2009 - 2014 F-150

Fender Flares and Tow Mirrors Installed

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 05-15-2010, 10:43 PM
jdtech65's Avatar
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Iowa
Posts: 358
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Fender Flares and Tow Mirrors Installed

I got around to getting pictures of the OEM fender flares I installed a little while back and also a few with the new tow mirrors installed.

The Tow Mirrors were completly plug and play. The puddle lights worked fine without any modifications even though the old mirrors didn't have them.















 

Last edited by jdtech65; 05-15-2010 at 11:10 PM.
  #2  
Old 05-15-2010, 10:54 PM
DeereGeff's Avatar
Senior Member

Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Waterloo / Cedar Falls, IA
Posts: 643
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Looks great! Glad it finally quit raining this week so we could get some work done on the trucks!


You are really going to love those tow mirrors. It's interesting how they make a truck look just a little bigger.
 
  #3  
Old 05-15-2010, 11:20 PM
jdruzik's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Glide, OR
Posts: 2,707
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Extremely sharp... Well done... Nice...
 
  #4  
Old 05-15-2010, 11:35 PM
thejake1989's Avatar
Technical Article Contributor

Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Rosenberg/Baytown TX
Posts: 8,673
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
truck looks great man
 
  #5  
Old 05-16-2010, 09:01 AM
BrainDonor's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Milwaukee
Posts: 968
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
looks good! how did you attached the flares?...did you drill?
 
  #6  
Old 05-16-2010, 09:19 AM
jdtech65's Avatar
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Iowa
Posts: 358
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by BrainDonor
looks good! how did you attached the flares?...did you drill?
I followed another thread for the installation of the flares. I removed all the clips and where each clip was I put two layers of 3M tape. Then on the lip that curls under I drilled 4 holes for the plastic push pins. The rears are also held on by two factory bolts on each end of the flare.
 
  #7  
Old 05-16-2010, 09:28 AM
BrainDonor's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Milwaukee
Posts: 968
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
thanks!
 
  #8  
Old 05-16-2010, 12:24 PM
cheef's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: ONTARIO
Posts: 818
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Looks great. You have one of the nicest lookin' rigs on here!
 
  #9  
Old 05-16-2010, 02:49 PM
jdruzik's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Glide, OR
Posts: 2,707
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Very sharp... Great look... Nice job...
 
  #10  
Old 05-16-2010, 04:31 PM
Nutty 5.0's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 155
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Very nice! Were you able to find the flares painted body color or did you get them primed and had them painted? Want to ditch my black ones for body colored ones.
 
  #11  
Old 05-16-2010, 04:51 PM
jdtech65's Avatar
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Iowa
Posts: 358
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Yes I found the flares allready painted. There is a guy on ebay that sells many take off oem flares and other parts. I think I paid around 150 for them. They were take offs from a platinum. On his ads he says to email him if you don't see the color you need. So I did but he didn't have sterling gray ones but two days later he did. The nice thing is if you allready have flares you can use the clips to install rather than 3M tape.
 
  #12  
Old 05-16-2010, 04:54 PM
Nutty 5.0's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 155
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by jdtech65
Yes I found the flares allready painted. There is a guy on ebay that sells many take off oem flares and other parts. I think I paid around 150 for them. They were take offs from a platinum. On his ads he says to email him if you don't see the color you need. So I did but he didn't have sterling gray ones but two days later he did. The nice thing is if you allready have flares you can use the clips to install rather than 3M tape.
Thanks; you wouldn't happen to have his ebay screen name?
 
  #13  
Old 05-17-2010, 10:51 AM
GTXKen's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Illinois
Posts: 176
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
If you don't mind.

Where did you get the tow mirrors and what did they set you back?

Cant tell if the top of the mirror is chrome or painted, could you get either.

Thanks
Ken
 
  #14  
Old 05-17-2010, 11:13 AM
jdtech65's Avatar
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Iowa
Posts: 358
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by GTXKen
If you don't mind.

Where did you get the tow mirrors and what did they set you back?

Cant tell if the top of the mirror is chrome or painted, could you get either.

Thanks
Ken
I got them from tascafordparts.com. They were 300 plus 25 for shipping. The caps are chrome. I saved 40 dollars by ordering ones with flat black caps and getting the chrome caps seperate and then installing the caps myself. You can order the tow mirrors with black chrome or primered caps. Plus I sold my stock mirrors for 225 shipped within a week of taking them off so that made it nice.
 
  #15  
Old 05-17-2010, 11:29 AM
GTXKen's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Illinois
Posts: 176
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by jdtech65
I got them from tascafordparts.com. They were 300 plus 25 for shipping. The caps are chrome. I saved 40 dollars by ordering ones with flat black caps and getting the chrome caps seperate and then installing the caps myself. You can order the tow mirrors with black chrome or primered caps. Plus I sold my stock mirrors for 225 shipped within a week of taking them off so that made it nice.
Thanks, your truck looks great by the way
 


Quick Reply: Fender Flares and Tow Mirrors Installed



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:43 PM.