New F450 should be here soon. I have never owned a dual rear wheel truck before. I am going to put the paint protection 3m film on the front painted bumper and edge of the hood. My question is, do I need to cover the forward facing side of the rear fenders? Seems like they would take a beating from rocks and the like. Any other areas to be concerned about? Thanks.

 

I have a SRW, but if I bought a DRW I would get the paint protection there. I had them do the hood, fender tips, above the windshield and they also did all 4 door jambs where feet tend to drag getting in and out.

 

Our truck came with what appears to be a film protector on the lower section (front & rear) of the dual wheel fenders. We seem to be doing OK with just cleaning the bugs (and other stuff) off the rear fenders and applying a quick coat of detailer's wax to - hopefully - make it easier to clean the next time. David

 

Reactor111,

Congratulations on the purchase of your beautiful brand new Ford F-450. You are on the right track in order to get your truck protected. The front areas you mentioned are a definite coverage area that should never be overlooked. Additional coverage options for your truck can include the rocker panels as the front tires can pick up rocks and throw them. The rear fenders come from the factory with a minimal piece that is nowhere near the correct amount of coverage to prevent rock chips. Getting more coverage across the front of the rear fender is crucial in order to keep it looking new.

Hope this information helps, let us know if you have any other questions we can help you with.

 

I might be going a bit overboard, but I have an appointment set with an XPEL installer to do the entire truck in the Ultimate protection. From headlight to taillight, and everything in between. They use grit instead of salt for the roads up here, since it gets too cold for salt to work. The negative of that is rock chips are a fact of life.

I figure I'm spending 70k on a truck, so I might as well go the full nine yards to protect the paint as best I can. The installer quoted me 6.5k for a complete wrap of my F-350 SRW KR. For a 10 year warranty on the product, I think that's worth the investment. I'm definitely the extreme example.

 

I'm thinking of the same thing for the rear fenders. Grid roads are so hard on paint.
And I've driven your Alaskan roads to Prudhoe Bay. The calcium chloride is nuts to get off when it dries.

 

Tell me about that calcium chloride nonsense. I couldn't get all of that off my rims and rockers on the old vehicle that I drove up from Florida no matter how hard I scrubbed. That stuff is wicked hard to get rid of. Alaska is not vehicle-friendly at all if you value your paint.

 

2017 Duallys come with paint protection standard. Both my 2017 F350 Dually and now my 2017 F450 both have it.

 

Can some one supply me with the ford Part number for the protective film.....my 18 450 did not have it and the dealer is refusing to warranty the paint on the fenders saying there is no such thing as a protective film that there isnt even any part number listed. Now if you where in a wreck and have them replaced and repainted im sure they would put the film on their.

Thanks in advance Pat

 

My 2018 did not have it and I had it done as a soon as I could, front painted bumper and lower front tear fenders.
I have a white truck and I added black vinyl to the inside of the front and rear fenders, it was getting rocked chipped bad, and looked like crap

 

My 17 350 has it on the rear fenders, but it is my understanding that there is no Ford part number for it and it is listed as "locally procured". I would agree the OEM coverage is minimal, but it is also effective. In over 107,000 miles I do not have a single rock chip on my rear fenders.