What are most of y'all running? Are the cheap Amazon one's worth it for a non off road, pavement beater??
I'm basically just wanting them for looks.
I'm basically just wanting them for looks.
Aftermarket fenders?
- Thread starter John Cooper
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MCE thermoplastic fenders for me. They bend and won't destroy my Jeep's body on trails unlike metal fenders.
Not gonna lie, my JK will probably never see a trail.
I know its blasphemy but it will probably always be my commuter.
I'm long since tired of being mad over how other people use their Jeeps. Unless I have to actually see it.
I think I got my set of 4 for about $200. They're a little harder to find now but I think they look good and they come in different sizes if you like look over another.
Yeah you can always get some piece of shit set off Amazon if its just for looks but the fitment will more than likely be hit or miss. If you were closer to me I'd just give you my OEM Sahara fenders and you could recolor them and cut them to whatever you wanted.
I think I got my set of 4 for about $200. They're a little harder to find now but I think they look good and they come in different sizes if you like look over another.
Yeah you can always get some piece of shit set off Amazon if its just for looks but the fitment will more than likely be hit or miss. If you were closer to me I'd just give you my OEM Sahara fenders and you could recolor them and cut them to whatever you wanted.
I thought about cutting mine, but i have yet to see a set of cut fenders that looked half way decent.
If my 3.8 bites the dust, I will probably V8 swap it and then make it a trail rig.
Hey John, what was/is the scoop on your TJ? If you already explained, forgive me, I am not all there in the head.
What!!! Never say never, you might need to rescue the cool looking LJR some day
I mean after all you did get stuck in that mud puddle.
The wife has these, she has been happy with them. I’d have to look up the brand, got them though Extreme Terrain.
Do you have the inner fender liner (replace or original) or did you just pull them off and not use an inner fender? I like the look.
We built two JKURs. I call them the Amazon builds because virtually everything I did was bought on Amazon.
I used Hooke Road fenders and Vijay bumpers. They're great for light wheeling and inexpensive to replace if/when you crunch one.
The JL is built with all Motobilt armor. It's about twice as thick as the Vejay so it adds a fair bit more weight. The 392 in it can handle that just fine, but it would be a bigger concern for a 3.8L or 3.6L. They're also more expensive to replace.
I used Hooke Road fenders and Vijay bumpers. They're great for light wheeling and inexpensive to replace if/when you crunch one.
The JL is built with all Motobilt armor. It's about twice as thick as the Vejay so it adds a fair bit more weight. The 392 in it can handle that just fine, but it would be a bigger concern for a 3.8L or 3.6L. They're also more expensive to replace.
On the front we replaced the inner fender liner with metal ones. I wasn’t happy with how open the engine bay was without some sort of liner. The rear just left it exposed.
On the flip side, it makes things way easier to work on. I left mine off because of that reason.
True, fortunately these are fairly easy to remove for access. One of the bolts by the door is a little difficult to remove. I think about 15 minutes at home I had it out when I replaced the power steering pump.
For everyday use and just for the look, Amazon models can do the trick.
It won't be high-end, but enough if you don't go off-road.
It won't be high-end, but enough if you don't go off-road.
Could just go old school and get a cheap set of Bushwhackers.
You keep your factory inner fenders forever or did you go aftermarket? I'm looking at these but want to keep the factory inners. PA can be a bit of a PITA when it comes to tire coverage. No local cops or shops will give me issues, but don't want to get headaches traveling around. I think that bright, aftermarket inners lens themselves to being "spotted" more, so I'm trying to stay as under the radar as possible (you know, other than 40"s and 1-tons haha).
I have metal aftermarket inner fenders but I didn't put them on. I live in New Mexico, and having been in LE here I can tell you they only look to make sure you have a mirror and at least one working headlight.
When I lived in AZ, it was basically the same approach. Back here in the northeast, it’s very regionalized. My local cops know me and even the sheriffs know people like to take their stuff through the woods. Some inspection stations will give you a hard time but it’s rare. Down south in the state, as you make your way towards some of the big off road parks, you’ll find a mix of enforcement. Closer to urban or fancier suburban areas, it gets worse.