Review: Mabett hitch filler panel

[Waterick]

Received my hitch filler panel today from Amazon. Quick delivery. Installed after dinner. Done in a few minutes, took twice as long because I removed my step bumper so I could see it all better. This was not necessary, but I wanted pictures and it showed better without the step. Very happy with it, especially for the price. Yes, less than perfect but it's not on the front bumper either. Looks great at 15 feet and obviously better than factory. Color is very close and may get better as the panels weather more. I did create the scuff marks myself thru my careless handling. I guess that's just like factory too.

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[Grey Ghost 22]

Still haven't been able to find these on Amazon. Not sure if they ran out or what?

 

[Waterick]

Still haven't been able to find these on Amazon. Not sure if they ran out or what?

They ran out day one. I'm sure we'll hear on this forum when they're back in stock. Stay tuned!

 

[Grey Ghost 22]

Thank you, I appreciate your info.

 

[A.Bursell]

Looks like best practice would be to put a piece of blue tape on either side of the receiver cutout before installation to prevent the scuffs.

 

[bbhaag]

Looks great, thanks for posting your thoughts/review.

 

[cclark]

Just installed mine. Fast shipping. It takes a little finagling so you don't scratch it and the painters tape is a great idea. It took all of a few minutes to install and makes it look a whole lot cleaner. Thanks @MABETT!

 

[VicRattlehead]

The filler piece from the 7 to 4 pin looks bad on these. I’d rather do the more expensive version that is being sold by the member on here. Just my opinion.

 

[Deleted member 7089]

The filler piece from the 7 to 4 pin looks bad on these. I’d rather do the more expensive version that is being sold by the member on here. Just my opinion.

Exactly what I was thinking. Looks piecemeal and no better than having none.

 

[Sticks]

My hitch looks better at 15ft without a badly made filler panel.

They couldn't even bother to spend 15 minutes specifying a matching color or texture.

 

[710-oil-614]

While I think it could be viewed as an “improvement” it looks too much just a beta product than a finished item.

For me, I’d rather try to fabricate the Ford plate or pay more ($100 or so) for one that is a perfect match.

 

[Hot Runr Guy]

The filler piece from the 7 to 4 pin looks bad on these. I’d rather do the more expensive version that is being sold by the member on here. Just my opinion.

Far too many people don't care about aesthetics, or Country of Origin, as long as it's cheap.

HRG

 

[MichaelHigh]

I ordered mine from Amazon. Right after that, they were out of stock. Word spreads FAST!!

However, mine still has not shipped which leads me to believe that I missed on the first batch.

Regardless, it looks as good as I was hoping and certainly is a good piece to add to the Mav. Looking forward to getting it.

Mike

 

[Bruce W]

Received my hitch filler panel today from Amazon. Quick delivery. Installed after dinner. Done in a few minutes, took twice as long because I removed my step bumper so I could see it all better. This was not necessary, but I wanted pictures and it showed better without the step. Very happy with it, especially for the price. Yes, less than perfect but it's not on the front bumper either. Looks great at 15 feet and obviously better than factory. Color is very close and may get better as the panels weather more. I did create the scuff marks myself thru my careless handling. I guess that's just like factory too.

I scuffed my in the same spots. Nearly impossible to get past the safety chain brackets without doing so. Maybe the second time around I could do better. The instructions didn’t give any information on how to avoid it. Overall a nice product with good fit once installed.

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