Used RoadSport Pro-Fit Splash Guards - Model #4 on my Cruze, ten bucks a pair at my Fleet farm store. Much larger than yours and certainly a heck of a lot larger than OE's.
So Chevy is selling vehicles that require splash shields and not included, most vehicles I had over the years had flared fenders, didn't need these things. And splash shields it what they call them more like stone guards.
Ha, why jack stands? Only time I used these when I have to replace the car, one wheel is enough for me at a time. Also have a block of wood covered with carpet, just enough clearance is the hydraulics do fail, not hitting the ground no way. Also took the time to anti-seize the wheel studs, hubs where the wheel fits on. Ha, while others are talking about loose lug nuts, around here, rust so bad either can't remove the wheel or break off the studs.
Removed the push pins from the fender wells and used those again for the shields. Purchased a pack of Dorman push pins drilling 1/4 inches for the remainder, would never expect and laid the shield on top of the wheel wells to maintain that seal to the fenders. Can't expect those screws to hold in that very thin plastic wheel well.
If you want to discuss longevity, did exactly the same thing to my 04 Cavalier using the same exact splash shield. Except on the Cavalier, the rears fit flat, had to trim the rears on the Cruze so they would. After 11 years, shields are still rock solid, the the rest of the car is falling apart.
So Chevy is selling vehicles that require splash shields and not included, most vehicles I had over the years had flared fenders, didn't need these things. And splash shields it what they call them more like stone guards.
Ha, why jack stands? Only time I used these when I have to replace the car, one wheel is enough for me at a time. Also have a block of wood covered with carpet, just enough clearance is the hydraulics do fail, not hitting the ground no way. Also took the time to anti-seize the wheel studs, hubs where the wheel fits on. Ha, while others are talking about loose lug nuts, around here, rust so bad either can't remove the wheel or break off the studs.
Removed the push pins from the fender wells and used those again for the shields. Purchased a pack of Dorman push pins drilling 1/4 inches for the remainder, would never expect and laid the shield on top of the wheel wells to maintain that seal to the fenders. Can't expect those screws to hold in that very thin plastic wheel well.
If you want to discuss longevity, did exactly the same thing to my 04 Cavalier using the same exact splash shield. Except on the Cavalier, the rears fit flat, had to trim the rears on the Cruze so they would. After 11 years, shields are still rock solid, the the rest of the car is falling apart.
