Xoutpost.com - Chip Magnet?

No, not chick, but chip. As in the big chip you get in the windshield when that rock strikes it.

Over the past few years I have been having more and more windshields destroyed by flying rocks - it's getting expensive.

I thought about it for a while and I guess this is due to the greater number of suvs and pick-ups on the road these days. These vehicles expose more rubber to the rear because they sit so high; and because they have more gnarly tires than a passenger car, they can more easily grip rocks and toss them back at other cars.

I guess we are now living in a shooting gallery. One solution would be to require that suvs and p-ups have mud flaps, but I think most people would rather not change the aesthetics of their favorite truck or have to pony up the dough.

So, maybe I can try to help the next guy behind me. Does anyone have any side and rear view pics of decent looking mud flaps for the X5.

EDIT:
http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/mud-fl...ck-guards/765/

After writing the above post, I found this article and see that I am not the only one with rock problems. It also made me think a bit about other damage. Cut paint will be bad enough, but with the energy these rocks carry, they can easily go through the kidney grills and strike something more sensitive - like the radiator. So, I guess I am looking for a mesh screen for the inside of the grill too. If anyone knows of one that will not impeed too much airflow, I appreciate hearing.