Reviews for Bushwacker HyperForm Fender Flares for 18-23 Jeep Wrangler JL
The way they fit and look.
Love these fenders!!! Completely gives my a Jeep a whole different look and I am obsessed! They provide an OEM look but gives a lot more clearance for off-roading. Most fenders don’t offer marker/turn signal lights once you get into the thinner fenders, but you get the best of both worlds with these. I did not personally install these, but the company I had install these had no issues. You will need new inner fender liners on the front with these fenders. You do not have to replace the back inner fender liners if you don’t want to. I kept the OEM liners on the back
THE look an Quality
Even though there is plastic parts, the quality and reputation of Bushwacker is hands down better than other companies like RR, plus the DRLs are fluid (seen them on other Jeeps in my area as well as Rugged Ridge… the seamless flow of the tradition of LED to LED and added quality to the extent of not even knowing there's individual LEDs, it's amazing. With RR, you can see Each LED a through the frosted plastic. Even the support bracket is a harder and more stiffer quality… of the Jeeps I've ridden in with chopped brackets, you can hear them flapping or vibrating against the fender no matter how tight you make the bolts. My ONLY hesitation about replacing any fender is how each it is to break the plastic clips / "Christmas tree" retainers… I wish these companies would address this by including rivnuts or steel bolts but there are various companies that offer these.
These Hyperform fenders are awesome, was the install super easy, well no but a few hours and little swearing there are on and I’m glad I did it! Quadratec shipping was super fast and price couldn’t be beat! The only disclaimer I’ll give you is you should plan on having front inner fender liners on hand, there is no god way to trim the OEM ones to fit and look right.
Love the look and offer excellent clearance. Have one issue with one turn signal/flare light not lighting back up after using turn signal.
Just finished install of these and pretty happy with look. A little more of a gap around the light than I would prefer, but it is not bad.
Instructions for install not great and I could not find a video, but overall happy with look.
The quality of the product is OK, the installation instructions were OK but could have been better (similar to other users comments), the fitment of the rear ones are good but the fitment of the front could be way better for what they cost (for the record I bought them when they were $494.99, and I don't feel they are worth that, and I see they are a lower price now). There is a substantial gap around the front fender fake vents (I am sharing my pics), and because the the bracket, light and fender are 3 pieces it's almost impossible to get the gaps to be even and perfect - lights do not sit back in the slot of the fender as expected and the way the photos made it look like it should. Also should be careful when applying the adhesion promoter, I had it run down the face of the fender and it ruined the finish (I feel this should have been noted in the instructions or they should have included something that would not have damaged the finish of the fenders for installation). Overall I am dissatisfied for what they cost and how they fit, which I don't feel the stock photos represented correctly.
The instructions to install these things are awful. They feel like they were written as an afterthought. Including items in the installation that come in later but would have been easier to accomplish at an earlier point in the installation. The turn signals come with a resistor but the instructions do not cover how, where or when to install it.
The gap around the lights isn't ideal but not too bad.
The instructions say you can use your factory inner fenders and instruct you on how to cut them. I am not sure if the front inners vary between the Rubicon and Sport, but if you have a JLU Sport I would recommend buying after-market inners while you are at it. You won't like the look or function of your factory inners after cutting them, trust me.
All the blockers aside, these flares look great and the addition of the sequential turn signal is a nice addition. Just plan on spending some time installing these or have them done professionally.
I ordered these fenders in February (order#W34267260101) to replace a cracked factory fender and just now got around to installing them. Quality looks and feels cheap. Fit of the fender itself is excellent. I expected to use the factory inner fender liners as advertised, but the way Bushwacker made the factory liners fit the fenders looks and functions absolutely terrible. They provide no means to fasten the lower rear portion of the liner to the body or fender, so it just hangs there. The gap between the top of the fender and the factory liner makes it look hokey and leaves plenty of room for road debris to enter your engine compartment. The wiring for the lights is junk and not sealed at all. For their cost, these fenders are thoroughly disappointing and I'll be replacing them with something better. An expensive lesson learned indeed.