KBD Fender Flares

[bastage]

Can you post a side shot of your gladiator.

Not a great picture, but here ya go.

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[98coupe]

Thanks. Really like the look. Definitely ordering the fenders.

 

[TTEChris]

I recently installed a set of these. For the price they are great!

pros:
-Price
-Ease of installation
-Look great
-Included DRL that is plug and play(with Tazer)
-did I mention price

cons:
-Light looks/feels cheap, and the DRL is more blue than white
-Finish. They look great when shined up with tire shine etc, but when “dry” they have a raw look to them. I would plan to have them coated.

 

[bastage]

I agree with all the pros and cons above.
One other con is that there should be more points of attachment specifically at the bottom of the front fender. There is kind of a big piece of plastic covering some factory sheet metal that isn’t attached at the front edge. There is already a hole in the body so one in the flares would of been nice. Easy enough to add though. Mine are coming off to do my front inner fenders and I’ll add this hole myself, but would of been nice to already be there.

Also the finish with whatever release agent they used will not allow a wrap to be applied. Cleaning and heat were both tried and my local wrap shop couldn’t get anything to stick well. So I’m leaving mine unfinished for a year to let the surface rough up a bit before having them wrapped to match

 

[TTEChris]

I agree with all the pros and cons above.
One other con is that there should be more points of attachment specifically at the bottom of the front fender. There is kind of a big piece of plastic covering some factory sheet metal that isn’t attached at the front edge. There is already a hole in the body so one in the flares would of been nice. Easy enough to add though. Mine are coming off to do my front inner fenders and I’ll add this hole myself, but would of been nice to already be there.

Also the finish with whatever release agent they used will not allow a wrap to be applied. Cleaning and heat were both tried and my local wrap shop couldn’t get anything to stick well. So I’m leaving mine unfinished for a year to let the surface rough up a bit before having them wrapped to match

I forgot about that front “flap” under the fender that covers the otherwise exposed body panels. I ended up putting some black self tapping screws to either side of their logo where the circles are.
You can kind of see them in this pic if you zoom in

 

[bigsend]

I’m not biggest fan of the LED light on the front flair, it seems like an after-thought. I’m on my second set of lights after water corroded and subsequently shorted the LEDs/board.

Also, their finish can’t be painted with normally automotive paint, there is surface pitting on the edges of each flair.

Their customer service is absolutely great however I’d recommend another set of flairs like Motobilt, Nemesis or GenRight.

 

[Oldman_josh]

Just installed mine today, fit and finish of the flare is pretty good and all but 1 hole lined up.

The led / lens is a little cheap but if the strip burns out it will be an easy swap.

 

[jl_explorer]

Not a great picture, but here ya go.

Do you have any more pictures of your setup? I was trying to search on the forum. I think I read you have the Clayton 2.5 inch lift with 37's? I ordered the same kit, but doing 40's with a fender chop. Love the setup!

 

[Orange01z28]

Well, this ended my search. I'll order these as soon as they are in stock

Do the stock inner liners work or do I have to start shopping for some of those as well?

 

[gecko_rubi]

Well, this ended my search. I'll order these as soon as they are in stock

Do the stock inner liners work or do I have to start shopping for some of those as well?

What did you find out about the inners?

 

[Orange01z28]

What did you find out about the inners?

Nothing, and they never came in stock afaik

 

[bastage]

What did you find out about the inners?

Based on design I dont think the stock inners would work well. Mine were already long gone when i got the KBD flares, but the stock inners being floppy & wouldnt have much to attach them to other then pinching them between the KBD flares & the body. Would require more trimming then I would want to spend the time on. Cheap inners can be found for most shock configurations pretty easily.

 

[gecko_rubi]

Based on design I dont think the stock inners would work well. Mine were already long gone when i got the KBD flares, but the stock inners being floppy & wouldnt have much to attach them to other then pinching them between the KBD flares & the body. Would require more trimming then I would want to spend the time on. Cheap inners can be found for most shock configurations pretty easily.

Thank you. Just picked up a set of DV8 front inners so probably should look at getting the rears then too.

10 months later are you happy with the fenders? I like the look - honestly the low price is what has me nervous (and the comments about the blue tint of the light). I’ve never seen these in person.

 

[bastage]

Thank you. Just picked up a set of DV8 front inners so probably should look at getting the rears then too.

10 months later are you happy with the fenders? I like the look - honestly the low price is what has me nervous (and the comments about the blue tint of the light). I’ve never seen these in person.

You dont really need rear inner fenders. There is very little to protect. They clean things up some, but not mission critical.

And yes I am happy with the fenders still. I got the first run (being as I ordered before they even had JT pictures). My lights in them all went out over the winter. Was a known issue with the first gen. KBD took care of me on it. But before they did I ordered some straight amber LED's & sealed the hell out of them with hot glue & have liked them better then the stock DRL's. I have DRL's in my headlights anyway so I dont have to worry about the blue anymore. The only think I would like better is if these came with no lights at all. Turn signals could be from switchback DRL's in the headlights or some other stand along indicators instead of the fenders. I get why they do it, but they would be perfect for my preference then.

 

[Orange01z28]

Based on design I dont think the stock inners would work well. Mine were already long gone when i got the KBD flares, but the stock inners being floppy & wouldnt have much to attach them to other then pinching them between the KBD flares & the body. Would require more trimming then I would want to spend the time on. Cheap inners can be found for most shock configurations pretty easily.

I was planning on installing tomorrow with the front stock ones but now you have me 2nd guessing. I think I might order some inner fenders

I haven't taken fenders apart before so I have two questions

1. if I was to trim the stockers to fit the KBDs, I'd have to pinch them between the flares and the body? There's no other attachments?
2. If I put on the KBDs without the inners, would I have to remove them again to install inners?

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