DIY flat tube fenders!!! | Cheap

Make your own tube fenders by using your factory fender flares on your Jeep Wrangler. Super cheap, easy, and looks great.

[@MrJeffdahmer]

That's awesome, was looking at after market fenders....nope too expensive. So I checked out videos on cutting them I liked it but wasn't really sold. Saw this video, now am 100% ready to cut my oem fenders up.

[@bowfishingforlifable]

best looking stock fender mod i have seen

[@skkfor]

That's pretty sweet, man. You did great -nice fit and looks neat and clean. Thanks for the vid and idea!

[@brirhochistone]

I think it looks great for a low cost solution. I might be trying this myself soon. Thanks for the video!

[@marceld6061]

I am thinking of doing the same or similar. I am going to look at using Polybutylene pipe which is flexible, black and cheap. It is used for water supply and comes in 100 ft rolls (sometimes shorter) Looks awesome man. Good job 👍🏽

[@superMrCODman1]

Marcel D Any updates on if you did end up doing this?

[@grwilson76]

decided to go ahead and cut my Fender Flares after I saw this I like this modification it's looking good thanks for sharing

[@Islandbiker10]

dude ive always been the super crafty type. love fabbin my own stuff. ive thought about what i couls use to just that but never looked right. i never thought of this! lol. hell yeah dude really sweet idea for sure.

[@Pincheemoska]

These look great !! I don’t know if I have the patience, but I have more patience than money so maybe I’ll give it try!! Thank you!

[@mikeharris7229]

Great job man. Taking notes on this one for a future project on my jeep jku. Cheers!

[@stevemiller2470]

What a fantastic idea. Starting mine in the AM. Thanks

[@Mikemikemike13579]

Great look and great idea, have not seen this anywhere and it's a nice option.

[@daleramage7389]

That was an ingenious idea and it looks factory and fantastic, too bad they don't sell pvc in black then you wouldn't have to worry about scratches. Thanks for the video you gave me some great ideas for my jeep .

[@fishhuntadventure]

LOL this is hilarious!!! They’ll look fantastic at the mall! “Been on a year and never touched them up” (because it’s never been off road)

[@RichValentine1972]

Great job, they look really good!

[@CRAWLTV]

Dude... this looks awesome!!!

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Thanks! It looks great in person too and gets lots of comments. Feel free to post a link to this video on the end of your video about cutting fenders if you want!

[@markbellger8945]

Best DIY fenders out there!

[@jameswalker1210]

Great job! FYI some auto store sell plastic fender trim now to give the edge a nice finish with less effort than the pic pipe. Although yours turned out great but required a little more ingenuity and skill!

[@Jnjexplife]

Nice. Never liked the look of factory fender cut off either , or that automotive weather stripping hack. This is a great idea! Thanks

[@BasecampUnbounded]

Very inventive. Nice!

[@TheBeardedJeeper]

Those look great

[@user-cj8vc9xq4d]

I like this idea but may pull the flares and cover the whole thing with bedliner. That would make it look more 1-piece by covering the caulk and giving a uniform texture over the whole thing. My flares are faded really bad anyway.

[@bennyrepu2925]

Legit saved me from buying $500 fenders. Thanks man, great video

[@phil100kilo]

Great idea and will try to do the same.

[@sethlonmier5657]

Sweet! That turned out sick

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Thanks!

[@johngray7006]

I hear ya!! saved a ton of money ..i like it!

[@billcheung65]

Great idea!

[@antonw-uw4ov]

Try painting them with "duracoat". It's a two-component gun-paint in a spray can. Sticks well to plastic and is really durable.

[@teedee9212]

SEM trim black is what manufacturers use.. it works well on plastic. I recommend using a grey scuff pad on the surface you will be painting to help with adhesion.

[@mesomorfo]

Great work sir!

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Thank you!

[@chrislindsey3523]

Great job

[@sambrimly4474]

Wow, I need to do this to my cut fenders

[@Michael_00001]

Not bad actually. I may try it with some 3/4" for my Smittybilt flat steel flares. I like the finished look it gives them. Plus it's a good excuse for me to actually go get a heat gun which I've been needing for awhile.

[@ponchwarez]

Dude...that's pretty genius.

[@jaureguixp]

trying this pretty soon!

[@torquexlt]

I will a absolutely have to do this to mine. I've worked with closed cell pvc before and I'm ashamed to say I've never thought of this.

[@blackjeepjk]

Great idea! Wish I would have thought of that before l spent 600 bucks on my Bushwhackers....yours look remarkably similar...like you said not really enough difference to even notice.

[@mattcampbell4811]

Just took your idea and did it myself. I used 3/4 inch pipe. I think it turned out pretty good. Poor man’s tubular fenders😂

[@packbadge]

looks awesome my man! I think that I will be doing this soon to mine. Do you like those Raxom headlights?

[@tomshuey5511]

Love it

[@anthonyserio4044]

try rihno liner on them. they have a finer mix that would look great. plus it comes int rattle cans at wallmart

[@bryanmolina5267]

Its just what i was locking for! U should make a tutorial!

[@JKGearandGadgets]

+Bryan Molina wish I would have! Can't really unless I find someone giving away a set for free or dirt cheap

[@TheBoarder420]

going to try this but with pex so I dont have to worry about bending with a heat gun.. looks sick man ty

[@creigitwmh]

Nicholas Wardlaw did you ever try it with the pex pipe?

[@colorlight2]

PEX isn't meant to be used in an exposed installation setting, the tubing can deteriorate from UV exposure :( Just sayin.

[@smitty_1]

Curious how did the pex project work out?

[@wilg2379]

Nice Mod. KRYLON paint for plastics works great.

[@Islandbiker10]

good prep. spray with adhesion promoter...then paint or bedline. bam

[@johnyq9105]

lacquer automotive spray paint works great for painting plastic just do light coats best thing for plastics

[@hectorzuniga7457]

Can you specify exactly what you used as for as glowing what type did you say black caulking can you list them please and thanking looking forward to do it and want to know more less what to have to do them as well came out nice brilliant idea

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Honestly I don’t remember anymore. I used a black adhesive for the inside of the slit, and then JB weld on the underside

[@joehdiron1620]

That’s sweet

[@toobigal]

Looks great! So you used the grey electrical conduit stuff? I suppose I could test abs or schedule 40 pvc as well. And you used roofing caulk or silicone? Roofing caulk is more like tar, no? and stays flexible.

[@gilligan705]

The ¾ PVC electrical conduit worked GREAT. Bend with a heat gun, stays rigid, thanks for the idea....

[@MrJcosenza79]

cool!!

[@raulherrera1126]

This is great! What would you recommend if my stock fenders arent black? Should i paint them?

[@JKGearandGadgets]

If they aren’t black then I’m not too sure, I would honestly try to find a set of cheap black ones. Colored fenders will make any small mistake look bigger lol

[@weyrunner2838]

Damn ! Not many could pull this one off .

[@billnu]

This is genius

[@v8felon]

Looks good a few beers and a hours later and I'll have some too thanks

[@aggieva]

See if anyone is willing to let you do their's worth it if you get a tutorial out of it great idea thanks

[@BigDaddy-vn3ww]

On the next ones that you build clean the PVC with acetone and paint it with Krylon Fusion paint it chemically bond to plastic and will not peel pretty much never ever peel

[@LaserFocused]

never seen that good idea

[@shahryarhamza1415]

Could you please share the dimensions of the fender flares so I know how much to cut

[@zavenobryant1344]

How do you like your tires? I am considering the same or similar in 37 x 12.50 R17.

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Zaven O'Bryant , I have liked them so far, but I do have a few gripes about them. I was actually going to do a review on them this week! I Wanted to have them on for a while before reviewing. Stay tuned and subscribe to make sure you see it! But I will say they do have a slight radial pull to the right, but that's fairly normal for a large (37") mud tire. It's barely noticeable, and for the price of the tires it doesn't bother me, but some people are a lot pickier than me and don't mind spending another few hundred bucks to get the best ride possible.

[@KarveOverland]

Nice job! How much pvc did you use overall?

[@JKGearandGadgets]

We bought 2 10 foot sections, if I remember correctly I think there was some left over.

[@KarveOverland]

JK Gear and gadgets Awesome thanks!

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Hopefully it works great for you! Take it slow and you can always buy more PVC if you mess up. Let me know if you have any questions!

[@chrislorenz4468]

About to do this this weekend till I get poison spider

[@kylewesner24]

Go Team Rugged!!!

[@nickaudas]

Go Team Rugged!

[@kertiszman]

Did you use schedule 40 or 80?

[@JKGearandGadgets]

+Curtis Evans 40

[@clarencemainjk9231]

Dam looks good!.Not sure if I got the balls to cut my fenders.

[@jimmymd69]

dude just simply abrating your pvc pipe with some 100 grit sandpaper will give it a better profile for paint to stick to

[@savagecomanche]

Go team rugged!

[@FadedLove333]

How many foot of tube did you use total, for all 4 flares?

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Don’t remember off the top of my head, but 20’ total probably

[@FadedLove333]

JK Gear and Gadgets Awesome, thank you(: I'm going to try this on my TJ'S flares

[@bobhunt3197]

If you want paint to stick to plastic, pass a low flame from a propane torch over the piece you want to paint, it breaks the surface glaze from the molding process, paint stays.

[@AZWESTSIDEWHEELERS]

Go team Rugged

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[@jesus_5848]

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[@shawnrahm1082]

Go team rugged.

[@ay-ay-ron8895]

I also live in Alaska. Rhino line your fenders.

[@magdalenopartyof232]

Hey do you get kinks in the pipes when you’re bending??

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Not unless you do a sharp bend, if you do small bends then it wont

[@linnbrown1675]

Fill the pipe with sand. Don't pack it too tightly. Use heated sand that is warmed up a little bit. Makes warming up the part to be bent go faster.

[@cleveland53015]

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[@cmlegend88]

Black PVC pipe don't exist? thats sucks...

[@cmlegend88]

Actually it does... went to Rona (Montreal) and found some black PVC between 1/2" and 1" and its also flexible. Cost is about $1 /foot. This will be my project for the sping

[@edc4lyfe445]

Go team rugged OIIIIIIIO

[@miken9484]

GoTeamRugged

[@alexanderdavila4087]

Cool 😎 jeeps for sale

[@PK22-b7v]

fuk, this footage is making me seasick

[@JKGearandGadgets]

+Pav M sorry, hope you have some Dramamine

[@hectormora60]

Stop moving the camera so much!!! This video got me noxious. Cool idea though.

[@JKGearandGadgets]

This was one of my first few youtube videos

[@TheRobertPWills]

So you did it with the fenders mounted or on a bench?

[@JKGearandGadgets]

I did it with them mounted, but you could do either

[@TheRobertPWills]

Okay. I didn't know if you took them off and worked on a bench instead of on the ground. It would seem that they would still keep the same shape on a bench, but I wasn't sure. If I get a bored afternoon without my wife watching, I might just take my sabre saw to my Jeep!

[@MARC11B]

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