When I bought my car in '91 it had stainless steel flaps. They were pretty beat up so I changed them a few years later with similar. They were in pretty good shape after the re-paint in '01 so I left them on. A couple years ago they were looking beat up again so I found some on Amazon (used to be able to find them at any auto parts store) and put them back on. I can show you some pretty big dents that show they are earning their keep.