For those of you curious to see the entire package installed, I have some pics to share. First of all, I really think there parts are of good quality, especially for the price. The tube fenders and rear corners are basically knock-offs of Smittybilts products.
Smittybilt/E-Autogrilles
Front tube fenders...$340/$227
Rear corners...........$270/$175
Rocker guards.........$260/$184
$870/$586 Savings of 284.00 plus saved $57.00 on tax since I live in a state with 4wheelparts.
These are the ebay E-Autogrilles tube fenders, rockers, and rear quarters. I did a comparison of price for 4wheelparts Smittybilts and the Ebay Autogrilles product. As for the vents, they are tack welded to the fender but, would be no issue to remove and put whatever you want there. For those of you curious on shipping time, I live in Florida and received each item within a week of purchase.
Would you say that they are good enough quality to invest in? They look fantastic - and are much cheaper that their counterparts!
Just quality and durability is what I'm curious about.
I would buy them again... I can stand on the fenders and jump up and down on them, I'm a solid 205lbs. I have also flexed out multiple times where the tire is in the fender and it supports the weight of the Jeep (need to finish up my bump stops). All the hardware is stainless with nylock nuts. Front fenders have 3/4 holes for LED blinkers in the very front. I put Maguire's back to black conditioner on the tops of the fenders so they are protected, and keep a like new finish. The powercoat on a 1-10, 10 being best I would give 7.5-8. I have dropped stuff on them, slipped with tools, brushed some tree limbs, etc. no major scratches or removal of coating. There are no instructions for install for the fronts, but you can use Smitybilts PDF from the website. Hope this helps.
It is the factory hardtop. It might look different because of the contrast between the gloss and flat black. I like how the top looks like it rolls right into rear quart panels.
Unfortunately, I do not. However, to be clear lol you are not really "removing" the front fender. You basically cut it off. If you want to keep your fender then I would suggest buying scrap fenders and hacking those up.
Follow these instructions... They are for the Smittybilt fenders but, the fenders are identical with the exception of where to drill a few mounting holes. Its what I used for my install.
Follow these instructions... They are for the Smittybilt fenders but, the fenders are identical with the exception of where to drill a few mounting holes. Its what I used for my install.
The original pictures in this post helped me to decide to go with this armor
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