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Bushwacker fender- to install liner or not

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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 10:35 PM
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Default Bushwacker fender- to install liner or not

Ordered at set of flat fenders and debating if I should trim and install the front fender liners. For the rears I'm goin to spray with frame paint.
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 08:15 AM
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I trimmed the front and rear liners and reinstalled them with the bushwackers. Looks more clean after the install.




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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 08:35 AM
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Its really not that bad. I used a razor knife to do it. Just used a new blade for each and it wasnt that hard. Id say the liners only added an extra 2 hours. I did the total install in about 8 hours over 3 days.
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 08:38 AM
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Its not hard to do at all, just take your time and cut them. It looks like shit if you don't have them in.
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 08:38 AM
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I used a set of tin snips and it took me about 15 min to trim the liners. Total install was about 2 1/2 hrs. I had my factory flares already cut to flat flares so the removal of those was much faster than uncut factory flares.
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 08:42 AM
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I left the rears off the wifes JKU and reinstalled the fronts... looks good
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by highoctane
I trimmed the front and rear liners and reinstalled them with the bushwackers. Looks more clean after the install.



Looks great
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 08:57 AM
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I put mine back in to just to keep more salt and mud out of the engine area
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 09:54 AM
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I am thinking about getting the Bushwacker flares also. Does anybody have pictures of the actual install? Can you install the liners after the flares are up?
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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by eumel789
I am thinking about getting the Bushwacker flares also. Does anybody have pictures of the actual install? Can you install the liners after the flares are up?
Yes you can. And the cheapest place to get them is 4wheelonline. They are a dealer. Also a 50$ rebate right now. So my new fenders were 400$.
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