fender flare question

[Matt400]

Could be I suppose in heavy salted areas in the East or around coastal areas.

No flare at all with correct wheel offset would be better in that case. You would think with as many sets Bushwacker sells that the Internet would be littered with complaints of rotted fenders but all I see are a few posts not keen on the paint rub.

 

[Fisherguy]

Don't know, but I do know I had those stainless wheel opening things on my old Ford that did wear through the paint and I had rust under them, but they're still sold as well. I've heard of enough people saying their flares wore through their paint that I know I'm not willing to take the chance on this truck.
You hear of flares wearing through the clear coat and the base coat on these trucks is pretty thin, once you get down to the metal you're gonna have rust with or without salt.

 

[DZLFREK]

Anyone ever been able to find fender flares for a dually?

I agree with the question. Anyone know of a good fender flare for a dually?

 

[BNedset]

There was a memeber that went by the name BigBob that had used a set of Zenon fender flares for a 1500 on his dually. He said that the fronts fit good out of the box, but the rears needed a little work to make them fit. He didn't say what was done, but I would think maybe a little work with a heat gun. It didn't sound like a lot of work but just a littla massage. In the furture I plan on doing the same thing. If you do a search for his name, you might see what he did. Pictures were posted in the gallery.

 

[DZLFREK]

Thanks! I'll look him up.

 

[BNedset]

DZLFREK, If you can't find the pictures, I saved a couple for my own reference. I can e-mail them to you if you can't find them. His truck was an 03 but I would think they will also fit yours. I have thought about them and then add a set of stainless runnining boards to fill the gap



Bob

 

[ABorgardt]

DZLFREK, If you can't find the pictures, I saved a couple for my own reference. I can e-mail them to you if you can't find them. His truck was an 03 but I would think they will also fit yours. I have thought about them and then add a set of stainless runnining boards to fill the gap

Bob

Bnedset, Would you mind emailing them to me. I am seriously considering doing this in spring when i replace my rubber. aborgardt@qkw. biz

 

[CDonaldson]

If you run a REALLY small bead of silicone caulking under the edge of the flare, it helps to 'stick' the flare to the truck and keep moisture out. The flares are easily removed when the bead is REALLY small. The wear is caused by wind vibrations and dirt collecting under them, they literally sand the paint off in kind of a fluttering motion.



CD

 

[Fisherguy]

There was a memeber that went by the name BigBob that had used a set of Zenon fender flares for a 1500 on his dually. He said that the fronts fit good out of the box, but the rears needed a little work to make them fit. He didn't say what was done, but I would think maybe a little work with a heat gun. It didn't sound like a lot of work but just a littla massage. In the furture I plan on doing the same thing. If you do a search for his name, you might see what he did. Pictures were posted in the gallery.

Be warned though, Xenon flares don't fit 06 and up trucks worth crap, they haven't changed their style for the bigger headlights so the flare actually covers a small part of the headlight.

I bought some Xenon's off a guy, was going to put them on my truck till I saw this and have now decided to get rid of them and go without after reading how they eventually eat through your paint.

Here's the Xenon's, they were only clamped on for a trial fit...





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[DZLFREK]

Bob,



Pictures would be a wonderful help. Thank you very much.



David



DAVIDBOLEN@FUSE. NET

 

[Spooled-up]

I just took my ATS flares off of my truck. The double sided 3M tape that sticks them to the sides of the truck gradually came "unstuck" on 3 of the 4 flares. This let lots of dirt in them and I was worried about damaging the paint. Once removed, they don't appear to have done any damage, but they were only on there for 8 months or so. I'm going to call ATS about the problem. They were installed per their instructions and the surface was prepped properly.



For what it's worth, the one that was still stuck on there was an absolute bear to get off. Where the others were partially stuck, they were difficult to pull off as well.