Hey guys, I just picked up some stock fender flares today from the junkyard. They came off a 2002 Expedition but I'm sure they will work, they are a little scratched up and I plan to get them painted white to match my truck. The question is should I sand down the scratches and how do you guys think I should do that? The other question is that my truck never came with fender flares so I don't have the clip holes. What do you guys think the best way to put them on would be? Thanks in advance.

 

I believe there is a type of Bushwacker flare that attaches with an adhesive strip. I would recommend using something similar to that stuff, if its available by itself.

 

Stainless speed screws will work too....they drill a hole as they thread in.

 

First congrats on the find, I've been trying for a year or so to find all of the flares. Haven't been since I moved last month, but the yards in the Killeen area had been picked through. I got the rears sanded and painted so far, just waiting to find a F/L one now. I just sanded them down with 60 grit I think and then when the black plastic started to show I switched to a finer finishing grit. After that I just went straight for the krylon fusion. As far as attaching them, I had the pre-drilled holes.

 

The one I go to is huge, they get cars in everyday. The day after I got mine, there was another expedition with the flares in there so I guess I just got lucky on location I'm probably going to have a shop paint them to match my white paint. The only hard part will be putting them on without the holes lol.

 

I'd just drill the holes. Not sure why you wouldn't ?

 

You'll have to make a template out of cardboard, -transfer it to wood, hard plastic or whatnot, - clamp and drill. Just use a pilot hole in the template tho. - It will line up better when finished.