Fender flare question

[crystalworks]

These are the only pics I have. Might go grab some closeups in a bit. But they are close enough to OE to not trigger my OCD, so they're pretty close.

[Nyc Dito]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

These are the only pics I have. Might go grab some closeups in a bit. But they are close enough to OE to not trigger my OCD, so they're pretty close.

Thank you for the reply! They look great.

[rbryantaz]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

These are the only pics I have. Might go grab some closeups in a bit. But they are close enough to OE to not trigger my OCD, so they're pretty close.

Do you have small seam marks on them like mine have?

Did you paint yours?

Mine appear to be a 2 piece design that is fused together. I didn't paint mine and just used black restorer on them which makes the seam much less obvious. I suppose I could paint them with bumper paint but it is pretty hard to see.

It is just something that people might want to be aware of if they don't plan on painting their black ABS ebay flares.

On my '07 I also had to drill a hole in a fender tab that was there but not used by the stock flares. The new flares used this tab instead of the one that the originals used.

-Rich

[Nyc Dito]

Originally Posted by rbryantaz

Do you have small seam marks on them like mine have?

Did you paint yours?

Mine appear to be a 2 piece design that is fused together. I didn't paint mine and just used black restorer on them which makes the seam much less obvious. I suppose I could paint them with bumper paint but it is pretty hard to see.

It is just something that people might want to be aware of if they don't plan on painting their black ABS ebay flares.

On my '07 I also had to drill a hole in a fender tab that was there but not used by the stock flares. The new flares used this tab instead of the one that the originals used.

-Rich

Received mine today. Quality is good and all the trims feel nice and sturdy like OE. But there is a light, very light, mark only visible in strong light. I'm going forward with installation though since its less than even half of OEM. Worst case, I'll pick up an OEM set if MY OCD kicks in haha..

[rbryantaz]

Originally Posted by Nyc Dito

Received mine today. Quality is good and all the trims feel nice and sturdy like OE. But there is a light, very light, mark only visible in strong light. I'm going forward with installation though since its less than even half of OEM. Worst case, I'll pick up an OEM set if MY OCD kicks in haha..

That matches mine. With some black trim protectant/restorer on them it makes it even less visible. I think it might even be invisible after waiting afew months and re-applying a few times.

Friends haven't noticed unless i point it out. Overall that seam mark is less of a defect than my originals had anyway and for $170 it is a very good product. A can or two of plastic trim bumper/paint from home depot would would also fix it if you want a flat black look.

Plus I have a scrape on the driver rear panel that now looks better with some touchup paint but I am unlikely to ever make that perfect.

My 265/60/18s are offset out by 24mm from stock (offset 24 v. 48) so the extra flare is nice to deflect dirt/mud. For my setup it would be better if the flares had the same extension front and rear but it still works well.



-Rich

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by Nyc Dito

Received mine today. Quality is good and all the trims feel nice and sturdy like OE. But there is a light, very light, mark only visible in strong light. I'm going forward with installation though since its less than even half of OEM. Worst case, I'll pick up an OEM set if MY OCD kicks in haha..

Yes, mine has that faint line as well. I thought it was a release point from the mold or something. As mentioned, some trim dressing makes it pretty much disappear. For a permanent solution, before you install hit it with some SEM trim paint or Duplicolor trim paint. Will look great, but not sure how it would match the lower rocker plastic trim. I've opted to just leave them alone. Wife has never said anything.

[rbryantaz]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

Yes, mine has that faint line as well. I thought it was a release point from the mold or something. As mentioned, some trim dressing makes it pretty much disappear. For a permanent solution, before you install hit it with some SEM trim paint or Duplicolor trim paint. Will look great, but not sure how it would match the lower rocker plastic trim. I've opted to just leave them alone. Wife has never said anything.

Yea it might actually be a molding mark where the mold was two parts rather than the plastic being fused. That makes more sense.

It isn't bad, and doesn't bother me but it wasn't really clear that it was going to be there from the ebay listing.

-Rich