Did a little unexpected remodeling of my driver's side front fender yesterday when the tread on the tire decided to separate at 70mph. Luckily the body damage is minor but my fender flare and the end cap on my bumper disintegrated immediately.
First, carnage pics of course!

Luckily, the majority of the damage is just the rubber marks you can see on the lower part of the fender.


What was left of the tire when I got it pulled off the freeway.




Better shots of the tire


Tire I borrowed to limp home. No I did not have a spare with me... in almost 14 years of driving this is the first time I've been stranded and couldn't get myself back on the road. Luckily a friend of mine came through and brought me this tire and wheel.


This just cracks me up...

Anywho, the fender flares. No idea what they are, can anyone help out???

 

Chase I dont know anything about the flares,
but first: I think they would look better in blue color, at least the original part like in the actual photos.
Second: How old are your tires, because the life of them are maximum 4-6 years, doesnt matter the threads deep or the mileage. So be careful.

 

Maybe bushwacker extend-a-fender? There's a couple other manufacturers of similar, but I can't remember.

 

PM sent.....

 

Nice pics, by the way.

 

Chase, the tire didnt like that bumper, same as many of us.

 

I didn't like the ugly bumper either, but I sure wish the tire hadn't destroyed it so I could trade/sell it to someone for something different...
The front 2 tires were older tires but in very good condition, I haven't looked at the date code on them yet. I had noticed a bit of uneven wear on this tire for about the last week or so like an overinflated tire will do (lower in the center) but it didn't show any signs of failure until it let go. Apparently tire manufacturers already have, or are starting to phase out production of tires for 16.5" wheels so I'm probably just going to buy 4 new tires even though the 2 rear tires are nearly brand new.

 

New flares will be on their way to me later this week, thanks fordpride!

 

Were you able to just replace the one flare or will you have to replace the other three?

 

I got a set of 4 from fordpride. I have no idea what brand these flares are, they appear to be dealer installed. There is some damage on one of the others from a mud flap getting ripped off, so I'll just remove the old ones and have the new ones painted up and install the full set. For the price I couldn't refuse

 

Your welcome.
Chase forget the address I sent you ill PM u a different address later I going to have you send it to my work

 

Sounds good.

 

Chase I just picked up on what you said in the PM why would you have to repaint the truck

 

Just curios, Chase did you had time to check the tire date code?

 

Time, yes. Memory... no
I got the flares from Mike but they are a slightly different shape than the old ones, they don't come up as high on the fenders. So I either need to find a different set of flares, or a jar full of money so I can have the whole truck repainted because the old flares have rubbed the paint off the fender a little.