I've seen hundreds of Bronco Raptor photos...maybe more. But I don't recall a single one that shows what it looks like with the fender flares taken off. Anyone else seen one?
Anyone seen a BRaptor photo with fender flares off?
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No. Flares are not meant to be removable like a Bronco, just like it would be hard to find a pic of a Tacoma without fender flares
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They can definitely be removed, just not as easily as a regular Bronco. Might be worth considering it for a serious day or weekend of rock crawling (like the Rubicon Trail for example), though I'd never do it for typical California desert trips. Just curious to see what the rig looks like without them...
In one of the BR launch video's it's mentioned fendor flares may be removed but you first need to remove the flare/fendor liner to access the bolts retaining the flare to the fender. I'm quite sure the flares are removable. The mudflaps understandably may be easily removed with removing other components. And I have not seen any BR photo's without the flares.
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Yeah I saw this earlier on B6G. Not really what I was thinking of when I posted the question (this is more of an accident than a planned mod) though it does indicate how complicated the flare attachment is.
With all those holes in that body panel I would say Ford is meaning for the flare to stay on there nice and snug!
Yes, snug while using breakaway fasteners, thus avoiding harm to fenders
Interesting point I hadn't considered and would agree with from the picture.
Makes me wonder just how far the tire is out past the body if you would do a straight edge off of it.
I think the flares are about 8 inches wide and the tires are 12.5 I think, so that means about 4 inches of the tires are covered and 8 are outside.
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Geez, they sure didn't make it easy to remove the Braptor flares like the other models! I wanted to remove the flares to have them color matched to the body. I don't think I'll be doing that any time soon.
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COULD ANYONE PLEASE SUPPLY A PART NUMBER FOR THE CLIPS ON THE FACTORY RAPTOR FENDER FLARES. IVE REMOVED MINE FOR PAINT AND NEED ABOUT 40 NEW CLIPS AS LOTS OF THEM BROKE ON REMOVAL. IVE BEEN TO 3 FORD DEALERS HERE ALL COME UP WITH 2 PART NUMBERS ORDERED BOTH AND THEY DONT FIT. RELLY IN A PINCH HERE. ITS A PUSH IN TYPE CLIP WITH A RUBBER WASHER. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
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Sorry wish I could help but if you get the correct part number please post it here. I’d like to have a few for emergencies.
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Funny how 'skinny' it looks without the flares....like it had lapband surgery but still has the big thighs.
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All more the reason to pop them off for harder trails. I always say "the trail will remove what it does not need".
Based on my 30+ yrs of experience trails usually win that argument!
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I was thinking of Cerakoteing my flairs a different color other than black. Truck will be Cautus Gray, so was thinking Sniper Gray Cerakote. Not black but not light gray. Regardless they are coming off at some point!
Post photos if you do!
