I hated to do mudflaps, but love the Rokblokz when I added them. Even just the front makes a big difference for mud encrusted door handles and adding the rear was great for my bikes sitting on a rack (and for other drivers). Rokblokz are spendy, but the combination of being flexible + easily removable has been great for my JT. Mudflaps need to be flexible off the highway or easy to remove, but ideally both.
I was thinking about doing this when I seen the Recon package. A lot of people don't know the pain we go through with the mud and rock splatter on the rear fenders from the front tires. Mud flaps are a must at least on the front, I bought the WeatherTech version and loved them(Nice molded fit). Looking forward to seeing the updated look with 40's. Cheers!
I just did this to my 392 and headed up to Moab. Made a pretty big difference on how much snow and mud was flinging up on the side. I paid @$100 for fenders, plastic rivets and tool.
I love my RokBlokz but I want to also add flare extensions. I've been patiently waiting for Mopar or someone else to make some that were specifically engineered for the Gladiator rear fenders.
How the F do get 4 for $150 in funny money? You can't buy a mud flap for under $2k😂 Oh, sh@t, it's just cheap a$$ extensions...i should wait at least 30 canuck seconds before commentoratings.
We dont have a massive issue with tire poke down here in the US unless you live in certain (ahem) areas, like California where they will impound a vehicle for ANYTHING non-factory installed. In Texas, we dont care what people do to their vehicles. Most pickup trucks and Jeep down here are heavily modded and there are some CRAZY ones. The cops here couldnt care less. They barely enforce the traffic laws unless they catch someone doing something incredibly stupid, like blackout street racing at night.
I'm sorry. This video just drug on way too long. You always get to the point and show us what you're doing. There was a whole lot of babble here that looked like it was there just for content. It was so frustrating I couldn't watch the whole thing.
Happy New Year Casey! I ran into the same problem with Rokblokz rears. They don't play nice with aftermarket rear bumpers like my AEV. That's why I only ordered the fronts. I had to chuckle how you struggled with the plastic rivets. I had the exact same issue. Take care.
What state do you live in where they worry about "tire poke"? I don't see many Jeeps in Maryland who don't stick out at least an inch. My 40s stick out about 4 inches. I guess they would call that "Tire Punch" 🤣
Tyre poke is illegal here in Australia. There's a business here in Australia that designed and made fender flare extensions for the JT and JL. I only like them for on-road driving. Off road, I hate them. They get ripped off, damaged etc. I wish there was a way for them to be easily removed for Off road driving. Here in Australia they're expensive to, over AU$900
2021 Mojave Canada… bought the fronts for all 4 wheels and did not need to cut them at all they fit perfectly took me and my husband working together but no gaps fits like a glove Thank you for the video!!! I had the Rokblokz already on my trk didn’t even have to remove them or my tires to install ( I run 35’s on 18’s)
Happy New Yer Casey! Just finished watching you video, I bought the same extensions 2 months ago for my JL Sahara an I got the Mopar rivets. Waiting to buy a plastic rivet tool and order the Rubicon fender flares. Do you know anyone selling used Rubicon fender flares?(Paintable) Great job on the video, I enjoy watching these. I'm building a 78 CJ7 with a 396 hopefully on the road this spring. Cheers!
That thing sounds really nice. To hell with the cops, I like the illegal look much better. I really could do without the mud flaps and flare extensions. But that's just me. Cheers.
Cannot believe you made this video, I was just thinking about the combo of the extreme recon + rokblokz mud flaps on my Mojave. Have a bit of a poke with my fuel rims but I live in Colorado where it's basically lawless, however during the winter you can't go down the road without having your car caked up in dirt and it just gets annoying when I am headed to the mall and crawl and get dirty in 2 seconds--kidding but its also annoying to go to the car wash every 2 hours.
What is it about the Mopar rear extensions that don’t fit on a Gladiator. I did see another channel where a guy installed them and all he had to do was drill a few different holes on the rear. I’ve watched yours and another channel where you both installed front extensions on the rear with a slight trimming modification. What is it that make the original rear extension not fit.
Ah yes I see that now that I look at your video more closely. The other guy I watched; his did not extend down far enough. I ordered two pairs of front flares on your recommendation and just waiting for them to arrive this weekend. Thanks
At the start of your video when you were drilling new holes and with difficulty....holding the piece and drilling. I was thinking for anyone doing this in the future that one could use 3M double sided tape to hold the piece in place and then drill all the holes at the same time. It would also help when installing the rivets. Just an after thought. Thank you for the video.
Surely the flaps will get torn off first time truly off road…..but if they were engineered with a slide in/slide off mounting system, like a dovetail or T slot idea, then I could see em being a solid investment. Love the growl. 🤙
I did all of that to my JT. The front flaps are only held on by the pastic waffle at the bottom. There are only two plastic tabs. I lost an inner fender liner and the flap one evening. That plastic waffle needs metal reinforcing.
we had the rock blox on our jl and then went to wide tires and offsets, the trick is to use the hardware and make long jon flaps to fit, gave us 12 inches in rear, still allows to adjust, and can still remove easily, also paired with the recon exstenstions, we have cops cracking down on wheel poke and mud flaps in sask
You need to squeeze the rivet tool, then release, then push it back in flush and then squeeze it again. It’ll break the tips off on the second squeeze.
I would guess the rivets are too short when you're trying to install the rivet it is pulling through. Awesome videos, love the channel man! Keep it up!
The extend fender flares, are counterproductive to the look that you were going for. However, I do understand the point with law-enforcement. When you’re going for barely legal options. And, when you’re dealing with tires, just let the police know. It is a factory build, who is measuring the inches (POLK) but us???? Here’s an example the F150 blackout package. Nobody’s getting tickets for the limo tinted windows. Bust of Luck!!!!!
10 days after my lift and tires/wheels got pulled over in Vancouver and got a CVI slapped on it. Bought new wheels, order the DBOR flares from Epic and a year later, still haven’t put them on
I would trim the top of the mud flaps to over lap with the flairs and get rid of the v gap. Then drill new holes in the mud flap. The flaps will be a little shorter but that will be good so there will be less chance of them ripping off ! 🤔
Look forward to it! Hey I had someone asking me about my smittybilt cage roof rack, I said it would not be good for a rtt, the newer roof rack you had on your jeep jlu did it cause any problems like the gobi one?
45:42 I am not feeling the love for the mud flaps, I just took mine off as I was turning around on a narrow road and tore one off. I am not running large tires though. Maybe it will look better once you get the 40"s on there.
I was in a car that got BIG rock through the windshield from a jeep going *the other direction*. The driver I was with was fortunate to have passengers as witnesses, and to pay for lengthy rehab absolutely owned the guy in a civil suit. PLEASE put flares on there if you are ever on pavement.
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I hated to do mudflaps, but love the Rokblokz when I added them. Even just the front makes a big difference for mud encrusted door handles and adding the rear was great for my bikes sitting on a rack (and for other drivers). Rokblokz are spendy, but the combination of being flexible + easily removable has been great for my JT. Mudflaps need to be flexible off the highway or easy to remove, but ideally both.
Yeah... I also use Rokblokz, and would recommend them. Love how easy they are to put on or take off.
I was thinking about doing this when I seen the Recon package. A lot of people don't know the pain we go through with the mud and rock splatter on the rear fenders from the front tires. Mud flaps are a must at least on the front, I bought the WeatherTech version and loved them(Nice molded fit). Looking forward to seeing the updated look with 40's. Cheers!
Where I live in the states we don’t have a law for “tire poke”. Safety 2nd
And that God! Because that is petty!!!
I just did this to my 392 and headed up to Moab. Made a pretty big difference on how much snow and mud was flinging up on the side. I paid @$100 for fenders, plastic rivets and tool.
And the hole you drill should be the size of the rivet shaft not the hole size on the flares
I love my RokBlokz but I want to also add flare extensions. I've been patiently waiting for Mopar or someone else to make some that were specifically engineered for the Gladiator rear fenders.
You just saved me $900. My set will be in tomorrow, thanks for the awesome tip. I will give you credit when I release my install footage.
How the F do get 4 for $150 in funny money? You can't buy a mud flap for under $2k😂 Oh, sh@t, it's just cheap a$$ extensions...i should wait at least 30 canuck seconds before commentoratings.
We dont have a massive issue with tire poke down here in the US unless you live in certain (ahem) areas, like California where they will impound a vehicle for ANYTHING non-factory installed. In Texas, we dont care what people do to their vehicles. Most pickup trucks and Jeep down here are heavily modded and there are some CRAZY ones. The cops here couldnt care less. They barely enforce the traffic laws unless they catch someone doing something incredibly stupid, like blackout street racing at night.
I think in order to have a higher success rate with that rivet tool, you have to push on the rivet to make sure it's all the way in before locking it.
I'm sorry. This video just drug on way too long. You always get to the point and show us what you're doing. There was a whole lot of babble here that looked like it was there just for content. It was so frustrating I couldn't watch the whole thing.
Happy New Year Casey! I ran into the same problem with Rokblokz rears. They don't play nice with aftermarket rear bumpers like my AEV. That's why I only ordered the fronts. I had to chuckle how you struggled with the plastic rivets. I had the exact same issue. Take care.
I don’t think that amazing Demonator V8 supercharged sound at start up will ever get old!! What a sweet sweet sound!!
I wanted to ask if I install fender extension on my gladiator, is it affect me to install aluminum inner fender lines for my gladiator?
I prefer team yellow for one reason, it is owned a US company. Team red is owned a Chinesse company.
I gotta do extensions but just wondering what makes the rears not fit on the rear.
Mine was the 1st how to video on this subject. I just regret not using the proper rivets
I did the exact same thing to my Mojave a couple months ago when I installed bigger tires on the truck. Super happy with the results
Smart move, covering exposed tread. Cheap and very effective.
nice mods. I rang my local jeep dealer here in Syd Aust. $330!!! WTF?!? I think a bit of BS tax going on at that dealer
What state do you live in where they worry about "tire poke"? I don't see many Jeeps in Maryland who don't stick out at least an inch. My 40s stick out about 4 inches. I guess they would call that "Tire Punch" 🤣
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Tyre poke is illegal here in Australia. There's a business here in Australia that designed and made fender flare extensions for the JT and JL. I only like them for on-road driving. Off road, I hate them. They get ripped off, damaged etc. I wish there was a way for them to be easily removed for Off road driving. Here in Australia they're expensive to, over AU$900
Mudflats are inherently lame
Looks great man.
Love the demonator.
I'll have a video coming soon on my safety2nd patch.
Hahaha I know silly. But hope to send some people your way.
2021 Mojave Canada… bought the fronts for all 4 wheels and did not need to cut them at all they fit perfectly took me and my husband working together but no gaps fits like a glove Thank you for the video!!! I had the Rokblokz already on my trk didn’t even have to remove them or my tires to install ( I run 35’s on 18’s)
Happy New Yer Casey! Just finished watching you video, I bought the same extensions 2 months ago for my JL Sahara an I got the Mopar rivets. Waiting to buy a plastic rivet tool and order the Rubicon fender flares. Do you know anyone selling used Rubicon fender flares?(Paintable) Great job on the video, I enjoy watching these. I'm building a 78 CJ7 with a 396 hopefully on the road this spring. Cheers!
That thing sounds really nice. To hell with the cops, I like the illegal look much better. I really could do without the mud flaps and flare extensions. But that's just me. Cheers.
Ordered mine direct from the MOPAR web site less that $20 US each plus shipping. Easy install
About half way through this listening to you tube as I work when your video dropped. SPATS
Cannot believe you made this video, I was just thinking about the combo of the extreme recon + rokblokz mud flaps on my Mojave. Have a bit of a poke with my fuel rims but I live in Colorado where it's basically lawless, however during the winter you can't go down the road without having your car caked up in dirt and it just gets annoying when I am headed to the mall and crawl and get dirty in 2 seconds--kidding but its also annoying to go to the car wash every 2 hours.
Casey250 thank you for putting fenders on. I know it looks cool without it but it’s for everyone’s benefit to use it.
I think that brand of rivets are just not made with good plastic and are to brittle, thats my guess , the ones from Epic seem way better quality ..
What is it about the Mopar rear extensions that don’t fit on a Gladiator. I did see another channel where a guy installed them and all he had to do was drill a few different holes on the rear. I’ve watched yours and another channel where you both installed front extensions on the rear with a slight trimming modification. What is it that make the original rear extension not fit.
The wrangler rears look out of place and don't cover well compared to using slightly modified fronts from a Wrangler on the Gladiator.
Ah yes I see that now that I look at your video more closely. The other guy I watched; his did not extend down far enough. I ordered two pairs of front flares on your recommendation and just waiting for them to arrive this weekend. Thanks
Spat? That explains why I haven't been able to find part numbers.....
At the start of your video when you were drilling new holes and with difficulty....holding the piece and drilling. I was thinking for anyone doing this in the future that one could use 3M double sided tape to hold the piece in place and then drill all the holes at the same time. It would also help when installing the rivets. Just an after thought. Thank you for the video.
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Surely the flaps will get torn off first time truly off road…..but if they were engineered with a slide in/slide off mounting system, like a dovetail or T slot idea, then I could see em being a solid investment. Love the growl. 🤙
Thinking about removing mine, they do absolutely nothing to help with thrown debris from the front wheels
I did all of that to my JT. The front flaps are only held on by the pastic waffle at the bottom. There are only two plastic tabs. I lost an inner fender liner and the flap one evening. That plastic waffle needs metal reinforcing.
I did the same to my JLR, and the rokblokz mud flaps, I am very happy with the combination
People love to hate
Looks good
I just ordered these for my wrangler because I have pint match fenders and the tires stick out 3 inches.
Awesome Casey well looking good and here not big deal with having those but yes got save yourself from damage other motorist vehicles.
Beautiful ❤
Hi. Where did u buy the precut ppf for wrangler? Thanks
we had the rock blox on our jl and then went to wide tires and offsets, the trick is to use the hardware and make long jon flaps to fit, gave us 12 inches in rear, still allows to adjust, and can still remove easily, also paired with the recon exstenstions, we have cops cracking down on wheel poke and mud flaps in sask
Imagine paying cops salary to make sure tires aren’t too wide 😂. Where did we go wrong?
Nice work!
You need to squeeze the rivet tool, then release, then push it back in flush and then squeeze it again. It’ll break the tips off on the second squeeze.
Casey go with aluminum rivets and be done with it. Secure tighter and won't break off when you hit a tree
Love the build..great video. I got the ticket here in Calgary..great solution.
Sucks they don't work on the lower willys/Sahara femders
Get some portals, lets see if they stand up to the Demon . altho the lite bright channel Gladiator had to be rescued by a stockish TJ . lol
I would guess the rivets are too short when you're trying to install the rivet it is pulling through. Awesome videos, love the channel man! Keep it up!
The extend fender flares, are counterproductive to the look that you were going for. However,
I do understand the point with law-enforcement. When you’re going for barely legal options. And, when you’re dealing with tires, just let the police know. It is a factory build, who is measuring the inches (POLK) but us????
Here’s an example the F150 blackout package. Nobody’s getting tickets for the limo tinted windows.
Bust of Luck!!!!!
in BC you sure would get dinged for the tint.
Doing 72.5" full widths?
You need to squeeze it twice, the second squeeze will pull super tight and sever the remaining part
10 days after my lift and tires/wheels got pulled over in Vancouver and got a CVI slapped on it. Bought new wheels, order the DBOR flares from Epic and a year later, still haven’t put them on
Ya i try to avoid populas areas like Vancouver, Surrey, and downtown Victoria
I would trim the top of the mud flaps to over lap with the flairs and get rid of the v gap.
Then drill new holes in the mud flap. The flaps will be a little shorter but that will be good so there will be less chance of them ripping off !
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Those fender extensions make me even more eager to see the new axles, wheels, and tires on the Demonator! Happy New Year to you and your family Casey!
A regular hammer or crowbar works for removing those rivets.
Those came on my Max Tow Gladiator from the factory.
How would they work with after market inner fender liners?
Good video. This looks like it all might work on a JKUR too.
When’s the first first bc pinstripe happening
Planning a trip next month once we get 4wd and a lift and axles and a wrap and.... lol
Look forward to it! Hey I had someone asking me about my smittybilt cage roof rack, I said it would not be good for a rtt, the newer roof rack you had on your jeep jlu did it cause any problems like the gobi one?
I put a set on last summer, best bang for your buck
tire poke is mandatory in Az..😅
In Wisconsin we are allowed 2” of poke.
Im jealous.
Lo, sorry man.
I just added a set to my Hydro Blue Mojave
Dang bud I would have gave you mine I’m taking off.
Good morning Chuck, You have a set of these fender extension?
I can't wait until you get it done
45:42 I am not feeling the love for the mud flaps, I just took mine off as I was turning around on a narrow road and tore one off. I am not running large tires though. Maybe it will look better once you get the 40"s on there.
I was in a car that got BIG rock through the windshield from a jeep going *the other direction*. The driver I was with was fortunate to have passengers as witnesses, and to pay for lengthy rehab absolutely owned the guy in a civil suit. PLEASE put flares on there if you are ever on pavement.