Rear wheel wells

[Raptor911]

I believe this was a rumor years ago ... I don't think they exist. Just line-x your wheel wells as it is more durable and nothing to break (tabs, ect.)

 

[SaintsFan]

My local Linex shop declined to spray the wheel wells with Linex. He said they've tried it before, but due to the extremely high pressure spray, it's inevitable that Linex gets on something it shouldn't. He offered rubberized undercoating as an alternative.

So I decided to do it myself. I used 3M 08883 undercoating (superior to 08881) which I thought was a good compromise because it might not be as durable as Linex, but definitely better than plastidip. It was incredibly tedious masking up the wheel wells properly. I'm pretty ****, so it took me about 4 hours total per side to prep and spray with 3 coats. I'm very pleased with the results.

 

[5280SVT6.2]

Lets see pics fellas

 

[BAJASVT]

My Line-X shop wasn't excited about doing the wheel wells either. They said they had recently done a Raptor and it was a PITA. I think they quoted me an extra $250 to do both sides in addition to having my bed done. Needless to say, I declined as I didn't think it was worth it. I bought two cans of Duplicolor Bed Armor that other members here have used, but haven't got around to spraying them yet.


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[EwanS]

i removed the rear arch flares and used Kaylan 3mm (same material as rally car mud flaps) to create a full wheel well internal cover that extends from front all the way to the rear fo the well and is tied in behind the mudflap (which I had cut from Kaylan also) it woors great and all i had to do was use some SIKAFlex to seal the inner side to the wheel well - the sides dont get much damage but the kaylan sure keeps the rocks from removing paint or underseal. the kaylan is cut at the same pints as the arch flares and same plastic press studs were used to refix

 

[RLTW]

Picture?

 

[Yukon Joe]

i removed the rear arch flares and used Kaylan 3mm (same material as rally car mud flaps) to create a full wheel well internal cover that extends from front all the way to the rear fo the well and is tied in behind the mudflap (which I had cut from Kaylan also) it woors great and all i had to do was use some SIKAFlex to seal the inner side to the wheel well - the sides dont get much damage but the kaylan sure keeps the rocks from removing paint or underseal. the kaylan is cut at the same pints as the arch flares and same plastic press studs were used to refix

Yeah. I wanna see what you did.

Yukon Joe
www.RUNRAPTORRUN.com

 

[Otis857]

i removed the rear arch flares and used Kaylan 3mm (same material as rally car mud flaps) to create a full wheel well internal cover that extends from front all the way to the rear fo the well and is tied in behind the mudflap (which I had cut from Kaylan also) it woors great and all i had to do was use some SIKAFlex to seal the inner side to the wheel well - the sides dont get much damage but the kaylan sure keeps the rocks from removing paint or underseal. the kaylan is cut at the same pints as the arch flares and same plastic press studs were used to refix

Im in too. I posted a while back about rear inner fenderwell extensions to keep mud, pine needles, rocks etc. out, especially on the front of the rear fender well. Any dealers for Kaylan or similar product in the US?

As for LineX on the inner fenderwell, try a DIY 2 part urethane bed liner product. We use Hippo Liner a lot at work and it coats well, sticks to about anything (even where you dont want it), and isnt that expensive at Automotive paint stores. just scuff the paint with a scotch brite pad, mask off the surrounding areas, use a cheap paint brush to paint it on. For a good textured appearance, put a second coat on when the first coat starts to tack up, and lightly dab it with the brush after the second coat starts to tack up. You can get a decent mock sprayed in look that holds up very well.

 

[EwanS]

Ill get some pics today, one of the best mods i did so far, fiddly for the first arch to get the template right then the second was cut and paste essentially
Kaylan is manufactured in the UK by KD engineering...but any of the baja teams will have a similar product....its an anti rip/tear polyurethane that is cross grained and it really does what it says....needs to be cut by water jet or an extremely sharp knife

its the material they use to make flaps and any underbody protection (comes in varying thicknesses)...i used 4mm for my flaps and 3mm for the arch liners, still to date, unmarked by several high speed wadi runs !!

 

[Big Blue]

Not trying to start a debate, just figured I would throw this out there....

What's the point?

Big Blue is 3 years old, I have done a crap load of off-roading all around the country.

I have a thousand pinstripes and rock chips, but my rear wheel wells look fine, probably the constant coating of mother earth inside.

Save the Cash for lights or a bubba rope, rear well line-x is a waste of $$$.

My 2 cents..