i guess you havent ever owned bushwackers have you...

 

Yes i have actually... Why do u think i dont like them... Google it... Youll find plenty of people complaining of them cracking...

 

Or completely fiberglass fenders! Not just flares! Love the clearance

 

Those are pretty cool, but I like uniformity and with those the front and rear dont match.
How much extra tire coverage do you get with those anyways?

 

Ive heard of them breaking, but with that kind of force they probably would have bent the body around them if they hadnt.

Weakest link fails. And although I dont want flares that will crumble at the slightest touch, if you get the strongest flare ever, and hit them hard, they will bend sheetmetal that they are attatched to.

Im about 50/50 on the bushwacker vs iceland.


EDIT: So far the problems I have read, some were not even from trail damage. All are about the pocket style flares though.

 

Agreed my buddy has em on his tj and its cracking around the crew holes.

 

yepppp. they crack if you wheel hard. Lol that video for icelandoffroads flares is so badazz, i watched it a while ago and blew my mind lol

 

ok i dont kn about the bushwacker cut out flares i can see where they would crack around the bolt holes from where people over tightend them...but the flat style flex pretty freak good iv had mine up against some tree's and there just fine...those iceland flares do look pretty good

 

I dunno about the flat ones so much... Id say if they are made from the same plastic then i still wouldnt want them... im thinking a couple years in the sun is what does them in...

 

I know it's about a month old but is Iceland out of business? I've called and emailed with no reply. I've heard through the grape vine that they are done. Any word on this?

 

Napier fender flares, better than either of those!

Here is the thread on NAXJA;http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1070186

 

May have closed for the hokidays... U check the site?

 

Has anyone had or heard any updates on Iceland Offroad? Are they still jerking everyones chain? Or are they pulling it together? Thinking about adding the fender flares, but theres no way I'm "donating" $500 to someone I dont know, I do that enough with my taxes. Ive been reading the horror stories about Iceland, but are older threads, Looking for a more recent update....anyone?

 

I personally really like the flat flares. They open up the wheel wells quite a lot and are surprisingly very strong. If your going to be flopping your jeep on its side constantly and mobbing your jeep through forests, then yeah maybe fabricating some metal flares is a better option. I dont know about the iceland flares, But what i do know is if you want some flares that can still take some abuse, give you more tire clearance, and look great, then the bushwackers is a very good option in my opinion.

 

Why not just go with some tj flares? Or of course no flares is always nice