Body colored fenders or black?

[digitalbliss]

Hey just my opinion... LOL. I have seen plenty of painted fenders that look good. I reserve the right to change my mind when I get the aftermarket replacements.

Well, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. Even if it is wrong! :cwl::cwl::cwl:

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[Peanut Butter]

You'll literally need to apply it once or twice a week for as long as you own the Jeep to keep the flares looking tip top.

I'll apply it every wash. It only takes an additional 5-6 minutes to wipe it on after I wash the jeep. Even still, I fully expect them to looked faded in 3-4 years.

My CJ7 had Rino-lined metal flairs. They greyed and required some work to look nice. But I didn't worry about scratching them.

I was mostly worried what painted flares would look like after a day like today...

 

[jacquesschryburt]

Body color for mine" Oh Ya !!!

 

[EsTxDr]

Its to bad we can't order painted flares in a different color from body color. Would be an interesting option.

 

[JBall]

Black-love the contrast.

 

[keviper]

This^^^^^^

I use 303 on my JK, but I heard that the new fenders are a bit different material. Any idea if 303 will still work on the JL?

 

[sleepnclass]

Thanks guys. Gonna go with body color. Now idk if I want firecracker red or ocean blue..

 

[tjrgsa]

Originally I thought it was a no-brainer to go unpainted fenders with the granite color, but after seeing it in person they look more gray than black. Leaning towards painted now because the two-tone breaks it up a bit more I feel. What's odd is the top definitely seems closer to a true black, like in this pic (which is a random one from googling):

 

[BVGeezer]

Our 2012 JKR of course had the black plastic. They were a real pain to maintain. We tried every product advertised for restoring the black plastic fenders. Somebody suggested Wipe New. We were amazed at the results. Most all the other products left a residue that attracted dust and required at least a monthly application. Wipe New will last several months. Just follow the directions exactly. Before the first application you may want to use a degreaser like Mean Green. It also works great for door and kick panel scuffs and scuffs in the cargo area. We did order our JLR with body color fenders.

 

[Sangiuolo11]

Does anyone know if it’s possible to get the color keyed fenders after market somewhere? Whether it’s from Jeep themselves or not? Looking to swap the plastic ones out for the white color keyed ones

 

[kkuntz01]

Does anyone know if it’s possible to get the color keyed fenders after market somewhere? Whether it’s from Jeep themselves or not? Looking to swap the plastic ones out for the white color keyed ones

Look into part # 82215740. Looking at the Mopar accessory book now and that's that part # it shows for 4dr fender flares with a paintable surface.

 

[mazeppa]

I order painted fenders. My reasoning is if I damage them or end up not liking them, they can be easily be replaced with black non-painted fenders for less than $500. Also it would cost a lot more to switch to painted fenders.

 

[1quick1]

I did not like the painted fenders on JK's but really like them on the JL's. I think it's how the top half is painted and bottom half is black so it gives it a 2 tone look.

 

[mazeppa]

Originally I thought it was a no-brainer to go unpainted fenders with the granite color, but after seeing it in person they look more gray than black. Leaning towards painted now because the two-tone breaks it up a bit more I feel. What's odd is the top definitely seems closer to a true black, like in this pic (which is a random one from googling):

I thought it was a no-brainer also until I seen the JL black fenders in person; I did not care for the color and texture of the material used in the new style of fender. Do not know but maybe this type of material will not fade from UV sunlight rays in time.

 

[imthatguy]

I much prefer the look of plastic/unpainted. Especially when combined with the black roof. It just feels more utilitarian to me. And looks hella good on Sting Grey.

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