10:10 pm
Club Member
July 14, 2016
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Today I started to install my Genright front and rear tube fenders and rear corner guards on my TJ. Hopefully this project goes well! My biggest dilemma is whether to powder coat them with a color matched powder coat or just go with black. When I powder coated my interior roll cage we got close but it is not an exact color match. My concern is that if I can't find an exact color match then the red powder coated fender and corner guard will look like crap next to the original red paint. If I go with black then my tub will be black due to the corner guards. The first pic is my progress and the other two pics are of Jeeps off of the internet to show color options. Opinions or advice?
10:43 pm
April 9, 2015
Offline Powder coat the whole jeep!
6:49 am
Club Member
August 17, 2014
Offline Black, because, you know...
7:36 am
July 14, 2016
Offline I like the black on red makes it look mean
10:34 am
Club Trailmaster
March 13, 2015
Offline Option 3, color match paint everything and then tape off and paint the fenders black with paint or bedliner
5:17 pm
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline Best option is to have them painted to match. Then tape and spray the tubes satin black. Then it's an easy touch up after rub marks and scratches from the trails. Looks good that way too.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
8:54 pm
Club Member
July 14, 2016
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One tube fender test fit install done, three more and two corner guards to go. At this rate I should be ready for the first snow run this fall.
3:47 pm
Club Member
January 20, 2009
Offline Forget painting, just leave them aluminum! It's the future! 🙂
7:11 pm
Club Member
February 26, 2014
Offline Color match and feather in with auto paint, it probably would cost about same as powder coating.
8:07 pm
Club Member
August 17, 2014
Offline Jeff_R said
One tube fender test fit install done, three more and two corner guards to go. At this rate I should be ready for the first snow run this fall.
Jeff_R said
One tube fender test fit install done, three more and two corner guards to go. At this rate I should be ready for the first snow run this fall.
The tube fender are fine & all that, but what about showing the club stickers?
8:38 pm
Club Member
July 14, 2016
Offline Guy and Lynda said
The tube fender are fine & all that, but what about showing the club stickers?
I have to get new stickers and relocate all of them!
10:39 pm
Club Member
January 19, 2011
Offline JohnDF said
Best option is to have them painted to match. Then tape and spray the tubes satin black. Then it's an easy touch up after rub marks and scratches from the trails. Looks good that way too.
Go this route. Easy maintenance going forward.
First fender looks good. Good luck with your build. Took me a long time to do my fenders. Work, life, kids always come first.
Semper Fi
7:05 am
Club Member
July 14, 2016
Offline Making progress. Corner guards, front and rear tube fenders installed. Just need to do some fine tuning before I remove them for painting or powder coating.
8:24 am
Club Webmaster
August 5, 2017
Offline Looks sharp Jeff! Seeing the progress, I am leaning towards color match.
K6NUB
8:58 am
July 14, 2016
Offline I still think black on red and call her the black widow...
9:33 am
Club Member
July 14, 2016
Offline I will be talking to my paint guy this week. I'm leaning towards John's suggestion of color matching to the body and then paint the tubes black.
1:28 pm
Club Member
September 3, 2008
Offline Looks really good!
Um...what?
3:05 pm
Club Member
July 14, 2016
Offline Gregulator said
Looks really good!
Thanks Greg. One of the hardest parts was cutting the front fender wells, cutting a corner off of the battery trays and pounding out the wheel wells as recommended in the instructions and online videos. It doesn't look very pretty in the front fender wells! I guess that's why some people get the Genright fender wells. I'm hoping I can clean up that part of it up so it looks a little better and so there a hole in the wheel well that will enable mud to enter the engine compartment.
3:17 pm
Club Member
July 10, 2003
Offline Looking great Jeff!!!
I know it's a lot of work to get them installed but they are so worth it.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
6:34 pm
Club Member
February 26, 2014
Offline They look very cool
7:47 pm
Club Member
July 14, 2016
Offline Tha
Gilbert & Betty said
They look very cool
Thanks!
12:30 am
April 9, 2015
Offline Looks good Jeff!
6:46 am
Club Member
July 14, 2016
Offline richfroh said
Looks good Jeff!
Thanks Rich. I wish I had your skills but it seems to be coming along.
4:26 pm
Club Member
January 20, 2009
Offline Looking good. Looks like you'll be ready for a Fordyce run!
7:38 am
Club Member
July 14, 2016
Offline I now have the tube fenders and corner guards off and ready for painting or powder coating. I got an estimate of $1000 for painting and powder coating estimates from $150 to $500 to coat them red. Although the red is close it isn't an exact color match. I'm concerned that the different shade of red of the front and rear tube fenders and corner guards will look very obvious in contrast to the original color of the doors and hood once installed. I think I'm going to have them do the corner guards red and the tube fenders black. If the red corner guards on the tub don't exactly match then I don't think it will stand out nearly as much as it would if I did everything in red. 
So off the to powder coaters they go later today!
