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Looks beautiful! Making me heavily consider the fender flares. Splash guards do look a bit out of place though.
I am thinking of removing them just because they fit a bit awkward (the rears twist just enough for me to notice - I may go with the gatorback style ones in the future).

My advice on installing the flares for those who get them:

1. They use both high-bond tape and a liquid-type adhesive you apply (it comes with the tube of adhesive). You will need a caulk gun to apply the adhesive. Prep the groove for adhesive with alcohol or adhesion promoter.

2. On all flares, there is tape on the outer edge of the flare, but the fronts also have some tape on the inner (closest to tire) side, too. You need to make sure that tape strip sticks (otherwise the plastic rivets may be painful to reinstall).

3. Test fit - you will notice you don't have to remove all the rivets. This will save you some time.

4. Follow the directions very carefully. Although they are notched at the bottom to fit in the groove between the metal and plastic cladding, they can flex and are awkward. This can be frustrating as the tape bonds quickly upon contact. It's insanely easy to get them to go on wrong. I know me, so I used painter's tape around the edge to ensure I didn't get adhesive everywhere and had help installing them (see #7).

5. The instructions are not very clear on the rivet mounting. It may appear the mounts where the plastic rivets go through can go between the wheel well felt/plastic and the body because of how the felt is shaped, but they don't. It should be <metal | wheel well material | flare>.

6. Alcohol pads are a must. That adhesive removes easily with alcohol if it hasn't cured yet.

7. If you can have someone help, it helps. They are notched on the bottom edges to go into the groove where the metal meets the plastic cladding. Having someone keep a little pressure there as you angle it up against the fender and pull up lightly, and it will align itself pretty well.
 

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And here it is with the fender flares, splash guards, and both the cabin and tailgate spoilers.

The splash guards don't exactly fit right with the fender flares on the rear so they took a bit of modification. The fronts also don't sit flush, but at least I didn't need to modify them. Only thing left to do now is add the autodimming rear view mirror and drive the snot out of it! :)
Looks awesome! Did you have to do any drilling to install those fender flares?
 

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That red is very nice!!!
 

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Looks awesome! Did you have to do any drilling to install those fender flares?
Nope. No drilling for the flares. The flares use VHB tape, polyurethane adhesive, and the existing plastic rivets. No new holes needed. The only drilling I had to do was for the splash guard on the driver's side for one hole through some plastic.
 

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Here's mine getting it's first tank of gas before the paperwork was done:
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And "Lil Kahuna" parked in the driveway behind it's sibling "Big Kahuna":
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I will update this post later once I get all the accessories installed later this week. Items to be added (already in the garage, just need to take time to install):
  • AirDesign Fender Flares
  • Hood Protector
  • Cab Spoiler
  • Tailgate Spoiler
  • Tailgate Dampener
  • Tailgate Letters (black)
  • Splash Guards
  • Thimble Antenna
  • Front switchback turn signal bulbs
  • Door sill plates
  • Auto-Dimming Rear View Mirror with Homelink (it arrived while writing this post LOL)
Tomorrow morning, its going to get the front windows tinted before I go to work. It's gonna look a lot different before my birthday next week :) Watch this thread to see the changes over the weekend. Or not. :)

[Edit 2022-JAN-28 5:08PM EST]
Adding a jump link here to today's photo of what's been done so far.
You plan on wasting all that money on aftermarket crap.
leave it alone.
 

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Here's mine getting it's first tank of gas before the paperwork was done:
GroupMe_2022125_17580.jpeg


And "Lil Kahuna" parked in the driveway behind it's sibling "Big Kahuna":
bignlil.png


I will update this post later once I get all the accessories installed later this week. Items to be added (already in the garage, just need to take time to install):
  • AirDesign Fender Flares
  • Hood Protector
  • Cab Spoiler
  • Tailgate Spoiler
  • Tailgate Dampener
  • Tailgate Letters (black)
  • Splash Guards
  • Thimble Antenna
  • Front switchback turn signal bulbs
  • Door sill plates
  • Auto-Dimming Rear View Mirror with Homelink (it arrived while writing this post LOL)
Tomorrow morning, its going to get the front windows tinted before I go to work. It's gonna look a lot different before my birthday next week :) Watch this thread to see the changes over the weekend. Or not. :)

[Edit 2022-JAN-28 5:08PM EST]
Adding a jump link here to today's photo of what's been done so far.
Please tell me that the green cover on the gas hose is for gasoline in your area, because it means diesel here.
 

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Pretty obvious you love your Bronco way more than your Maverick.
If gas prices keep going up that will change soon.
Then the Maverick will be your favorite.🤞
 
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Please tell me that the green cover on the gas hose is for gasoline in your area, because it means diesel here.
Its the BP Station. Theirs are:
Green for Gas
Black for Diesel
 

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Customizations so far that you can see here:
Thimble Antenna
Tailgate spoiler
Black letter tailgate letters
Tinted 3rd brake light (a pain to get to the connector - the rail on the power window makes getting under the headliner challenging):
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With the cold and potential snow, the fender flares and cabin spoiler have to wait. As soon as those are done, I will add more photos :)
Congrats! That RR looks so good. I have that exact 3rd brake lamp. The cargo light output is disappointing for me. Looks great tho which is more important anyway. Also struggled with the connector even without a slider lol.
 

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Grats!
Please tell me that the green cover on the gas hose is for gasoline in your area, because it means diesel here.
I was just about to post this! Can you imagine how bad that would feel, right on day one!?

And want to get real mad about the lack of standards? Look at this pump, the diesel handle is green as expected, but the fuel selector has diesel as yellow and 87 octane gas as green. Yellow is supposed to be high ethanol fuel. /rant

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Customizations so far that you can see here:
Thimble Antenna
Tailgate spoiler
Black letter tailgate letters
Tinted 3rd brake light (a pain to get to the connector - the rail on the power window makes getting under the headliner challenging):
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With the cold and potential snow, the fender flares and cabin spoiler have to wait. As soon as those are done, I will add more photos :)
Very nice. What does a tailgate spoiler do?
 
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Very nice. What does a tailgate spoiler do?
Makes it look like it goes fast LOL :) I just liked how it looks n had the ford pass points to burn. :)
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