Mudflap owners - do they help keep the tailgate/rear window clean?

[bigx5er]

Very salty and snowy winter here. The back of my white X5 gets very dirty very quickly. Do the mudflags help reduce the splashing on the back?

[statdoc]

Originally Posted by bigx5er

Very salty and snowy winter here. The back of my white X5 gets very dirty very quickly. Do the mudflags help reduce the splashing on the back?

Nope.

[rufusdedog]

[JCL]

Agree that they have no effect on the dirt accumulating on the back of the vehicle, but they do protect the lower aprons of the vehicle, ie on the sides right behind the wheels.

[alexmish]

Nope 2

[blue dragon]

I have a white x5 too, I know exactly what you mean. Its a low pressure area behind the x5, no way around the dirt without changing the aero dynamics of the vehicle.

[deutsch100]

While I do not have to deal with snow, ice, salt or slush....My Alpine White X5 (which I love) is the HARDEST car & colour I have ever owned in terms of keeping clean.

I use a California Duster everyday, and with the flat (non-metallic) Alpine White, the dust (which looks black) just kinds of moves around, sticks and accumulates on edges and in crevices. With our 2 metallic cars, the dust just lifts off the paint immediately.

I do not understand how the Alpine White does not dust....and YES..the Rear of the car gets dirty even after a short drive. Driving the car in the rain (even light rain), the rear of the car looks like I went off roading. As blue dragon said, the rear has crazy low pressure and is very turbulent.

I LOVE the look of my Alpine White, it's my favourite colour on the E70...but if I get another X5 when the new model comes out....I think I will get Platinum Gray, Titanium Silver or I really hope Breakwater Blue Metallic is finally offered on the X5. Breakwater Blue is, IMO, THE BEST colour BMW has ever made!!

[stockguru]

has anyone else had problems with mudflaps in the snow? The level of the snow is so high in NYC this year that my mudflaps are being hit by the snow when I drive and coming loose.

[Jim E.]

Do you mean bluewater metallic?

Originally Posted by deutsch100

While I do not have to deal with snow, ice, salt or slush....My Alpine White X5 (which I love) is the HARDEST car & colour I have ever owned in terms of keeping clean.

I use a California Duster everyday, and with the flat (non-metallic) Alpine White, the dust (which looks black) just kinds of moves around, sticks and accumulates on edges and in crevices. With our 2 metallic cars, the dust just lifts off the paint immediately.

I do not understand how the Alpine White does not dust....and YES..the Rear of the car gets dirty even after a short drive. Driving the car in the rain (even light rain), the rear of the car looks like I went off roading. As blue dragon said, the rear has crazy low pressure and is very turbulent.

I LOVE the look of my Alpine White, it's my favourite colour on the E70...but if I get another X5 when the new model comes out....I think I will get Platinum Gray, Titanium Silver or I really hope Breakwater Blue Metallic is finally offered on the X5. Breakwater Blue is, IMO, THE BEST colour BMW has ever made!!

[bren3085]

Originally Posted by deutsch100

While I do not have to deal with snow, ice, salt or slush....My Alpine White X5 (which I love) is the HARDEST car & colour I have ever owned in terms of keeping clean.

I use a California Duster everyday, and with the flat (non-metallic) Alpine White, the dust (which looks black) just kinds of moves around, sticks and accumulates on edges and in crevices. With our 2 metallic cars, the dust just lifts off the paint immediately.

I do not understand how the Alpine White does not dust....and YES..the Rear of the car gets dirty even after a short drive. Driving the car in the rain (even light rain), the rear of the car looks like I went off roading. As blue dragon said, the rear has crazy low pressure and is very turbulent.

I LOVE the look of my Alpine White, it's my favourite colour on the E70...but if I get another X5 when the new model comes out....I think I will get Platinum Gray, Titanium Silver or I really hope Breakwater Blue Metallic is finally offered on the X5. Breakwater Blue is, IMO, THE BEST colour BMW has ever made!!

i had a titanium silver e39 before hand and I could get away with washing the car once every 2 months and even then it would still look clean..i even went 6-8 months without washing the car once and it still looked decent..

the x5 I have in the exact same colour, and every week it collects sooooo much dust and dirt its not funny...it was seriously the last thing I would have expected..