Has anyone seen the tC factory mudguards up close? Or better yet, tried this? I'm not about to go with the $190 option.

i dont know if that is possible.

i think i saw a thread about someone doing it, but i think it took some mods to make them fit.

i may be wrong thow

I have never seen it done. They are no more likely to fit than mud guards off of any other car, the tC and xB are not related body-wise.