Fender Flares? Metal or Plastic?
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Fender Flares? Metal or Plastic?
What is better plastic or metal after market fender flares? if this thread is already out there please let me know. Thanks
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i think it comes down to personal opinion. i know alot of people feel that for wheeling, plastic is better as itll flex more and snap off and wont damage the body. personally i love the look of the metal flares more, but they are alot of coin. im probably going to chop my stockers while i figure out what set to get
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i think it comes down to personal opinion. i know alot of people feel that for wheeling, plastic is better as itll flex more and snap off and wont damage the body. personally i love the look of the metal flares more, but they are alot of coin. im probably going to chop my stockers while i figure out what set to get
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There have been threads posted on this, and just about any aftermarket finder, metal or plastic, will do body damage. I have Zenon plastic and can verify if you lay the jeep on them they will dent the body. The O.E. finders trimmed look good, and have enough give they normally don't dent.
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After, literally, tearing front and rear stock fenders off of my jeep, I began a long search for the right choice.
I went with psc steel flares, as they attach with brackets tying into the frame of the jeep. This alleviates the concern of them pushing into the sheet metal, or tearing off of the sheet metal.
Good luck with your choice!
I went with psc steel flares, as they attach with brackets tying into the frame of the jeep. This alleviates the concern of them pushing into the sheet metal, or tearing off of the sheet metal.
Good luck with your choice!
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There is a big thread on cutting stock fenders in the jk write up forum. It's called red's fender chop.. I was all about getting metal flares until a recent off-road trip. My jeep would have taken damage if I had metal flares.... So the chop is now in my future....
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