Chines $120. Fender flares

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Looks good! I'm debating buying the pre painted to match ones on eBay. I'd assume the flares are just cheap ebay ones that they paint. I'll probably call around to a few shops first just to check, but I think they will be more to paint than I can buy the painted ones for.

Also don't have my wheels yet and might look pretty dumb without wheels or bigger tires haha
 
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Looks good! I'm debating buying the pre painted to match ones on eBay. I'd assume the flares are just cheap ebay ones that they paint. I'll probably call around to a few shops first just to check, but I think they will be more to paint than I can buy the painted ones for.

Also don't have my wheels yet and might look pretty dumb without wheels or bigger tires haha

I opted not to paint mine, because my truck is black. Im happy with them unpainted.
 

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I had bought some and they were good despite not following the body lines on the door towards the rocker panel. I had decent sized gaps and it looked terrible on a new truck. Glad you got a good set

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Stupid question - did you have to drill holes though the fender?
 

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Looks great! Is there anything you see being an issue down the road ? Did you put clear film under where it touches the body ?


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I had similar ones on my 2013 Ram and yes I would highly recommend something where they touch the paint. I removed mine and now have a pretty serious line in my paint. Not very pleased.
 

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I had similar ones on my 2013 Ram and yes I would highly recommend something where they touch the paint. I removed mine and now have a pretty serious line in my paint. Not very pleased.

Would it buff out, or is it digging into the paint?
 

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Mine where the Tyger Auto brand. The weather strip was super hard and a pain the &$@ to install. Which I know, should have been my first clue.
 
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Looks great! Is there anything you see being an issue down the road ? Did you put clear film under where it touches the body ?


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Gaskets that attatch to flares are very soft on mine. Other flares i have seen use very stiff rubber gaskets. When i remived my stock flares, all that was behind them was a super thin gasket tape. Like 1mm thick. I noticed no scuffs or marks on the paint.
 

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When I removed my flares there was a pretty bad mark from them on all the fenders, Didn't look like it would buff out. I'm sure dirt and stuff gets down in there and rubs into the paint. I've also bought cheap ebay flares, was pretty satisfied with them
 

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Gaskets that attatch to flares are very soft on mine. Other flares i have seen use very stiff rubber gaskets. When i remived my stock flares, all that was behind them was a super thin gasket tape. Like 1mm thick. I noticed no scuffs or marks on the paint.

It’s not the gasket you gotta worry about. It’s tiny particles of dust and sand. As they vibrate it sands the paint down. Something to consider.


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