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Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3684

Cleaning wheel arch trims, or extended trims?

My 90 see plenty of mud and dirt, and it cleans up very well however I can see and hear small stones and grit behind the wheel arch trims. I really don’t want to have to pop them off every time I clean it, so do the extended arches go any way to preventing build up behind?

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Col

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26th Nov 2023 12:53pm

Clemmo

Member Since: 03 Aug 2012
Location: Mile Oak
Posts: 1219

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Stornoway Grey

I get exactly the same!

I get a thin bladed plastic trim removal tool and wrap it in a thin wet fibre cloth.
I poke it in one end just a little and drag it around the arch.
The clips don't come off but the arch just gives enough.
Bigger debris drops through and dirt sticks to cloth

Clemmo

Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow....
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BMW X3 Msport............Carbon Black
Mini Electric................Grey. (wow!)
MGB Roadster……..........Vermillion 17k miles
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26th Nov 2023 12:58pm

lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2865

A bit of poor design there

On our 2020 Jimny there's a flexible seal between the plastic wheel arch and the bodywork. This ensures no stones or grit can get behind.
Better still , the plastic wheel arches can be removed without breaking all the clips, and they fit perfectly unlike the ones on my new Defender where they've distorted a bit and the gap is different at some points.

Suzuki managed that on a vehicle that retailed under £20,000

27th Nov 2023 8:24pm

Clemmo

Member Since: 03 Aug 2012
Location: Mile Oak
Posts: 1219

Yup…mine are distorted too.
The dealer has said they will replace the rears for me when it goes in for service
(under warranty)
Clemmo Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow....
Defender 90 HT............Pangea Green
BMW X3 Msport............Carbon Black
Mini Electric................Grey. (wow!)
MGB Roadster……..........Vermillion 17k miles
Honda Benly CD200....Maroon --------McLouis Fusio........7.4m of fun

27th Nov 2023 9:18pm

Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3684

Mine are distorted as well. I assumed it was because there was mud etc behind! The extended arches have an adhesive section that run round the perimeter, does that do a better job of keeping the crap out?

28th Nov 2023 5:46am

Moo

Member Since: 01 Oct 2021
Location: UK
Posts: 1407

Would the extended wheel arches address the issue? They lift higher and are stuck to the bodywork. Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.

28th Nov 2023 9:11am

Clemmo

Member Since: 03 Aug 2012
Location: Mile Oak
Posts: 1219

Co1 wrote:
Mine are distorted as well. I assumed it was because there was mud etc behind! The extended arches have an adhesive section that run round the perimeter, does that do a better job of keeping the crap out?

There is no mud behind mine..they have just decided to malform.
The dealer didn't even look..which suggests they know its an issue sometimes

Clemmo

29th Nov 2023 4:38pm

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