Has anyone that coated their fender flares reinstalled them withouth the gaskets? i looked at the threads out there on durabak, and linex but seems everyone uses the gaskets is there a reason to or not to
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i think w/o them the flares rub the paint off of the body....
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i thought of lining around that area also
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I bought new gaskets after I Rhino Lined my flares - $80 from CDan IIRC. On hindsight I would just run a bead of black caulk around them, because after you tear them off the first time the gasket is junk.
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i know the gasket is to keep water from behind the flare does anyone know cosmeticly how it would look
The last set we did, we removed the flares, kept the strips on and asked the Line-x guy to shoot it and try to avoid backspray on the back of the strips. It worked great. Actually bonded the strip to the flare, and you still have the protection of the strip between the flare and the body.
Without the gasket there is a small gap between the body and flare(~1/8"). They were designed for the gasket and the tolerances are as such.
IMO; cosmetically, something should fill that gap.
From a functional standpoint I think it would be a huge debris collector. It might even allow trail obstructions a better chance of forcibly removing the flare.
IMO; cosmetically, something should fill that gap.
From a functional standpoint I think it would be a huge debris collector. It might even allow trail obstructions a better chance of forcibly removing the flare.