My dirty Rear end

[Guinness]

Well now the title dragged u in, thinking of fitting some rear mud gaurds to the ibiza, wondering do you lads reckon this might help the dirty back the ibiza is well known for having a problem with?

 

[davels]

been discussed a couple of times before and i think the concensus is that they don't really help the back end being dirty just the rear quarter is protected a bit, it's more down to the aerodynamics of the car rather than the wheels kicking up the dirt. plus some people say they are ugly, but it's personal opinion i suppose

 

[tommmineh]

they're fugly

it's winter, the car will get dirty regardless

 

[Nath.]

nope

maybe a little

on a seat forum (can't remember if it was this one or not) there was a scientific investigation into dirty rear ends of cars with some interesting dotty pictures

anyone remember......think it may have been scc

 

[Guinness]

ah right wont bother then, chears lads I did try a search think I suck at finding info lol

 

[davels]

so do i mate never get the keywords just right

 

[rashcupra]

just keep getting your sponge out mate or you could get a set of these

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?i...images?q=sparco+mud+flaps&svnum=10&hl=en&sa=G

 

[gazjones]

i wouldnt bother tbh its still gonna get really filthy like mine is havent cleaned it this year yet!

 

[Guinness]

aye a think a will, was just wondering if they helped a lot cos I might have put em on for winter, but if they dont a wont bother

 

[keefy]

Mudflaps'll make not a jot of difference to the covering that the ar5e ond of the Ibiza receives.
It's all about aerodynamics.
The sharp edge of the spoiler detaches the airflow from the rear of the car. Behind the car a curling vortex of air pulls muck back onto the rear glass.
If the rear screen was more raked, this probably wouldn't be so much of a problem. Or if Seat had put a slit in the spoiler (where it joins the window) to direct some of the air down the rear screen. But they didn't.

 

[Guinness]

have to get me wind tunnel out and make some ajustments lol