I agree here. I just don't see how a properly installed mudguard could come loose and dangle - outside of, say something like, a thermonuclear detonation.

 

+1 most likely they were not installed right, they should have followed Papawhiskey's install guide DIY .

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-f56-f56s.html

 

Interesting... One guy has a problem and immediately recommends against them. Harsh...

By-the-by, they look almost exactly the same size as the R56 mud flaps.

 

Just finished installing a pair for the front wheels only that I ordered from JCW over the weekend.
Good timing as the raining season is starting here in SoCal.
Will post pics soon.

 

The clips are a PITA, but keep the flaps on in a stalwart fashion.
Fronts are easier because you can just turn the wheel to access.
Rear access is by jacking and rear wheel removal.
I found taping the clips in place w/duct tape allows two hands to muscle in the clips.
Then remove the tape.
Mine are in and solid, if yours are falling off they are not installed properly.
(I can understand a reluctant mechanic not installing the clips properly.
However that mechanic will blossom in an area that causes his dismissal.)
The flaps are unobtrusive visually and manage to keep the road filth from adorning the car body.
A must for our Mini.
Thanks for the previously posted tutorial.

 

anyone go with just the front set? Considering that is where it is actually an issue. Would save half the cost and most of the install trouble also right?

 

Worth noting, the flaps work great for the light stuff, heavy stuff not so much:

 

Size matters.
Mine is way BIGGER than that.

 

A muddy highway will deposit a film on a 70 mph vehicle
no matter how big your flaps.
Water film is much more desirable than a sand blast.

 

What you are seeing there is mud from a dirt road inside of Glacier National Park. Speed Limit was 20, I was going 15.

 

Even worse.
I have been on many a muddy road in Glacier in my Sprinter with big
mud flaps. There is no way around the muddy film even at 15 mph.
Wash it off quickly.
I usually climb under and hose the undercarriage as well.
Glacier is a LLOONNGG way from Taixas.