Mudflaps protect the lower body panels, sills, and rear wings from road spray, stone chips, and debris thrown up by the front and rear wheels. On cars where the monocoque sills are the primary structural member, and one of the most common corrosion locations, preventing stone chip damage to the lower bodywork is far simpler than repairing it. Neither car was fitted with mudflaps as standard equipment, but they were listed as a BMC-approved accessory from early in production and remain one of the most practical additions for any car used regularly on British roads.
Fitting & Designs
Fitting is straightforward and does not require drilling into structural bodywork, as the flaps mount to the inner wheel arch area or wheel arch liner using self-tapping screws with pre-drilled holes, making the installation fully reversible. On the rear, the innermost edge of the flap should sit securely against the arch, and depending on the car's specification an additional clip or small bracket may be needed to keep the inner section from dropping away. On the MGC, the rear wheel arches are particularly exposed to stone chip damage because the 15-inch wheels project further than the MGB's 14-inch wheels, throwing debris at a higher trajectory that reaches further up the rear bodywork. Mudflaps are available in pairs or sets of four, in a choice of designs including plain black and branded options with the MG logo, the branded flaps carrying the period road-rally appearance that suits the cars' sporting character while serving a genuinely protective purpose on every journey.