I did end up with a 2016 diesel Transit and really like it so far but this just looks like it cant end good. Is there some kind of inner fenderwell panel available? Plastic windshield washer bottle & wiring exposed to whatever weather & debris gets thrown at it. I may have to make something to cover this.

 

I agree, just looked at mine, 2016 transit 250, that I use for work, mine is covered in mud completely, can't even see the plugs. I do think they should have better wheel wells.

 

Holy cow...looks like they saved $10 and a pound of weight on a plastic inner fender, and that they are banking on the wiper jug, hoses, and motor lasting beyond the warranty period. It's probably plenty durable and well-sealed, but coating the truck in mud sure won't leave it looking too good. If they had put the hoses and motor on the back side of the jug, it would admittedly be harder to replace them.

I'd almost be tempted to just hang a piece of polyethylene sheeting in front of it, like cutting out a piece from a Rubbermaid garbage can or something. You could seal it in a Visqueen bag, but if that filled up with water, it would probably just stay wet inside.

 

Quick google, so I'm not trying to cook books, just the first example I found, shows June 2016 transit sales of 14437. Times your $10, is $144,370 a month. Certainly reasonable to cut cost where not needed.

You have so many wires and things exposed on trucks that it really wouldn't be a big concern of mine. The modern plastics are quite a bit less reactive to chemicals and objects than the old thin wall plastic ones.

 

Cost is definitely a reason, and thinking about exposed wires like on the ABS system of vehicles, there are far more critical wires out in the open on vehicles. Still, the tank looks pretty naked to me... Probably not that big of a deal.

I had not looked at sales figures for quite a while and 14k in a month is a lot--more than the number of Econolines they were selling for the last few years. Hoping they do OK for the long haul; I see a lot of them on the road lately.

George

 

I'd gladly pay $10 for an inner fender to cover that...or just the option of having one.

 

Well on the line the option is a bit more than $10. Even at the very unrealistic $10, it's a bunch of money. Figure actual cost and it's through the roof. Folks always say then wouldn't mind paying "X" for something but then when it all comes together the say vehicles cost too much.

 

Still and all, I would not like what I am seeing. If that was mine, I'd probably be checking out junk yards to see if I could find a wheel well cover that would come close. Or maybe I'd try fabricating something. Or maybe, as someone suggested, I'd just wrap it all in cellophane and call it a wrap.

 

Transit Wheelwell Liners

Have a look/see : )

 

Whoa...$173 for a couple wheelwell liners...but I think I would get them if I had a Transit. Less possibility of rust from sandblasting the metal and keeping it bathed in mud and road salt. Probably less noise in the cab from rocks hitting the metal in the wheel wells too.

I just bought front and rear Weathertech mats for a car and those were about $170, so specially shaped plastic parts are not cheap...

Weird that they do sell them as an accessory as opposed to making them standard. I wonder if they include them on the high trim lines, or offer them as an option?

George

 

They are an option.