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

[deutsch100]

Originally Posted by Jim E.

You have good taste!

I would have special ordered it for my X5 but it would be weird to have two of the same colors on the driveway.

I forgot it is offered on the 3 Series as well. It is THE BEST colour BMW has ever made. More interesting than just silver and the shade of icy blue is perfect. My dealer told me they cannot special order an X5 in Bluewater Metallic, since it is not even a colour ever offered on the X5

[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..

[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.

[Lawfarm]

I've only had my X5 for a few weeks now, but my experience is a bit different from those listed above. I had no mudflaps for 2 weeks, and have now had mudflaps for a couple weeks...I would say that they do cut down significantly on salt/road grime buildup on the rear window.

[Syndicate]

I had asked before, but got no reply. If the mud flaps don't work due to the turbulence, does the aero kit help with reducing the low pressure area?

[JCL]

Originally Posted by Syndicate

I had asked before, but got no reply. If the mud flaps don't work due to the turbulence, does the aero kit help with reducing the low pressure area?

I can't see how it would do so. The aero kit is primarily a style kit IMO, but what real aprons/diffusers/etc are designed to do is to aid downforce and manage airflow under the body of the vehicle, they won't impact the low pressure zone behind the vehicle. That is simply a function of the X5 being shaped like a brick, and it would take a streamliner tail section to change it.

[quackbury]

Pretty sure Blue Water was offered on the E39. Great color, always thought it would look smashing with the dark blue leather that was a Priority One option on the E60 (forget the name). I actually saw a E39 M5 that was blue water over black, and it was easily one of the 5 most stunning BMW's I've ever seen.

The Silverstone II has a similar effect, though the blue tint is even more subtle.