Rear wheel arch liner

Hello all

My 2003 135 TF lacks any liner/protection for the belts in the rear wheel arches. The front are properly lined with a big plastic part.
I have only found one part suitable for that at Rimmers, that is ref CLK000020

My questions are:
Is that the only mud shield the car had when first bought? And only for the NS?
Is it the same in MGFs?
It is like this just for saving MG Rover some money or has it something to do with engine cooling improvement?

Thanks so much, 
Pedro
 

No that's the extent of the protection for the belts and only on the nearside. The F is the same, but I made my own for my F from aluminium sheeting as the originals were only made of some sort fibre crap.

I'd give the original fibre offering a little more credit, mine has been on since 1998 & its still fine. Not even "just hanging on". It is a bit crappy when compared to a plastic one, which would have made more sense.
M

The part number CLK000020 is a plastic mud shield to protect the alternator, and it’s the fitted in the offside wheelarch

That is a very good question!
The title caught my eye, as I have always believed that the Engineers who designed the F INTENDED that there should be proper wheel arch liners in the rear arches, as well as the fronts.

In the case of the nearside (or LHS to be clear for our European friends who drive on the wrong side of the road!) the brake hydraulics would be receiving some protection.  The junction visible in my photo is (apparently) notorious for corroding.  Keeping dirt, mud and salt-laden water at this time-of-year seems like a good idea to me.  The two holes and the step highlighted with green circles in my photo below look as if they were intended to allow a wheel-arch liner to be attached.  Why would Rover pay Stadco to do the extra tooling and pressing operations for these features UNLESS they were intended for this purpose.

Has anyone made a suitable liner?  Can a liner from any other vehicle be adapted for our cars?
Any insights would be VERY welcome.
 

The plastic off side guard has remained unchanged from the outset, it has channels moulded in it to facilitate the routing of the hydrogas pipe work. Behind the near side fibre cover was the resonator box, originally fitted to the air induction system.
More than that I cannot add.
M

Yes you're correct. I made an overly quick response to the question giving the wrong info, for which I now apologise to anyone who was misled by answer.

Thanks for all the answers

So, as I understand it, that part CLK000020 was originally fitted in the OS to protect the alternator (also in TFs??)

And a fibre cover was fitted in the NS, to protect the belts??
Anyone can provide a part number for that?

As AlisoJo says, it seems weird to have an empty space there apparently prepared to receive some kind of shield. 

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Thanks for all the answers

So, as I understand it, that part CLK000020 was originally fitted in the OS to protect the alternator (also in TFs??)

And a fibre cover was fitted in the NS, to protect the belts??
Anyone can provide a part number for that?

As AlisoJo says, it seems weird to have an empty space there apparently prepared to receive some kind of shield. 
 

The alternator and the belts are on the same side, they have to be otherwise there would be nothing to drive the alternator!
 and there is only really the gearbox on the other side , so lees to need protection

Sure, Cobber, that was really dumb on my part 🤦🏻‍♂️
I think I am no using well NS/OS

To make thinks clearer, I see the belts on the RH side(OS?) and I understand CLK000020 was fitted there?
And the fibre part in the LF side?

Thanks so much. I really don’t like to see those belts and pulleys getting all the grit fron the wheels

Hi. I have a 97F but I've never seen a fibre cover for the N/S left hand side on mine, the only thing there is the large resonator box part of the air intake. Regards Glyn.

No the nearside (left) rear never had a protective cover. The holes are there, suggesting it I was intended to have one originally.
It is easy enough to make one up from flat plastic. I fabricated one from an old 5 litre  oil container and fitted it. 😎