Gravel/Mud on inside corner of rear doors

[Shaun Swiers]

Anyone come across a "mud flap" or "wheel well liner" that can eliminate the buildup of trash on the bottom inside of the rear doors? We have a '19 Limited Max w/302A...

We bought the Gatorback mud flaps and had installed before it left the lot, which offer great protection...

We also live on a gravel road in MN and it can be absolutely terrible in spring, fall, or any other time there is as much as a fog worth of rain.

Anyway, we love the Expy coming from a Suburban, there are just a couple of little things like the aforementioned design of the rear door/wheel well area that drives me nuts.

 

[aggiegrad05]

Nope. Unfortunately. I also find it annoying.

 

[The6ofus]

I had this same question when I bought my ‘99 F-150 because the same thing was happening. I drive pickups and full size vans at work from GM, Dodge and Ford. They all do it in the mud. It is annoying.

 

[Scottorama]

That is exactly why I went with an XLT.....wanted the full length stationary running boards to keep the road salt/dirt/debris from being splashed up on the sides of my expedition. Power running boards definitely do not help in keeping the sides of your truck clean

 

[benyl]

I think that the issue is that the seal isn’t sealing. Bad design.


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[ScottME]

I have this happening on all my doors and even the rear hatch and hatch window. I've never had a vehicle do this including my Suburbans, Tahoes, or numerous trucks. Its crazy. Hell, even my Jeep doors seal better than this.

 

[aggiegrad05]

I think that the issue is that the seal isn’t sealing. Bad design.


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It's not an issue with the seal, it's that there is no seal. The seal is the black strip in the upper left corner of my picture and that's around the door opening into the cabin. Below that there's no seal and the rest of the door is open to the outside. It's not an issue (unless you live in a land permeated by road salt I guess) just more of an annoyance. And I guess if I had any color other than white I wouldn't notice.

I checked and my wife's Pathfinder has the same issue. It's just not as noticeable because the unsealed portion of the door is smaller and her car is black.

 

[scottdm]

I suspect most of the dirt is coming from the rear wheel well. I’ve noticed the same issue on mine and it is worst at the rear of the rear doors. I noticed there is a space where dirt can enter this area of the door from the rear wheel well area.

 

[benyl]

It's not an issue with the seal, it's that there is no seal. The seal is the black strip in the upper left corner of my picture and that's around the door opening into the cabin. Below that there's no seal and the rest of the door is open to the outside. It's not an issue (unless you live in a land permeated by road salt I guess) just more of an annoyance. And I guess if I had any color other than white I wouldn't notice.

I checked and my wife's Pathfinder has the same issue. It's just not as noticeable because the unsealed portion of the door is smaller and her car is black.

I beg to differ.

Look at the gap here.

Look at the splash pattern here with the door open.



And the other side.



The seal isn’t doing its job.


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[aggiegrad05]

I beg to differ.

Look at the gap here.

Look at the splash pattern here with the door open.



And the other side.



The seal isn’t doing its job.


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You are right, I am wrong. My apologies.

There is a seal on the body. AND, right where it looks like all the dirt gets in, is the seam where the piece of “seal” comes together. So you’re right...the seal is not a complete piece there and it allows dirt in.

 

[Tickbouy]

I have the same issue. I live on a dirt road in CO. The dirt collects in the rear hatch frame.

 

[Oklahoma Jim]

Has anyone tried WeatherTech mud flaps?

 

[aggiegrad05]

Has anyone tried WeatherTech mud flaps?

A bunch of us have and (as far as I know) are all very pleased. I love mine.

 

[scottdm]

A bunch of us have and (as far as I know) are all very pleased. I love mine.

I also have the Weathertech mudflaps and am pleased with them. However, they don't make any difference with the dirt that is splashed at the inside bottom edge of the rear doors since the dirt/mud enters the inner door area from the leading edge of the rear wheels wells.

 

[Oklahoma Jim]

I'd like to see a picture of the flaps installed. Would someone be kind enough to post one? Thanks!

 

[Edistobob]

I'd like to see a picture of the flaps installed. Would someone be kind enough to post one? Thanks!

See https://www.expeditionforum.com/threads/splash-mud-guards.36641/ . The thread shows some Weather Techs as well as a few others.

 

[Oklahoma Jim]

Thanks for the link!

 

[lobsenza]

I installed the Weathertech mud flaps on the front of my 2019 Navigator. They fit perfectly. The rears will need modification to fit the Navigator.

One possibility to protect the rear doors from mud splash up is to mount the front mud flaps in reverse at the front of the rear wheel wells (the RF mud flap mounted in the front of the LR wheel well and the LF mud flap mounted in the front of the RR wheel well). I have to remove one of my front mud flaps to test this. I am sure some modifications will have to be made to mount them this way.

Anyone have an uninstalled set of Weathertech front mudflaps that could try this?

 

[scottdm]

Anyone have an uninstalled set of Weathertech front mudflaps that could try this?[/QUOTE]

I installed the Weathertech mud flaps on the front of my 2019 Navigator. They fit perfectly. The rears will need modification to fit the Navigator.

One possibility to protect the rear doors from mud splash up is to mount the front mud flaps in reverse at the front of the rear wheel wells (the RF mud flap mounted in the front of the LR wheel well and the LF mud flap mounted in the front of the RR wheel well). I have to remove one of my front mud flaps to test this. I am sure some modifications will have to be made to mount them this way.

Anyone have an uninstalled set of Weathertech front mudflaps that could try this?

Modifying the gasket on the door area may also be an option. A potential concern with mudflaps on the front side of the rear wheel wells is that they could get ripped off by the tires in off-road situations. I had a similar issue with a Toyota pickup that I used to own when backing up and the mudflap got stuck under the rear tire and ripped off due to the muddy rut that I was in. If the mudflap is in front of the tire, it could get ripped off in a similar manner when moving forward in deep ruts/mud.

 

[NyackRob79]

Not just the doors, but wait until you wash your truck. There are POUNDS of dirt and pebbles lodged on the inside of your rear bumper. Very poor design choice. The lack of mud flaps, and the fact that the inside of rear bumper is fully open causes all of the dirt thrown off by the rear wheels to nicely deposit itself in there. Last time I washed my truck, the mud wouldn't stop dripping from there. And the annoying part is, the mud drips out on the outside of the bumper, where you can see it.