How to Silicone Trim Fender Flares
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- Опубліковано 22 жов 2018
- This video we show you how to silicone seal your widebody fender flares. Flares have been made extremely popular by companies such as RWB and Liberty Walk. In the truck world, there are many options too such as Pro Comp. The Pro Comp flares are a bolt on to the Toyota Tundra. However they just don't look as finished even with the rubber gasket they provide. So we used black silicone to seal in the gap line to give it a perfect finish. Prep and taping takes the most of the time. But the secret to a clean line is light water spraying so the tape tears off a perfect line from the silicone.
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Soap added to the water will make a absolutely slick finish. Glass glazing we use hundreds of tube of silicone. I talked about this on a radio show for home owners trying to caulk their glass and tile showers.
Great video man! Way better than the alternative of paying for weatherstripping and not guaranteeing the perfect fit! Keep it up!
Just did that to my Silverado! Thanks for the video, came out pretty sweet. Taking your time with the tape is key to get clean lines. The rest was easy! Thanks again 🤙🏽
sweet! glad we could help
Wow life saver. I imported the silicone strips for £200 plus .and because I change the colour of my car alot, alternative was need. Great job luv youtube 😎 ps brilliant truck keep on posting .
Thanks!
Nice job, really gives a clean look. Wish I could get flares like that for my Ram.
Do they make similar ones?
Damn dude this truck looks very nice.
I needed this👍🏻
That’s one sweet looking truck!
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What’s your “clean-up” process that you mentioned at the end?
Nice. I'm a painter and if you want it to look its best . Usually takes two coats for a perfect finish (going both directions )
How much time between the first and second coat?
@rvspecialist850 after first coat is dry then apply second and go both directions like the first coat. Medium to light ,2 coats
@@Al-ch4vl Thanks for the info! Any specific brand/type of caulk that you like to use?
I have a 2014 tundra will I have to do anything other than use manufacturers holes when putting flares on hopefully no cutting?
This kind of fender flares is awesome
These are the pro-comp fender flares! You can find them here - www.vividracing.com/fenders-c-8196.html?keywords=pro+comp+tundra+fenders&manufacturers_id=901
I like how u said I’m rwbing my tundra lol good video bud thanks for upload
It's getting there! lol
Hey Nice tutorial. Do you strictly recommend a caulking gun? I ran to the store to try and find a black sealant but they didn’t have any, so i settled on the smaller toothepaste looking ones. (didnt know the name lol)
does it will damage the car body paint if i want to remove the silicone one day?
very nice truck and the color is amazing do you have a diy installing video for the fender? how do you mount the fender is there any drilling to the fender? and what kind of grill insert is that for the hood grill?
drilling is required. I cant find the original Pro Comp install guide (google it) but here are some pics from the shop www.vividracing.com/blog/gallery/nggallery/vr-project-cars/Project-Tundra-TRD/page/2. The grill insert should be stock but there is a light bar in there now.
since this video was made have you ever gone back to see how it has come out or see how it has lasted weather the silicon has separated from the fender or not or how much it has moved? also being that u didnt use the seal that came with the fender flares do u worry about the paint being rubbed through due to seal being replaced?
Does the silicone replace the rubber stick on stuff that comes with the flares? I have bushwackers, but I took them off and found the rubber has left a ring of scratches around each wheel. I guess the non stop dust of the gravel ranch roads did it. Would this solve the issue? Thanks!
What did you use to mount the widebody kit and what would your recommend to create the water tight seal
It has bolts from the inside. Water tight seal isn’t really necessary though.
Clean build
Thank you!
Do you have spacer wheels?
im very late to this but im planning on glueing my fender flares with windshield adhesive for better durability and was wondering if i could use the same adhesive to seal in the edges afterwards like you did? or am i better off using silicone?
Use silicone
Thank you, for the info. I think I'll go with the pro comp, as you seem be a Pro in modifications, I'm going to take my Truck to a body shop for installation of the Pro Comp Flares, as it is out of my skill level, it comes with instructions right, how long hours to install ?
Being as the Pro Comp kit requires trimming, drilling, and molding it could vary in labor times. Check out the kits here and have your shop look at the installation instructions. www.vividracing.com/fenders-c-8196.html?keywords=pro+comp+tundra&manufacturers_id=901
Thanks for the tips
No problem thanks for watching!
Just had one more question I’m doing a wide body charger build did you have any issues with fenders staying attached?
Hey I was going to ask which sealant epoxy did you use?
Wish I thought of this when I put my bushwackers in years ago. Payed for the best fender flares because they were supposed to not allow for scratching the finish. But the dirt and sand got in there and left rings so I have to leave the flares on.
CLEAN BROTHER.
CLEANNNNN
Hi one question. What do you use to remove the silicone stuffs ? if one day need to remove
Peel, goo off, just patience and time
What specs of wheels? what size of tyres? what rims parameters? thanks
Never occurred to me to caulk between the gaskets and paint, but it makes perfect sense (I use caulk in my job all the time- construction).
Clear GE Silicone is the way to go. Use regular white masking tape on the gasket (to bullseye it accurately) and light or dark tape (to contrast with the particular paint color of your truck.
I put flares on fenders that had uneven surfaces from being sideswiped. Using clear kind of fools the eye into looking at the flares and not the bent up sheet metal. Not showroom perfect- but I wasn't about to buy a whole new bed.
Buy a caulking gun (10-20 bucks) to inject deep into the gap, allowing more to slightly run up and onto the tape. I use a rounded stainless tool for scraping away the excess, but an old butter knife will do. Have an old newspaper cut into squares for wiping off the knife every couple of inches as you're tooling.
Pull the tape off IMMEDIATELY after or you'll have a mess doing it later. Wear disposable gloves and toss em after each flare.
Tip #101: start with the part of the truck you NEVER look at- the right rear. If it comes out a little funky- so what. You learned what NOT to do on the next one.
If I have a minor gap between my fender flare and the rubber seal, do you think this silicone trick will do the job to fill in that void or should I try to readjust my fender flare somehow?
Yea silicone it!
This is a game changer
Love ur guys products btw !
I wish you'd shown n explained the tape process
Will try again soon
Great video,what is the colour of that truck
Clean
I like that wide body kit I wonder if they have for 2020 Tacoma wide kit ?
There are a number of companies that make fiberglass wide body kits. It's common on long travel setups because they make the front axle 4+ inches wider.
So these are stock fender flares or add on. I have stock on my 4Runner and there is gaps between them and the body and wonder if this would clean up the look of them.
These are added!
What are you going to do if you have to take the flare off?
So cool. Where u find those fender flares they r so nice
vividracing.com!
When you applied the tape on the truck and flares, I couldn’t see in the video but was there a fine line gap between the tape that allowed you to put the silicone on the truck between the flare and truck itself or did you literally apply the silicone on the actual tape at truck and flare interface and by wetting the silicone, the tape just simply pulled out from underneath and the adheres to the truck? Thanks!
And the silicone adheres to the truck and flare***
@@danielkukoly6567 Yes there is a VERY thin line so when you pull the top and bottom tape, that line is what is on the truck.
Vivid Racing , thank you and one more question, I’m going to install the Rough Country Riveted Fender Flares on my 2016 Sierra, they come with the rubber gasket that is actually visible when installed (unlike those Pro Comps I guess). Can you still do the small silicone bead at the gasket to truck interface? Will this help the gasket “stick” better to the truck and allow the bead to seal and help prevent salt, dirt, water, mud, debris, etc. from getting in between the flare and truck causing rust issues in the future? Thanks for your input!
@@danielkukoly6567 Pro Comp comes with a rubber gasket and it just looked stupid. So I did the silicone after the fact. Not sure on the Rough Country if you have to cut the existing fenders like we did on the Tundra. If you do have to cut the metal, then you can even spray some paint on them so its not exposed. We did something very similar on our Mercedes CLA45 - www.vividracing.com/blog/vivid-racings-mercedes-cla45-fairy-design-build/
I would test fit it with the gasket first and see how you like it.
How long is the gap did you make it so thin that the silicon black is not that visible? You just push the silicon inside i am planning to put some on my car sideskirt soon. Thanks for the tutorial.
As i am doing my research PPF film will break down over time due to wear and weather conditions so I'm not going that route but I'm considering doing your method instead..... questions do you use the rubber seal that comes with most flares or you don't use the seal at all in your method , do you add more of the sealant to push more into the flares so it covers most of the flare lip that sits on the fenders, what black sealant did you use , how well is it holding up ?
The rubber seal is good to use if you plan on taking them off down the road. However the silicone looks cleaner. Hopefully you dont have to much of a gap as this should really be an aesthetic. This is regular black silicone from Lowes or Home Depot you would use on trim from DAP. It has held up fine!
@@vivid_racing okay thank you
That’s the sexiest tundra I have ever seen!!
Thanks!
Then you haven’t seen many
Trying to figure out your taping the fender flares up to vehicle and also what do u use to clean up any over do of the silicone sealant.
They are bolted from the inside. The new ones have bolts on the outside.
@@vivid_racing o okay i understand. I thought u just silicone them on without drilling and bolting them on. But u still have to bolt the fender flares on, i got u. Just looking for another route instead of putting holes in my car for the fender flares, but i guess i already made that decision once i bolt the flares. Thanks for the video and clarification.
@@gregpartridge3943 Here are their new fenders www.vividracing.com/index.php?keywords=pro+comp+tundra+fender
Silicone comes off pretty easy with WD40.
Do you recommend a cold air intake for this truck?
I would recommend doing our ECU flash www.vividracing.com/tuned-ecu-flash-tune-toyota-tundra-57l-0717-p-151849872.html
😲 😱 omg amazing video 📹 that truck looks awesome but you need more beefy wheels
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What brand of silicone did you apply?
Tell me about the flares install is there any cutting or mods to install, I'm also looking at Dura Flex Fender Flares any inf on them.
Yes you have to cut the body for these.
@@vivid_racing Front and back or just front that’s for Pro Comp and Dura Flex, comparing
The two brands do you sell the Dura Flex.
Why did you choose Pro Comp. ?
We do not carry duraflex. We chose pro comp because of the high quality construction, requires little body work, panels aren’t wavy like cheaper brands, etc..
Do you have some fenders like this but for rams?
We should on our site. Link in description
Are you doing this to avoid rust? My worry about fender flares is it rusting out the fenders by holding in moisture over many years
It also just keeps everything tight.
Curious…I just installed flares on my truck and want to run a bead of silicon but just hesitant given white truck, white flares and silicon discoloring over time or given weather conditions, cracking. Any thoughts??
I don’t think cracking will be a issue. The black bead might look good but even a white bead will be fine
@@vivid_racing so you’re saying white silicone would be just as good?
Can you please tell me how long it took to install the Pro Comp Fender Flares, Please.
Installation took roughly 6-8 hours. Depends how fast you’re capable of doing it
is there a fit for those fenders for a 2019 tundra? I've looked all over your website and I cannot find it. thanks
Will send links in a bit. They are not classified to the newer years but does fit all 2014-2019. Will update the site by tomorrow.
See here www.vividracing.com/index.php?keywords=tundra+pro+comp+fender
Finally available
www.vividracing.com/pro-comp-performance-rear-fender-flares-57083-toyota-tundra-p-152710873.html
www.vividracing.com/pro-comp-performance-front-fender-flares-57082-toyota-tundra-p-152710874.html
Are those the pro comp fenders? If so, how did you find ones without the bolts being shown?
Because this is about 4 years old
Do you have any videos on the install not the end result?
Not much but these www.vividracing.com/blog/gallery/nggallery/vr-project-cars/Project-Tundra-TRD/page/4
Great idea brother.. hows it been holding up? Any vibration or bumps separated the silicon anywer?
Everything still looks great!
You did a pretty good job man. Where can i get those fender flares i just can't find them
I think Pro Comp discontinued them
You can’t..they discontinued
That truck is sicccc are those te37 wheels??
Do you recommend black silicone to repair a broken off flare? The only way to fix this would be to glue or purchase another flare which I can't afford at the moment. But my jeep looks tacky with one flare missing. Please help!
How bad is the crack?
@@vivid_racing
The flare itself is not broken. All of plastic connects are broken off, so the glue would be the only thing holding the fender to the frame.
@@lindseyandrewal These are actually drilled in. If the stuff that bolts the fender to the wheel well is broken, I would see about maybe making a couple aluminum L brackets, painting those black, and using them to connect the fender to those old holes. I dont think silicone or glue would hold it permenantly
@@vivid_racing
Thank you, I appreciate your follow-up
And does it peel right off when flares are removed ?
john kealoha fero silicone can come off
Sikaflex-221, Black, Multi-Purpose Sealant/Adhesive, Polyurethane Fast Curing Sealant,
Works the best
You can also caulk the silicone line, then Wrap over the lines with paint code matching metallic vinyl for a seemless look.
Do you leave the rubber seal and silcone over it, I think would be best how do you do.
No I did not use the rubber seal
Why would you do that?
What silicone did you use? Will it be strong enough to hold up the fender without any bolts?
Trenton Neu just regular black outdoor silicone from Lowe’s. I would highly suggest still having bolts. These bolt from inside
Man he still has them bolted on,the silicone just seals them🤣🤣
Sweet Rig...Does the truck have a long travel kit?
No that is stock TRD Pro suspension
How where you able to fill out the fender flares with your wheels & tires? Did you use spacers or offset wheels?
Mr.Marc61 those are 0mm offset with 2” bolt on spacers we sell
What kind of silicone did you use?
Just regular silicone from Lowes.
What kind/type of black Silicone are you using?
I put the link in another comment
So this is how you stop scratching from fender flares? I didn’t do this and now my RC flares on my silverado have scratched a little around gasket into the paint from dirt build up :(
its more of a way to seal the gap. I cant say if it will prevent that.
Vivid Racing
Oh ok now I understand I thought it was dual purpose
But yea people have said to put like electrical tape behind flare to prevent scratching on the body
@@Man_in_a_Gucci_Suit Since the fenders are cut and drilled, whatever they look behind wont matter for me!
Man...that's the way to put them on. That rubber trim is garbage compared to this. Thank you for posting this video, looks super simple.
Thanks for watching!
What brand silicone did you use
Justed used some indoor outdoor black silicone from Lowes.
Does the silicon damage the paint?
Nope
Do you guys carry for Nissan titans??
Yup! We have a variety of options available depending on the year.
@@vivid_racing I do have a 2018 NISSAN TITAN SL if you kindly could you share me the link for those I'll appreciate it. I couldn't find it in your website!!
Any videos in how to do the actual installation ? I bought them and i cant find guide in how to
Did you get the old version like in the video or the new version where the bolt holes are on the outside?
Both !
Sorry i just saw the amswer
Where can i get those fender llares
el baron R right here www.vividracing.com/index.php?keywords=Pro+comp+tundra+fender
Who sells those fender flares i thought it was pro comp but i vant find them
Looks to. E discontinued
Looks to be discontinued
Nobody now
Dude, I need it for my 2012 model
I still can't find!!! 2019 tundra fenders.
looks like they are current unavailable
How do you remove the old silicone
itstillruns.com/removing-silicone-car-harming-paint-12175359.html
What silicone did you use or did I miss that?
Just regular black silicone from Lowe’s or Home Depot for windows or doors
Where did you buy the fenders flares
Aquiles Gutierrez we sell them at www.vividracing.com. They are ProComp. Email our sales team for pricing sales at vividracing dot com
What flares fender is that?
www.vividracing.com/index.php?keywords=Pro+comp+fender+flare+toyota+tundra
Is that a 4 inch lift kit on that sweet truck 👍🏻
Stock TRD Pro suspension.
Do they have this trim on a 4th gen ram?
Here are the parts we have for that www.vividracing.com/index.php?keywords=Ram+fender+flares
@vivid Racing I didn’t see anything similar to that.
@@VictorTorres-cb3wo drop an email marketing @ vividracing dot com and will get someone to find you stuff.
Why do we do this? I don’t get it. Why not get a string of LED lights and run them along the fenders. Just my thoughts.
What are the brand and where can I buy those flares. I have bushwhackers poker style and I like those better
These are Pro Comp fenders. Contact us to order www.vividracing.com
These aren’t sold anymore homie..unless you got a year ago
Where can I get these Fender Flares.
You can check out the fenders here - www.vividracing.com/fenders-c-8196.html?keywords=pro+comp+tundra+widebody&manufacturers_id=901
What style wheels are those man?!
30minforasn volk racing te37 20x9
Pro Comp
My question is how do you know if the flares edge isn't rubbing the paint ?
Well with these fenders we cut the OEM so no big deal. Other fenders have a rubber seal.
@Vivid Racing I'm considering getting the bushwackers i know they have the seal but as others have stated about rubbing problems i wondering if you don't use the seal and run a bead of silicon and do the same method you did would that stop from rubbing issue and seal from any water/dust/dirt getting in ?
Nice truck dude,please what's name of your fender flares
Cesar Castañeda Pro Comp. we sell them at www.vividracing.com
@@vivid_racing thanks!
Which silicone do I need ?
I used stuff like this www.lowes.com/pd/DAP-Dynaflex-230-10-1-oz-Black-Paintable-Latex-Caulk/50149256
How did you get the line so thin and perfect ? Could you tape over the seam, then slit it with an exacto knife ? Would the silicone slip between the tape and seat in the gap?
I think if you did that it would just blead or have no line.
What type of silicone please ?
The black tube from Walmart!
Love the look, but from one Tundra owner to another, If you ever have to change headlight bulbs you need to take the grill and and winglets off, which also means you would have to take the fender flares off and ruin the silicone
I put the 2019 headlights on now. Did not take any of that off.
I should have read this first, I just said the same thing...
So in theory it’ll protect against rain?
It’s done tho finish any gaps
How did the silicone hold up? I’m in the process of installing these on my truck now and came across your video.
It held up well, thanks for watching!
I went ahead and did it. Hoping it holds well.
@@ramonjones16 how they holding up for you?
Does it matter what type of silicone you use?
Brand no. Type or use definitely
Whats you think works good for something like what you did how is it holding up?
@@13salinaspride Holding up great 2 years later! www.homedepot.com/p/DAP-Silicone-Max-10-1-oz-Black-Premium-Exterior-Interior-Window-Door-and-Siding-Silicone-Sealant-12-Pack-7079808789/310749668
@@vivid_racing cool I'll have to buy some thank you! I drilled holes in my 2019 c7 grandsport to install rear diffusers. I'm very stressed because the diffusers molds aren't flush to the bumper so I got gaps😭 I'm hoping this will help and blend okay 🙏
How much are the fenders
See here www.vividracing.com/index.php?keywords=Toyota+tundra+fenders
What kind of silicone
DAP waterproof window door trim sealant. Dynaflex 230
Show how you laid down the tape. It looks like the silicone is just sitting on top of the fender flare seam and not getting between the two plastic surfaces to act as a gasket. My fender flares are loose and squeaky from off-roading so I'd be doing it for function and not just for looks.
If run the tape tight enough on there, you are getting some in the crack
Did u paint the fenders
Plebe Marco yes they come texture black. We had them sanded down and paint match
Thank you where can I buy those lights in the fenders
What lift kit u have
Plebe Marco they come with the genders from Pro Comp
Plebe Marco stock TRD Pro
DAP???