EZ Flares XL Install on 05 Nissan Xterra (vehicle modification, product review, tips, and more!)

Despite a heat wave here in Indiana, I got motivated this weekend and finished up a lot of work on the Xterra. One of the things I was excited to install was my set of EZ Flare XL's.
The flares are great because they are extremely easy to apply (probably took me about a half an hour and I was filming the whole thing and added some self tapping screws to ensure they stayed on no matter what kind of terrain I go on in the future). The adhesive is extremely strong which made the application very easy.
Overall, each set is 124" long so I just cut them in half to 62" to make working with the material as easy as possible. Then, I simply removed the cover from the adhesive strip a little at a time and applied them around the fenders and quarter panels.
The Xterra is a bit weird because it goes from a curved front bumper to a flat fender. My main concern (and reason for installing the flares) is to prevent the many rock chips I've been getting over the last couple of years so I chose to keep them one, solid strip all the way back, which caused a bit of a kink in the material where it meets the fender. You could cut the easy flare and then put them as close together as possible for a smoother look.
The only real alternatives if you want the protection of a flare for an Xterra is to find someone on a forum who is custom making flares and I've seen those go for between $750 and $1000 for a set. For most vehicles with truly rounded flares, these flares would look even better because they have a slight lip that makes a consistent install really easy.
If you want to learn more about this product, check out their site here: ezflares.com/
If you want to purchase them, here are some quick links to the different variations. Keep in mind you'll need to purchase two sets of them to do all 4 flares.
EZ Flares-1": amzn.to/2xvwmtz
EZ Flares XL-2": amzn.to/2LwpRz7
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[@DPrent]

Where can i get some brackets like that for the mounting on the side/top of fender for LED pods?

[@AllThingsOverlanding]

I actually just took a piece of inexpensive sheet steel I had sitting around from a hardware store and bent it into a “z” type shape, drilled a hole in each end, then used an existing fender bolt to attach them to the truck going up through the gap in the hood and the fender. Then I used the hardware that came with the Dutch lights to bolt it through the other hole and I was all set!

[@Ricky16317]

What ended up happening with these? I noticed they're not on your rig anymore

[@AllThingsOverlanding]

Yeah, good eye. They worked great and held great, so they weren't removed for any functional reason. They did a great job of keeping rocks off the side of the truck. Honestly, I just didn't like how they looked, so I pulled them off.

[@Weidjeep]

@@AllThingsOverlanding thank you for the video. The look alone and by what you thought helped me determine that going with the "standard expensive flares" will be the route I go. Again thank you for the vid and I subscribed because I overland with a Jeep WJ with 4in IRO lift. and 10k other modifications lol.

[@AllThingsOverlanding]

@@Weidjeep Glad it was helpful! Welcome to the club and hopefully future videos are entertaining and helpful as well!

[@dmitrym2922]

@@AllThingsOverlanding did you end up using anything else? I wonder if you started at the top of the wheel well instead at the very front whether it would look better.

[@AllThingsOverlanding]

@@dmitrym2922 I ended up just removing them and dealing with any chips that came.

[@valeev113]

It's not pretty on a collective farm

[@AllThingsOverlanding]

Ok