What’s going on here? Middle mud flaps?

[ChuckPeazy]

Im going to be looking at this Raptor once it arrives. Trying to figure out what’s going on here. Never seen this before.

https://www.carmax.com/car/25893039...utm_source=AppShareiOS&utm_medium=AppShareiOS

 

[ToadSmasher2K1]

With a mid mud flap you can almost guarantee it never left pavement and the previous owner never went above 2,500 rpm. Probably changed the oil every 3,000 miles.

It’s likely a solid buy, but definitely take a screwdriver with you and remove the flaps before you leave the dealership.

 

[ChuckPeazy]

With a mid mud flap you can almost guarantee it never left pavement and the previous owner never went above 2,500 rpm. Probably changed the oil every 3,000 miles.

It’s likely a solid buy, but definitely take a screwdriver with you and remove the flaps before you leave the dealership.

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Solid observation. It seems to be a decent deal.

Concerns:
Potential rust due to it coming from Illinois.
Miles are high for the year.

Minor “issue”: It’s got my least favorite wheels on it. Would much prefer the standard wheel or the 37PP.

 

[HighwaySentinel]

Looks like the first 30k of its life was in Missouri. Supposed to be atlas blue. Why does it look purple?

 

[ChuckPeazy]

Looks like the first 30k of its life was in Missouri. Supposed to be atlas blue. Why does it look purple?

Definitely bad color profile with the camera. Looks blurple in the photos.

 

[ToadSmasher2K1]

Atlas is a great color. It’s another Ford color that looks nice depending on how the sun hits it. I ended up liking it much more than I thought I would.

 

[figure1a]

Someone else posted a while back on putting mud flaps on the running boards like that and pretty much got flamed because 1) it looks DAF 2) a single off-road trip will surely snap them off and 3) it's a focking truck and if you use it like a truck you're going to get some roost marks on the rear suspension. I think they also had curb feelers on their rig, too.

 

[Littlefx4]

Someone else posted a while back on putting mud flaps on the running boards like that and pretty much got flamed...

LOL, Hell I remember that poster and asked them to post pics cause I thought the poster was bs'ing. Sure as "sheet", he posted pics with them damn things on there and I was like...

 

[GordoJay]

Someone else posted a while back on putting mud flaps on the running boards like that and pretty much got flamed because 1) it looks DAF 2) a single off-road trip will surely snap them off and 3) it's a focking truck and if you use it like a truck you're going to get some roost marks on the rear suspension. I think they also had curb feelers on their rig, too.

Hey, if I want to know which are the best curb feelers for the Raptor, should I start a new thread or ask here? TIA

 

[HighwaySentinel]

Atlas is a great color. It’s another Ford color that looks nice depending on how the sun hits it. I ended up liking it much more than I thought I would.

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Always been a fan of this color.