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Fender flares or no fender flares?

Discussion in '2nd Gen Tundras (2007-2013)' started by Grayfox7, Feb 8, 2023.

  1. Feb 8, 2023 at 9:53 AM
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    Grayfox7

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    I just bought this truck and not sure how I feel about the fender flares. Just curious of what people think. Thanks!

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  2. Feb 8, 2023 at 10:23 AM
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    Tundra1D6

    Tundra1D6 Well that escalated quickly…

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    If they were the oem ones I’d keep’em. Also remember when you remove them they will have a line on the body from the rubbing of the flare on the body.
     
  3. Feb 8, 2023 at 10:38 AM
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    So thats kind of annoying lol. Thank you though!
     
  4. Feb 8, 2023 at 11:02 AM
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    Fender flares are something you’d need to plan for and have in mind to work with the rest of the truck. If you don’t have the right offset rims, then it’ll look like crap.

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  5. Feb 8, 2023 at 11:37 AM
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    No offset on mine so I am leaning towards taking them off. Hmmmmmm lol
     
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  6. Feb 8, 2023 at 12:07 PM
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    The thing with fender flares, is that they can create scratches on your paint where that come in contact with paint. it depends on if you have those scratches or not. In my opinion, check if you have those scratches. Another thing is that I personally have fender flares, I just restored them with plastic restorer to get them back to the black they used to be. I bought the turtle wax trim restorer from Walmart for like 6 bucks. They look great now, but i do have bf goodrich 35x12.50r17s so they fit well with the flares. the cheapest thing to do is get spacers if you want, or next time you need tires get larger tires. Or you could also repair the paint if there are scratches. Just my opinion, but hopefully it helps you look out for other options based on if you find your paint is scratched up.

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  7. Feb 8, 2023 at 12:14 PM
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