[BrassKnuckles]

Can you only get the RokBlox from SubieSpeed?

If so, I may order from them, will use PayPal, as recommended by others on the forum.

BTW, still wondering what is the best front lip out there for the money, and where to get it.

You can get them from somewhere else, i think the companies site. I was looking at them the other day but dont have the link anymore, sorry.

 

[90Duck]

I got mine directly from RokBlokz. Same price as SubieSpeed, but they don't charge shipping. I think the "short" are plenty long to keep the crap off the side of the car.

 

[awoodby]

I ordered direct from them as well. They arrived very quickly too, like 2 or 3 days, i was surprised.

I see no advantage in the longer ones either, the shorties cover the side spray just fine.

2017 black wrx.

 

[MeSSeD]

I have the RockBlokz on my '16 going through their second winter season. They seem to be holding up well to a pretty brutal beating. We've had snow/ice covered roads here for the last two months and in many places on local streets and alleys it has degenerated into deep ruts between walls of ice. In addition to dragging the bottom when you have to get out of the ruts, I can hear my rigid RBz hitting the ice walls as well and I always look to see if they have been torn off. I didn't like the "floppy" look of the RA flaps when I bought them, but in these particular conditions I can see that the flexibility could be an advantage.

One thing I do like about the RBz is that they do stick out beyond my wheel/tire and work as an audible curb feeler if I get too close to the curb when parallel parking. While they may get scraped up a bit, it is much easier to sand off rash of the flap (or replace it) than it would be to repair or replace a scratched up wheel. They have saved me from myself several times already.

EXACTLY the answer I was looking for. I don't have much weather here in the bay area, but seems that doesn't matter much from your post. Thanks a ton my friend

Also awoodby, your post had me crackin up lol. Also helpful!

 

[awoodby]

Good point on the curb feeler part!, wish I would have had them 6 months ago before I scraped my wheels all up already lol!

 

[tokksic]

I like my RokBlokz. I did the original length for more protection, and have the car lowered on RCE Yellows. The bottoms rub on curbs and speed bumps and when driving down steep hills quite a bit, but they're still holding on strong. Have had them for one year now.

At first I thought mud flaps were rice unless I'm rallying every weekend. But they actually do protect the paint. I drive on a lot of gravel roads, and I can hear crap hitting the flaps. So they do their job. They are cliche, though. It seems like every Subaru owner has to own mud flaps and non matching horns in their front grill.

Ignore the dirty car, just got back from a 200 mile trip through slush and salt. Here are the original length RokBlokz after one year on a lowered WRX (RCE yellows are a very mild drop).

 

[chewdc]

Keep in mind, even if you aren't in a heavy winter state, the flaps still serve a purpose. I was driving through downtown DC and when I got home that evening noticed a big blob of white paint all along the wheel well and mud flap. Apparently one of the typical DC construction zones I drove through had left a pool of paint on road. After some cleaning, I got most of it off - the RA rubber / silicone is pretty slippery - but if I didn't have them (or any other branded flaps at all), it would have been all up the side of the car = much worse. Regardless of what brand you go with, definitely get some for sure.

 

[90Duck]

I bought the RA rigid "Basic" direct fit mud flaps for my daughter's '08 Impreza hatch. They are a similar look to the RBz but a waaaay thinner material, but they look good and are totally functional. They were as easy to install as my RBz since they were pre-drilled and came with all the mounting hardwear. I got them for $56 delivered from Tire Rack, so definitely more cost effective. She is over in Eugene where they don't really get much snow other than coming over the pass to Bend, but they are holding up fine. So far I'd say they are a viable lower cost alternative to the high end RAs and middle ground RBz.

 

[Dark1]

I too have the Rokblox mudflaps. I live in Maine, and the car takes a beating up here in the winter. Mine is a 2015. They have held up pretty good. I don't see the RA being worth the extra money.

 

[Firefighterjake]

It may be a sacrilege to admit this . . . but I opted to not put on mud flaps and I haven't really noticed a huge amount of road crap on my car . . . I mean no more than usual . . . but I suspect mud flaps wouldn't make much of a difference as the dirt and grime is all over the car (especially the back) and not concentrated around the wheels.

 

[SKI.WRX]

I have a homemade set made from a template of the Rockblockz that I adjusted to fit a wagon rear wheelwell and added half an inch in length. I got the PU from Susquehanna Motorsports for $80 and the hardware was about $7 dollars at home depot. They are thicker than the Rally Armour UR flaps and one side is shiny, the other matte so I put shiny side in hoping it would shed snow/ice better.


The biggest difference I noticed was that the amount of mud and slush/ice slung onto the lower doors and rocker panels was reduced. Splash-back increased, the back of the car is constantly covered in water or snow. They definitely help protect the paint from dirt/sand but if you turn the front wheels much they don't do anything for the front fenders.

 

[dr_orale_holmes]

I think mudflaps look really ugly IMO...but it's a rally car. You do what you want. If you are looking for functionality yeah...otherwise hell no lol

 

[WRX John]

Live on a gravel road??? Then mudflaps will keep the sand and rocks in your tire treads from being flung backwards and sandblasting the sides of your car.

I do not think this car looks like "hell no," but instead "hell YES!"



It is nice that we all get to choose what our WRX's look like!

 

[awoodby]

Flaps... theirs a bit of "stick out", but a filthy car's much uglier, and they work.

I was surprised to find, i rather like the look, didn't expect it.