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No drill fender flares

redking11

redking11

Scrambler Junkie
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Farmington
State
NM
Does anyone make a fender flare that does not require drilling holes?
 
The first drill hole will be the toughest. It will be a breeze after that!

PS: I am not speaking from experience...
 
Not sure how a no-drill flare would stay on, I don't know of any options, but that doesn't mean anything really.
 
Why doesnt my jeep have holes already drilled? Is this normal? (maybe because it was a US forest service vehicle?. Either way, I hate, hate, hate to put holes in it!
 
The tub may not be original?

Measure and mark your holes. Check your measurements and marks. Go back to the house and drink a cup of coffee. Go back to the garage and check your measurements and marks. Turn off the lights in the garage, call it a day and go to bed. The next morning, check your measurements and marks, and then drill.
 
redking11 said:
Why doesnt my jeep have holes already drilled? Is this normal? (maybe because it was a US forest service vehicle?. Either way, I hate, hate, hate to put holes in it!
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Sounds like forestry service probably ordered as bare bones 4 cylinder w/o flares.

DirtyB said:
The tub may not be original?

Measure and mark your holes. Check your measurements and marks. Go back to the house and drink a cup of coffee. Go back to the garage and check your measurements and marks. Turn off the lights in the garage, call it a day and go to bed. The next morning, check your measurements and marks, and then drill.
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To funny.... It will be well worth it to drill and install the flares. I can relate. My Jeep didn't have a radio antenna when I bought it.
 
The best way to do this is of you can get your hands on a oem fender take some craft paper and do a rubbing of the holes it's much harder to do it with the aftermarket flare...Not necessarily harder but the original holes are little small ovals which give you little lee way when it comes to the holes of the flare
 
Use c clamps or beam clamp if u dont want to drill holes. Never did that but trying to figure a way u dont have to drill.. or just dont put them on.

Sent from my SPH-L900
 
Drilling holes seems like less damage! LOL
 
AdamH said:
Drilling holes seems like less damage! LOL
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:thumbsup: yep

fyi
For you that take your 8 out in the tall weeds or skinny trails with brush/alders use black zip ties they will tear before your flares and fenders bend...
z2w
 
zero2wow said:
fyi
For you that take your 8 out in the tall weeds or skinny trails with brush/alders use black zip ties they will tear before your flares and fenders bend...
z2w
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I fixed my fender flares on the CJ6 with nylon nuts and bolts for the same reason
 
redking11 said:
Why doesnt my jeep have holes already drilled? Is this normal? (maybe because it was a US forest service vehicle?. Either way, I hate, hate, hate to put holes in it!
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Mine started its life in the Air Force and retired from the forest service... no flairs on mine, I have them I just need to drill the holes also
 
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