I originally installed these last August and posted this on another forum, but I guess I never posted this over here. So anyways, here we go.

Ordered the rear wheel well liners on ebay from Tasca Ford for $120 with free overnight shipping, and finally installed them today. They look great and should keep rocks from getting thrown around inside the wheel well and quarter panel. Installation is very easy and straight forward but also a little bit of a pain, only when trying to get it to snap in behind the flare though. Ford's directions are pretty good too. They are very snug once installed and the don't move at all. They will work with WeatherTech Mud Flaps too, which need to be removed for installation since they will share the support rod bolt.

Ford part # is BL3Z-9927886-A and it says they will fit both 2wd and 4wd 2009-2014 models, excluding Raptor.

One big tip is to leave them in the sun for a while before installing or heat them up somehow. Having the liners be flexible makes it much easier to get them in place, especially when getting them to snap in behind the fender flare lip. I found that taking a 2x4 and using it to pry up on the liner while using the tire as leverage made it easier to get the two snap clips into place also. Don't be afraid to be forceful with them either, especially when getting them to snap into the fender flare lip and getting the little tabs under the fender support rod bolts. Being a little forceful with them to get the liner to snap in behind the lip is the hardest part of this, but its still extremely easy. I also drove the front tire of the side I was working on up onto two 2x10 pieces of lumber screwed together to give about 4 inches of height. What this does is makes the truck flex a little and opens up the wheel well of the side you are working on for a little extra room. It's not needed or required but a little extra room never hurts. I already had these wood blocks made because I use them under my jack stands, so don't go out of your way making them unless you want too.

The brown stuff you see sprayed in the wheel well is Amsoil Metal Protectant HD, it hasn't completely dried yet. It's probably a good idea to spray some type of rust and corrosion preventative before you install them.





































Thanks for looking!

 

Thanks for the write up and pics, Chris. This is definitely something I plan on doing this spring when the weather warms up. . Btw, your truck is so clean underneath

 

Looks good! I never understood why we didn't all get these from factory

 

Well done... Nice...

 

That looks really good. I might have to do this eventually. On a dark truck, it sticks out like a sore thumb. I guess I'll add it to the list of never ending mods.

 

Thanks guys and yeah, definitely something that should be there from the factory.

I can thank the previous owner for it being so clean. I don't think he ever took it offroad or drove it in the winter. That and I soaked and scrubbed the chassis with Optimum Power Clean right before I installed these.

 

Looks great!

 

My truck had these pre-installed at the dealer when I bought it, along with a bedliner.

 

Very nice Chris! My rear wheel wells are trashed with debris from the road that will not come off not even with an APC soak. Luckily no rust in them as of yet but we will see haha I was going to spray them with some bed liner to cover them up

 

We had f150s in the 90's that came stock with these:

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They always catch the road salt and debris ABOVE the liner and AGAINST the inside of the fender. That was why you see so many of those trucks with the chrome wheel lip moldings hanging in mid air and nothing but rusted out fenders around and above it like this one:

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I always thought that's why ford quit putting them on factory.

 

Yeah, I got the majority of the crud out of mine with OPC but even then there were some spots that still didn't come clean. Iron-X and Tar-X really helped too. I sprayed the rear wheel wells on my 2002 with 3M Professional Grade Rubberized Undercoating. It held up really well for the 3.5 years I had it on that truck. Cleaning it was just like how you would clean Line-X.

I still see plenty of trucks without liners and some with flares and some without that have the same rust issue you are describing. The liners don't budge so there will be no rubbing, and every spring I'll get up there really good with a hose and re-apply the Amsoil Metal Protectant. I'm not too worried. I'd rather have these than rocks flying up into the back of the rear bumper and up inside the quarter panels.

 

Yes, keeping it clean is the key. I try to stick the hose clear up around and spray off the inside of the fenders. Usually end up giving myself a bath at the same time as the truck!

 

One of the best mods you can do. Nice Chris! Love those tires on the 18's btw. Great looking combo

 

You're probably gonna laugh but I didn't know they made these. I have the same color truck and seeing this made another customer. I'm going to order these asap, thanks.

 

Haha, same here. I was mess after the initial cleaning. I'd still smell citrusy though thanks to OPC.

Thanks John.

No problem, I'm sure you'll love them.