Due to the other thread started on here I have been in contact with Omix-Ada who already make stock replacement flares out of the same plastic as stock. What I have asked is why when they went to all the trouble of making those moulds didn't they at least make them say 1" wider than stock but still bolt up to the same place. Could not have been that much more work. The reply I got was:
"Thank you for the suggestion. We have considered it, but the tooling is very expensive, and there may not be enough return to justify the expense. We’ll continue to evaluate the idea."
So I thought if enough people expressed an interest they might think about doing it. Companies are selling their flares for a set of 4 stock ones for $77 ( http://www.offroadoverstock.com/store.cfm?page=list.cfm&criteria=46&action=list&cat=21&startrow=1&maxrows=10&afid=& ) so I said there would be a huge market for them as no competition at that price range or in the material they use. Bushwackers are just too big and wide making even 33's look tiny and Rusty's are too fragile and the shape front to rear is different??. I think that stock looking but 1" wider like the Sahara Wrangler flares might be the ticket for those like me who must keep the tyres covered. Loved to have the rear flare a bit higher on the guard and only 1/2" wider than stock but dont want to make it too hard for them either to change from a stock mould they have to work off.
So email them at: [email protected] and even express your interest here as well and I will send them this link. Do both though I think.
"Thank you for the suggestion. We have considered it, but the tooling is very expensive, and there may not be enough return to justify the expense. We’ll continue to evaluate the idea."
So I thought if enough people expressed an interest they might think about doing it. Companies are selling their flares for a set of 4 stock ones for $77 ( http://www.offroadoverstock.com/store.cfm?page=list.cfm&criteria=46&action=list&cat=21&startrow=1&maxrows=10&afid=& ) so I said there would be a huge market for them as no competition at that price range or in the material they use. Bushwackers are just too big and wide making even 33's look tiny and Rusty's are too fragile and the shape front to rear is different??. I think that stock looking but 1" wider like the Sahara Wrangler flares might be the ticket for those like me who must keep the tyres covered. Loved to have the rear flare a bit higher on the guard and only 1/2" wider than stock but dont want to make it too hard for them either to change from a stock mould they have to work off.
So email them at: [email protected] and even express your interest here as well and I will send them this link. Do both though I think.
) for a cut fender version that allowed the rears to be trimmed up to the seam and the fronts up so the flare top sits just below the body line?
