I recently purchased a 2008 Super Crew Limited. Nice truck and I am happy with it. However, there are a few things that bother me and I have set out to correct them. One was the absence of rear fender liners. It was hard to believe Ford did not include them. After all, my 1989 has them. They keep all the slop from flying back into the rear bumper. After searching this forum and the web, I decided to make my own since I really didn’t find anything useful. Others suggested using the liners from a F350 Super Duty, but I haven’t found anyone who actually did this.

I live near a truck stop, so I purchased one 24” x 36” x 1/8” plastic mud flap used for 18 wheelers. It is a nice matte black and has a textured finish. The cost was $20. I used thin cardboard to create my pattern. This took some time cutting and fitting, but it was much easier than cutting up my plastic mud flap. Once done, I transferred the pattern to the plastic flap and used a jig saw to cut it out and a file to smooth the edges.

I mounted the liner behind the rear fender support bracket and used the top screw from the bracket to help hold it in place. The fit is tight, and so far, I have not had a need for any further anchors. If down the road I feel the need, I can use a few push plugs to anchor the liner to the inner fender.

I hope my pictures inspire others. Next on the agenda it to engineer some sort of cover to keep slop from flying through the front bumper gap. Any suggestions?

 

Great idea and write up.

Love white but I'll tell you, even with my red truck, I had to paint inside the rear fender wells black. It bugged me to see that red, let alone white ..... inside the rear fenders.

Push plugs is what I always called them, first time I ever saw them called "Xmas tree plugs". I had to read it a couple times before it dawned on me what you were talking about.

 

Thanks. I made the edit to call them push plugs. I called them xmas tree pugs because the plug part looks like a xmas tree.

And yes, I plan to paint/undercoat the inner fenders once the whether gets warm. I agree, all that white is hard to keep clean.

 

We call them xmas trees at work.

Nice job. I still remember the days of the full liner.

 

Oh, don't change on my account, I may start calling them "Xmas tree plugs" from now on as well.

Just was first time I'ld seen that.

 

If you had checked on this you could have got the iner fenders for a 2004 model and saved all that trouble

 

That is a good idea, I didn't think about chopping up a full sized mud flap for it. I will have to do that.

 

Funny to see this. my dad just bought OEM one's for his 04 Cummins. I was saying a few weeks ago how bad I wish they made them for my truck. It's a whole piece that goes into the fender. I'm going to have to do some experimenting I think. Fantastic job man

 

So a 2004 F150 has inner fender liners? Didn't know that. May have to check into that. Thanks

 

Tasca Ford parts only shows to have them for a flareside bed.

 

+2 had to paint the inside of that wheel well black~.....cant stand seein color under there~

 

Contacted Scott at Rugged Liner
Rugged Liner

They make the rear liners for Chevy/GMC trucks. He says the ones for the 2011 F150 trucks should be available by the end of July. Keep checking the website for availability. They have sources for buying the liners they sell listed for your area on the site. Cost should be about what the Chevy ones are $120.00 a set retail.

Good news for us!!!

 

If they fit an 04 I'll be buying a set... that's great news!

 

Yes! Though it's hard to see my fender wells anyway. :o

 

Who cares lol.. keeps the crap out from behind. My dad's truck stays so clean cause of them