Wheel well protection against rust, salt, etc - I'm looking for ideas to protect my rear wheel wells from the elements. I'm thinking about doing a Line X coating or ...

HighSpeed · by **HighSpeed** [OP] » Jul 05 2012, 10:44pm

I'm looking for ideas to protect my rear wheel wells from the elements. I'm thinking about doing a Line X coating or something similar; these seem to be vulnerable spots on the truck.

Right now I just wash and wax these spots regularly. I use several coats to build up the layer to protect against moisture.

What do you recommend for wheel well protection?

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Mildot · by **Mildot** » Jul 05 2012, 11:24pm

I installed the factory wheel house liners on my new truck and like them. They make a huge difference in looks and will protect the wheel wells from anything flying off the tires.

nwsierra · by **nwsierra** » Jul 05 2012, 11:25pm

all the cool kids these days have the wheel well plastic liners (similar to what you have in your front wells). Cost about $80, installs in seconds, keeps a lot of road S#*& from getting all over the frame.

*edit: you beat me to it...

StarsnBars · by **StarsnBars** » Jul 06 2012, 12:03am

The wheelhouse liners are the way to go.
You can get rattle can undercoating at your local auto parts store to and save a bunch of money versus X-Line also.

HighSpeed · by **HighSpeed** [OP] » Jul 06 2012, 2:03am

I didn't even know that there was an OEM part made for this application. No drilling required?

Obsession11 · by **Obsession11** » Jul 06 2012, 2:06am

nwsierra wrote:all the cool kids these days have the wheel well plastic liners (similar to what you have in your front wells). Cost about $80, installs in seconds, keeps a lot of road S#*& from getting all over the frame.

*edit: you beat me to it...

i guess im not cool enough, but i have an OBS so that is my excuse, i havent seen any liners for these years.

Mildot · by **Mildot** » Jul 06 2012, 2:08am

They each have [4] self tapping screws with them [two for the front and two for the back, you can see the heads of the screws in the photo] but the liners fit so tight you probably don't need them. On the lip of the fender there are [3] plastic push pins that go into holes that are already there.

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