body so they don't swing forward and hit my tire.. just like them authentic fancy JAOS ones!
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- ..............ebay
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- Ebay Decal time!
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- Decal is now on but doesn't want to stay stuck.. Vinyl decals don't stick to flexible rubber...duh.. solution?
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- I then used clear silicone and used a straight edge to "silk screen" a thin protective layer over the decal to keep it new and protected..
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- Finished
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- The result...
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Re: JAOS Mud Flaps $590 I think not!
Back to front.. oops. This is the start of my project. I ran out of room on my first try.
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- Before... with a sticker :(
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- The goal.. so I bought some rubber flaps from Crappy Tire for $50 and got to work with scraps..
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- Made a hole punch out of 3/8ths copper by reaming the ID and sanding the OD to a point.. then 1 hour and 25 hand cramps later I had holes to match the fancy aluminum I had made up!
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- Thanks to a fabrication shop at work and access to copious amounts of scrap aluminum and stainless I was able to bang these out of 14ga aluminum, bend them, and use the punch to rittle them with holes (JAOS says they are for air to pass through to eliminate drag.. I say the are speed holes like homers)
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- Coming along.............
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Re: JAOS Mud Flaps $590 I think not!
Super Cool Man!
Right On!
Right On!

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Re: JAOS Mud Flaps $590 I think not!
Those look great! I would pay $589 for those bad boys.
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Re: JAOS Mud Flaps $590 I think not!
Lookin good there, I gotta get Me a set of those for my 400 

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Re: JAOS Mud Flaps $590 I think not!
#1
#2) The real ones? Yipes... It was tempting but this works for now, I hope they last. They did fine through hunting season and this winter. Do you mind if I ask how much you paid for them?
#2CREGAN wrote: I would pay $589 for those bad boys.
#1) After making them and all the work involved that's probably what I would try to sell them for. Haha1994delicaman wrote:I gotta Me a set of those for my 400
#2) The real ones? Yipes... It was tempting but this works for now, I hope they last. They did fine through hunting season and this winter. Do you mind if I ask how much you paid for them?
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Re: JAOS Mud Flaps $590 I think not!
They look identical and you an brag that "Yeah, I made them." I think they are awesome and would love a set but I am settling on some crappy tire blah flaps. As long as they do the job, and cost $30
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Re: JAOS Mud Flaps $590 I think not!
No not the real one's, I want to make a set like yours.LeeHammy wrote:#1#2CREGAN wrote: I would pay $589 for those bad boys.#1) After making them and all the work involved that's probably what I would try to sell them for. Haha1994delicaman wrote:I gotta Me a set of those for my 400
#2) The real ones? Yipes... It was tempting but this works for now, I hope they last. They did fine through hunting season and this winter. Do you mind if I ask how much you paid for them?
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Re: JAOS Mud Flaps $590 I think not!
Nice looking flaps but I don't understand why you would tag your handiwork with someone else's brand-name.
But ya nice flaps
But ya nice flaps
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Re: JAOS Mud Flaps $590 I think not!
Better re-sale value. The manufacturers of fake Gucci's etc don't put they're own name on the product for a reason.Artacoma wrote:Nice looking flaps but I don't understand why you would tag your handiwork with someone else's brand-name.
But ya nice flaps

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