Price | $549.99 |
Rating | 4 |
Pros | Provides tread coverage without collecting dirt like the stock ones do. |
Cons | Molding was thin on one part and another had holes that were drilled off center. Both required replacing at place of purchase. Wiring required cutting off existing light fixture. Wiring connecting/crimping hardware is fragile. |
Recommended | yes |
Comments: Installation of the parts was fairly straight forward except for the wiring.
I spent the most amount of time trying to figure out how to work around the issues with the supplied crimp connectors. The crimp connectors are two-piece and are kind of fragile. They will come apart if you do not additionally crimp the two halves to each other.
The marker lights need to be tested with the blinkers with the parking lights on before final installation of the front flares. If the wiring is backwards, the lights will not blink from dim to bright correctly.
One of the flares had a severe thin spot that could be easily pushed in with a bit of finger pressure. Another had the holes for the marker light drilled off center so the light was crooked when mounted. Both were taken back to the place of purchase (4 Wheel Drive Parts) where they were swapped out no questions asked.
Once installed, the fender flares felt sturdy and solid. They are wide enough to fully cover the tread of my tires. Because the flares are flat, they don't scoop up and retain dirt and other crap that gets kicked up by the tires. There is also lots of room for vertical articulation as well.