I'm considering the bushwhacker fenderflares, the ones with the indents and exposed bolt heads. I'm courious if anyone has them and if they rub the paint. I have the factory mud flaps and they rub the paint. its disapointing to put something on to protect the truck and have it actually damage it. Please be honest, I don't want to find out the hard way, Thanks guys, LCH

 

yes they do rub the paint but as long as you leave them on you can't tell. I know I'm a photo.

 

Thanks for the reply, thats disapointing, I'm not sure what to do now. Do you get any rock chips on the back ones? LCH

 

I just got those exact flares painted to match my truck and they have a small rubber strip that stops plastic to paint contact. I think they will still rub, however I don't plan on taking mine off. I also had the body shop install that 3M rockguard on the insides of mine($100CDN). I haven't installed them yet, body shop said to let paint cure for 3 days. I didn't want the paint to get too beat up, my buddy has a white truck and his looks like it has tar under the flares where the rocks took off the paint.

 

yes I get rock chips in the bottom of the doors the flares wash once a week followed by useing touch up paint

 

as soon as i put on my aftermarket wheels i was getting stone chips some the size of quarters.put them on!a lil paint rubbing is better then rust from exposed metel..

 

yeah, I'm close to doing it anyway. Yesterday I had to go back in a field and it's been raining here for a couple of days so when I came out I had hunks of mud on the roof. I don't off road my truck (thats what the jeep is for) but I have to get in the mud around some of the job sites. The other thing I've noticed since it's been raining is the road spray wraps around the mirrors and I can't see out of them very well. So i'll most likely get them soom, I just hate the idea of them rubbing the paint. So far I don't have any signifigant rock chips. LCH

 

I love mine, they do take a little abuse but it is better that the truck. I was able to attach the factory mudflaps also fronts on the rear and rears on the front. It turned out like they were meant to be that way.[IMG][/IMG]

 

...road spray on the mirrors....interesting little problem..

....I suppose you could fabricate a small "extension" for the bottom of the mirror, just enough to change the airflow envelope, which might eliminate this? I don't have that issue, perhaps because my truck isn't at stock height;

Don't mean to hijack your original thread intent!