Jeep Wrangler TJ Fender Flares

Bestop Fender Flares offer... 

   

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Bestop Fender Flares offer 6 inches of tire coverage past the fender and provide a classic Jeep appearance

If you 'wheel your rig, you're going to get dirty. It's not that you'll be covered with mud from head to toe (although it is a common occurrence), but most likely, you will walk away with at least a few specks of mud on your clothing. We've even found that the hefty 37-inch meats on our project TJ tend to splash a good bit, even when on the pavement, making us no strangers to walking into work with a few remnants of road grime or splash from the gutter on our sleeves. For a long time, we simply dealt with this fact as a circumstance of owning and driving a 4x4 with big tires. After looking at the wimpy factory flares day after day, however, and realizing that the majority of road spray swept right over the 3 inches or so of flare coverage, we were fairly certain a remedy existed.

The Bestop flares are constructed...        read full caption The Bestop flares are constructed from reinforced heavy-duty urethane that's impact-resistant and UV-stable. Flares are available for Jeep Wrangler TJs and YJs as well as all CJ models.	The factory fender flares...        read full caption The factory fender flares had seen better days. Each flare was extremely oxidized and faded, and some were well scarred from heavy trail use.	We began the installation...        read full caption We began the installation with the removal of the stock flare. Once the flare was removed, we prepared the surface beneath it for the new flare.
The new flare was mocked in...        read full caption The new flare was mocked in place to determine if any trimming would be necessary.	Both the front and rear flares...        read full caption Both the front and rear flares required a bit of modification so that they'd provide a snug fit when mated beside the Tomken rocker guards. Here, we marked the areas to be trimmed before beginning to cut.	Once the flares were modified,...        read full caption Once the flares were modified, we completed the installation using the supplied hardware. The new flares provide superb coverage from mud and water and offer a great look compared with the faded factory units.