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I've wanted to install mudflaps since I bought my two door Black Diamond Bronco, but the only ones that had the coverage and design I wanted were the Gatorbacks, and I couldn't see spending $500 on mudflaps.
I wanted them to be rubber, so that they would be flexible, I didn't want poly or plastic, and I wanted more coverage than most aftermarket options offered. I didn't want to drill into the Bronco, and I've had bad luck with the cheap plastic mounts on aftermarket ones on my Ranger.
So, I decided to make my own. First order of business was to design a simple bracket that was sturdy, and easily mountable. Fire up the plasma cutter!
For the rear, this is what I came up with, it mounts to the rear cab mount with a single nut.
For the mount itself, I didn't want to have external nuts, plus there isn't really room for them on the front, the way I was designing my bracket for them. So I used press in PEM nuts.
All pressed in! Now I can just bolt the flap onto the bracket, and I don't have to worry about losing the nuts.
Bracket in place, before mounting the flap.
The rear, all set!
For the front, I wanted a bracket that would mount with the intrusion mount bolts.
Same idea as the rear, it used press in PEM nuts for the mudflaps.
My rock sliders were in the way, so I had to trim a hole into the flaps so that they would sit correctly.
Front installed
Now I did have to use two #8 screws, and two 1-inch nylon spacers at the top of the flap, and screw the flap into the plastic fender flare. I didn't want to, but the screw threads are hidden in the space between the inside and outside walls of the flare, so no big deal.
And the front mudflap, all installed. You can see from the spray on the door that I really needed these!
The beauty of these is I can put longer flaps on if I want, or I could even design poly flaps if rubber isn't desired.
Maybe this will give someone else an idea how to set mudflaps up on their Bronco, or if there's any interest, I could produce the brackets for others, that way you can set the mudflap up to get the coverage you want.
I should note this setup should work with any Bronco that isn't a Sasquatch. Obviously the brackets would need to be longer on a Sasquatch to provide the coverage for the wider wheels.
I wanted them to be rubber, so that they would be flexible, I didn't want poly or plastic, and I wanted more coverage than most aftermarket options offered. I didn't want to drill into the Bronco, and I've had bad luck with the cheap plastic mounts on aftermarket ones on my Ranger.
So, I decided to make my own. First order of business was to design a simple bracket that was sturdy, and easily mountable. Fire up the plasma cutter!
For the rear, this is what I came up with, it mounts to the rear cab mount with a single nut.
For the mount itself, I didn't want to have external nuts, plus there isn't really room for them on the front, the way I was designing my bracket for them. So I used press in PEM nuts.
All pressed in! Now I can just bolt the flap onto the bracket, and I don't have to worry about losing the nuts.
Bracket in place, before mounting the flap.
The rear, all set!
For the front, I wanted a bracket that would mount with the intrusion mount bolts.
Same idea as the rear, it used press in PEM nuts for the mudflaps.
My rock sliders were in the way, so I had to trim a hole into the flaps so that they would sit correctly.
Front installed
Now I did have to use two #8 screws, and two 1-inch nylon spacers at the top of the flap, and screw the flap into the plastic fender flare. I didn't want to, but the screw threads are hidden in the space between the inside and outside walls of the flare, so no big deal.
And the front mudflap, all installed. You can see from the spray on the door that I really needed these!
The beauty of these is I can put longer flaps on if I want, or I could even design poly flaps if rubber isn't desired.
Maybe this will give someone else an idea how to set mudflaps up on their Bronco, or if there's any interest, I could produce the brackets for others, that way you can set the mudflap up to get the coverage you want.
I should note this setup should work with any Bronco that isn't a Sasquatch. Obviously the brackets would need to be longer on a Sasquatch to provide the coverage for the wider wheels.
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