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I blackedout.... The 03 looks much better. Painted Flares/grill

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Satin Fusion was far too shiny for me... Redid mine in Fusion Flat Black and it was perfect.
 
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Looks great! I have thinking about doing mine but like Shane just said I may go with flat black. I was also thinking about taking them off to paint them but as long as you mask it properly it's probably there is no reason to take them off the truck. And if you take your wheel liners out i think you can release the clips that go into the fenders/bedsides from the inside without messing up the clip or the slot they go into.
 
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Looks good It reminds me of my 02,same color. Was it fading ?
 
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Looks good It reminds me of my 02,same color. Was it fading ?
Exterior plastics on up to 03 regular XLT(not fx4's) had grey exterior plastics....UUUUUGLY imo....alot paint 'em.
 
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I always wanted to paint the flares on my ranger but was afraid to see how they would look after lots of gravel, mud, bushes and branches. Same with the plastic on my sport trac. And actually I'm getting tired of having to put tire shine crap on the flares of my F150 every time I wash it because they fade so bad.

The fenders flares on my ranger had some good scratches in them from over-grown trails or driving through trails with snow/ice covered trees being weighed down, and hanging into the trail.
 
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i painted my grill with the same paint, best choice i've made on my truck. its lasted good
 
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Originally Posted by jeweler54
Have you ever taken 01+ flares off? You basically destroy the flares. They are tuff to remove. I had no problems masking
ya there easy as pie. pull up and out had mine replaced in a few min...

does look better for sure
 

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Looks good, the red is quite a shock for you though huh? Good luck with it all.
 
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It's looking better!
 
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hadnt seen pics of this thing till now ... lookin good cant wait to see the future.
 
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More Work today...

Check out my build thread Here: Jeweler54's 2003 FX4 build


Took off mudflaps, Cranked T Bars, Installed Black Headlights, Aligned front end.

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That red does look really good.
 
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
Satin Fusion was far too shiny for me... Redid mine in Fusion Flat Black and it was perfect.
stuff works good, I've painted some stuff on my truck with it :-D
 
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im trying to find fender flares for my 99 ranger off of a 99 4x4. ive seen some and i just wish i could steal them haha. they are WAY overpriced for freakin plastic....200 plus for a set?!?bunch of bull****, i hate it
 
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Originally Posted by LancerRevo
im trying to find fender flares for my 99 ranger off of a 99 4x4. ive seen some and i just wish i could steal them haha. they are WAY overpriced for freakin plastic....200 plus for a set?!?bunch of bull****, i hate it
**** fender flares!! I want this plastic **** off my truck lol
 
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send them my way then!haha
 
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I would...but that would result in holes in my fenders lol
 
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