Everything on my Daihatsu Taft looks pretty fresh now, at least from a distance. The only things that I have not put my hand to yet is the exhaust pipe, rear bumper and tail lights. So today I took care of the exhaust pipe.
It wasn't broken but it had lots of rust and a silly piece of chrome pipe stuck at the end. I don't mean to offend anyone but I think that bling bling add-ons is a terrible mismatch on this type of a vehicle. I prefer the straight forward look of the standard galvanized steel pipe. But that's just me.
I went for a pipe with a slight angle. I think that looks pretty cool and it keeps the right tail light clean. Funny how such a simple thing as a mounting a fresh piece of pipe can make me feel genuinely happy!
I decided to get some mud flaps. I couldn't find what I wanted untill I saw these plastic cutting boards at Biltema, they are just perfect!The ones I got are 2,5mm thick and 370 x 290mm in size and they only cost 2 euros each - what a bargain!
Flexible, strong and quite slick. I guess most mud will slide right off.
I started by making a mockup out of cardboard at first. The right side is a bit tricky the way the exhaust pipe exits right behind the back tire so a mockup makes it much easier to get it right.
The small cut out seen on the right mud flap is there to make it stay clear of the leaf spring.
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