Icy crap in wheel wells

[00SilverGA]

Today I was driving down the highway and I noticed my car was acting a little strange, so I pulled over and found a large amount of icy crap built up in my wheel wells. It was so built up that it was touching my rear wheels. I couldn't get it out until it warmed up a little. Does anyone know of anything I can do to prevent or at least cut it down? Maybe mud flaps? Thanks

[tenspeed]

There's nothing you can do except to stop driving in the snow. If you park in a heated garage, it will fall off after a while.

[00SilverGA]

Thanks, the what is the point of having mud flaps? Just keep stuff off other cars?

[rabidpanda69]

help keep it off the body work.

[Jordon'sGrandAm]

if you park it outside at night, check it in the morning and kick the ice / snow stuff off with your feet.

[AznGA]

I love the fact that our rear bumper does not have a wall. So everything that is kicked up by rear tires go straight to the back of the bumper.

[Brandon]

i hate not having anything in the back.... thought about the mud flaps but dont think they would be to my liking :( as far as the icy stuff... as jordansgrandam said.. kick it before you leave.... couple small taps with the foot will knock most of it off.

[AznGA]

I don't want mudflaps. They won't help back there. Plus they will scrape expecially if your car is lowered.

[Riley1123d]

Yeah I had a few issues with that last winter, it's terrible. Just be mindful of it :)

[Chain]

Move to Tulsa Oklahoma we didn't get any snow this year :(

[Riley1123d]

Originally posted by Chain
Move to Tulsa Oklahoma we didn't get any snow this year :(

Or move to Landing New Jersey where it's snowing as I type this! :lol: :D

[Gimli]

A couple of years ago someone bought the rear wheel well liners of a alero (or maybe it was a malibu) and was successful installing it on his Grand Am without much modifications.

That's something you might want to look into.

[sunrunner_pei]

The 2003+ GA GT has rear inner fenders as well. They're not full-coverage, but they're better than nothing.

[RocketFast321]

I don't have to worry about ice just mud, which the back bumper holds alot of.

[AznGA]

Could you post pics of the inner fender for 03 GA GT? Thanks.

[sunrunner_pei]

I would, but they're covered in ice. :lol:

[Big Joe]

I always just kick all that stuff off my car when i leave

[00SilverGA]

Originally posted by Big Joe
I always just kick all that stuff off my car when i leave

I wish it were that easy. I kicked it and poked it, but it wouldn't budge. In fact I cracked my bumper. So i got pissed and went to the car wash. The car wash loosened it up but i still had to pry it out, when I did the ice chunck was the biggest I have ever seen. The ice is gone now but its snowing again so, I guess I will just have to do it all over again.

[Dave C]

maybe intsall some heating wire stuff in there? then you can turn it on whenever you need...

[MetalWarrior]

Figure out where the ice builds up the most and buy a cheap can of Vegetable cooking spray. repeated aplications in winter months has kept my GA pretty much ice free.

[00SilverGA]

Haha thanks for the advice but, what you are suggesting would use a ton of vegtable oil.

[sunrunner_pei]

Originally posted by AznGA
Could you post pics of the inner fender for 03 GA GT? Thanks.

It took a while, but here they are:

http://www.gaownersclub.com/gallery/albums/2003%20GAGT/rsm_rotors/IMG_1109.JPG

http://www.gaownersclub.com/gallery/albums/2003%20GAGT/rsm_rotors/IMG_1110.JPG

Hope that helps!