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Was wondering on how good of coverage the Bushwacker OE flares give you to protect the fender lip and the front of the rear wheel from stone chips. I don't have any damage yet but I live on the gravel and am always worried about stone chips. Actually the front of the rear wheels seems to have rock guard from the factory and I can tell it's been taking hits from stones. These michelin tires love to throw stones! I see vehicles at work that are 5 years old and all chipped around the fenders. Pictures would be great! Thanks.
Mine stick in past the edge of the lip so there is no way a rock will catch the aluminum. I'd be more worried about the flare leaving scratched on the paint from debris getting behind the rubber gasket. I had the fenders sprayed with Line-X before installing the flares so I'm double covered and it ended up looking pretty good. There is a little bit of Line X showing past the rear flares but not enough to bother me.
Here's a picture of the whole truck. If you want a closeup of the flares I can get one tomorrow. My Line X guy mocked the flares up and traced a line around their edge so he knew where to spray the liner but when the flares were mounted for real the rears ended up with about an 1/8"strip of bedliner sticking out past the flare. It's not too mad but it kind of bugs me whenever I look at it, the fronts are perfect with no visible bedliner.
It looks good . more durable than the film for sure with the black flare that 1/8 inch blends right in . Bush wacker flares ?
Yes they are Bush wacker OEM.
I got them off Amazon, they were about the cheapest. The gator back flaps I bought from a member here.
Most people probably never notice the overhang of the liner but it is noticable if your standing right next to the truck and it's clean.
Mine stick in past the edge of the lip so there is no way a rock will catch the aluminum. I'd be more worried about the flare leaving scratched on the paint from debris getting behind the rubber gasket. I had the fenders sprayed with Line-X before installing the flares so I'm double covered and it ended up looking pretty good. There is a little bit of Line X showing past the rear flares but not enough to bother me.
I ordered the OE flares and am going to put protective tape on the fenders to stop damage.
