Not me, FORD didn,t want my money. They decided I will be better off with a 2 dr. Wildtrak.And the lucky recipient is?
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Not me, FORD didn,t want my money. They decided I will be better off with a 2 dr. Wildtrak.And the lucky recipient is?
The Raptor is really just a "regular" Bronco fitted with aftermarket accessories. That said there are advantages to flares over wide "actual" fenders. Wide fenders are subject to damage and being hit, anyone who has owned a VW Beetle is well ware of this, or any vehicle with fenders that stick out. I have just a regular Bronco, and I think the flares are great for this reason. Mine already had our garbage can rammed into them, no big deal. That said the fenders on the Raptor do look overdone, but isn't that what its all about? The professional reviewers certainly don't seem to care, its getting killer reviews. The Raptor is not for me, but I'm not into that sort of thing. I can see why some like it.If you think they look cool now, just wait until they sit in the sun for a few years. Ford really wimped out by not making the actual fenders wider rather than just the flares but I bet massive fiberglass ones will be out by year's end and they'll look sinister
I don't think we're allowed to say the word "pool" when discussing fender flares.Need to start a pool on how long it takes before someone not getting a Raptor comes in and bitches about the fenders on a post not at all related to the fenders.
It's sort of like the big elephant in the room, that everyone says don't talk about. Its just so there in your face. I'm sure the design looked cool in the B&W pencil sketch at the design round tables. For the same reason, designs never consider front license plates and they all look like afterthoughts too even though 37 states require them.Need to start a pool on how long it takes before someone not getting a Raptor comes in and bitches about the fenders on a post not at all related to the fenders.
And the lucky recipient is?
Who is Stacy Reynolds?It was posted by Stacy Reynolds and she tagged SVT Performance.
Yep regular Bronco except for the strut towers, the front axle, the rear axle, the motor, the shocks, the entire rear suspension except for the panhard bar, seats, grill, lights, dash, hi-speed sway bar disco, wheel hubs, brakes, wheels, front & rear quarters etc. - otherwise Identical to a "regular Bronco" Good thing I'm getting it in Code Orange so it won't be mistaken for a regular Bronco then.The Raptor is really just a "regular" Bronco fitted with aftermarket accessories. That said there are advantages to flares over wide "actual" fenders. Wide fenders are subject to damage and being hit, anyone who has owned a VW Beetle is well ware of this, or any vehicle with fenders that stick out. I have just a regular Bronco, and I think the flares are great for this reason. Mine already had our garbage can rammed into them, no big deal. That said the fenders on the Raptor do look overdone, but isn't that what its all about? The professional reviewers certainly don't seem to care, its getting killer reviews. The Raptor is not for me, but I'm not into that sort of thing. I can see why some like it.
The fenders would have been painted off the vehicle, in sequence then re-married to the vehicle down the line. Complicates production and takes up line space. There is no technical reason they could not have been color matched other than production efficiency. I expect in a year or 2 they will be on offer for an upcharge just like a rubicon. Depending on how they actually look painted.I mean, I agree, but they would have had to redo the paint booth at the plant. They chose to slap on these fenders instead of making the body panels wider and redoing the paint booths so they would actually fit.