Trail Ready
NAXJA Forum User
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- Cerritos ca
I just got back from jeep fest at Ontario convention center.I was going to splurge and buy the flat fenders but decided to check and see if anyone on here was a vendor.
Thanks,I got a quote of $360 with a warranty from 4 wheel parts.I didnt go into detail with him about what it covers but I think if they are damaged they will replace it free(I know a guy)
John X had Flexy flares, and I think they look good. I will go that route if I decide to put flares on.
I've got a 10 year old set of Bushwackers. Personally I think they hold up pretty well. Hell, nothing will hold up if you snag them on rocks. I hear a lot of bitching about them not holding up but I have exactly the opposite experience. I rolled my rig and other than some scratches, they were fine. I've snagged them a couple of times and pulled the screws through the plastic, but how many tons of force do you expect them to handle....they are made of plastic. I know a lot of guys that have done steel flares and they get torn up just as bad, and many times they do more damage to the rig than the plastic.
It reminds me of a saying my grandfather used to say, "Its a poor workman that blames his tools". I hear a lot of blaming the flares for breaking when if you took more care and didn't hang them on the rocks, everything would be fine. Some of you guys could screw up an anvil.
I'm working on a quick release setup so you could pop the flares of in a few minutes for on the trail, but still be legal on the ride to and from the trail.
having had rocks scrape the crap out of my stock flares, i could never bring myself to spend hundreds of dollars on a replacement set of flares. i would rather have lower profile stock flares look all scratched than throw $400 on a set of wackers that share the same fate. and im not going to try to wheel more carefully to preserve some aftermarket flares.
im not going to try to wheel more carefully to preserve some aftermarket flares.
My stock rear flares are only slightly gouged. I don't really care, they're there only to provide some tire coverage.