Bronco Raptor with painted fender flares (rendered)

[AndrewBronco]

I am not a fan of those flares either but to me it looks 100% better when those giant flares are painted to match the body. Looks more Raptor like to me too. I dont know why Ford couldn't have done this for the launch.

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[Ksjrb03]

Totally agree and have said this. I think they went with plastic fenders due to no mod tops. I suspect the 2023 will look a lot better.

 

[Hbrichman]

Yeah, would look way better. Apparently it was too wide to paint. Go to 19:11

 

[HeathMas]

Looks way better!! To me the rear flares were the ugliest.

 

[Mrpenn46]

I am not a fan of those flares either but to me it looks 100% better when those giant flares are painted to match the body. Looks more Raptor like to me too. I dont know why Ford couldn't have done this for the launch.

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Still not a fan of the flares but yes they look better painted than the raw black plastic.

 

[Tricky Dick]

It's slightly better but I still say the only correct action was to split the difference with bulged fenders like the F150. It looks like they bulged them slightly but not enough.

The good news is those flares overhang the tire a bit and are ripe for aftermarket flares that aren't so wide.

 

[Monster1926]

Yeah, would look way better. Apparently it was too wide to paint. Go to 19:11

They can easily add a fixture on the back of the carrier to paint the fenders with the vehicle.

 

[mybikeisred]

Yeah, would look way better. Apparently it was too wide to paint. Go to 19:11

I'm calling bullshit on that. If Ford can paint a dually, they can paint this. Besides, they can paint parts before they're installed.

 

[Ksjrb03]

Yeah, would look way better. Apparently it was too wide to paint. Go to 19:11

I don’t believe this. If so it could easily get changed in future retooling.

 

[Dads_bronze_bronco]

Probably need the mud flaps and replaceable plastic rock guard panel on the rear flares to stay black, but otherwise I completely agree.

 

[j_anderson]

Yeah, would look way better. Apparently it was too wide to paint. Go to 19:11

I think that was silly of Ford to say. Aren't flares removable. They could be painted off the vehicle then assemble to the vehicle (like mirror caps and handles)

 

[BigHoof]

I think that was silly of Ford to say. Aren't flares removable. They could be painted off the vehicle then assemble to the vehicle (like mirror caps and handles)

Completely agree. There is no way they would be painted assembled even if it fit the paint booth.

 

[CobraKaiSG]

do we know if these flares come off like regular bronco?

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

Paint looks better, but those still look worse than a aftermarket afterthought.

Ford needed to make the fenders stick out like the shoulders on a bulldog, not like the chin on a bullfrog.

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