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Xrc fender flare/bumper mod pics

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#1 ·
Hey guys, I'm set on buying the smittybilt xrc fender flares (not the body armor) and my concern is how the front and rear stock bumpers will look with them. I don't have the $1500 to buy new ones right now so I'll most likely be cutting up the stock ones. I'm thinking about caps for the front but idk about the rear. I'd really like to see some pics of the xrc fenders with stock or modded bumpers. Thanks.


And does anyone have any tips on what to do with the miss matching colors beneath the fender? I'm going for a nice clean look and I feel like if I cut up the stock inner linings I'll butcher them and I'd prefer not to spray bedliner on everything. What I'm thinking of doing is getting the entire fender color matched to the jeep (metallic silver) and leaving everything underneath the same color. Would that create the effect I'm looking for or just make it look worse? Any pics of the wheel wells under your xrc fenders would be appreciated.
 
#2 ·
I saved a lot of money by just trimming the stock fenders. Personally I like the black fenders with black wheel wells. That's why I used truck bed liner (rattle cans) in the wheel wells. You could trim the stock flares to any size and shape.

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#8 ·
I have them and you definitely dont need any heavy modification. there are a couple screws that do get drilled into the body and the rest are basic nuts and bolts. Should take an hour for all four.

I didnt save my liner, as that required trimming (and i ripped my front liner when i tore the fender off against a tree) so there is a pretty large gap there. I will try to get some pics tonight. I have a 4 inch lift with 35s and do some offroading monthly and its never been an issue.

Since i have a sahara i really, really wanted to keep the color matched fenders, but these things are textured and i think it would be very difficult to do. In the end i like the way they look and they are pretty solid for the cost. i wouldnt hesitate to recommend them to anyone else.
 
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