Installed: Front Wheel Well Splash Aprons - 5.0L
09-26-2014, 09:47 PM
#41
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Just a quick note for anyone looking to do this mod that you can pick up two 12 by 24 inch sheets of 1/8in SBR rubber for relatively cheap on Grainger's website. I originally was having trouble finding non-industrial sizes and hope this helps anyone else looking to do this mod! It is great, btw - thanks for all the tips from the OP mine turned out great. Was a fun DIY project (my favorite type of truck projects) and very pleased with the results.
m.grainger.com/mobile/product/Rubber-1MTU6
m.grainger.com/mobile/product/Rubber-1MTU6
Also gDMJoe (the OP of this thread) has a wealth of knowledge & always look up to him for his info & insight. (Awesome guy!)
Looks like I see my next project soon!
Thanks guys!
01-25-2015, 09:35 PM
#42
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Bumping as a I completed this today. I ended up buying 2 rubber mats (approximately 10x24) from Menards that are used for providing grip on stairs and cut them. They're about 1/8'' thick. I was there anyway and I didn't want to go across town to Grainger for a single item like this.
Getting the fasteners into some parts of the plastic liner was a bit of a pain. But otherwise I think it came out well. My dad was pretty impressed with the mod and lack of Ford providing this coverage themselves.
I would say I spent ~$12 for the mats and fasteners.
(In the pics, you can see my yellow chalk lines from approximately where the opening originally was.)
Thanks @gDMJoe for the idea!
Getting the fasteners into some parts of the plastic liner was a bit of a pain. But otherwise I think it came out well. My dad was pretty impressed with the mod and lack of Ford providing this coverage themselves.
I would say I spent ~$12 for the mats and fasteners.
(In the pics, you can see my yellow chalk lines from approximately where the opening originally was.)
Thanks @gDMJoe for the idea!
Last edited by SteveLord; 01-25-2015 at 09:39 PM.
02-04-2015, 10:25 PM
#43
Thanks to the OP for the inspiration! I ordered 3/32" thick SBR rubber from MSC (item #31939648), $15.60 for enough to do two trucks (will do my dad's 2013 5.0 as well). Bought push fasteners at Lowes (item 881196), $4.80/dozen. Making a template from heavy clear plastic helped me to more easily see the margins of the fender liner opening for determining the shape and where to locate the fasteners.
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02-05-2015, 07:41 AM
#44
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What is the part # you used from Menards and which fasteners did you use?
Bumping as a I completed this today. I ended up buying 2 rubber mats (approximately 10x24) from Menards that are used for providing grip on stairs and cut them. They're about 1/8'' thick. I was there anyway and I didn't want to go across town to Grainger for a single item like this.
Getting the fasteners into some parts of the plastic liner was a bit of a pain. But otherwise I think it came out well. My dad was pretty impressed with the mod and lack of Ford providing this coverage themselves.
I would say I spent ~$12 for the mats and fasteners.
(In the pics, you can see my yellow chalk lines from approximately where the opening originally was.)
Thanks @gDMJoe for the idea!
Getting the fasteners into some parts of the plastic liner was a bit of a pain. But otherwise I think it came out well. My dad was pretty impressed with the mod and lack of Ford providing this coverage themselves.
I would say I spent ~$12 for the mats and fasteners.
(In the pics, you can see my yellow chalk lines from approximately where the opening originally was.)
Thanks @gDMJoe for the idea!
02-05-2015, 09:53 AM
#46
Senior Member
The mats are the kind you put on stairs to provide traction. They are L shaped. Found them over in the carpeting section. They have the rubber nipples on one side.
02-05-2015, 10:48 AM
#47
Senior Member
Bumping as a I completed this today. I ended up buying 2 rubber mats (approximately 10x24) from Menards that are used for providing grip on stairs and cut them. They're about 1/8'' thick. I was there anyway and I didn't want to go across town to Grainger for a single item like this. Getting the fasteners into some parts of the plastic liner was a bit of a pain. But otherwise I think it came out well. My dad was pretty impressed with the mod and lack of Ford providing this coverage themselves. I would say I spent ~$12 for the mats and fasteners. (In the pics, you can see my yellow chalk lines from approximately where the opening originally was.) Thanks @gDMJoe for the idea!
02-05-2015, 10:49 AM
#48
Senior Member
Thanks to the OP for the inspiration! I ordered 3/32" thick SBR rubber from MSC (item #31939648), $15.60 for enough to do two trucks (will do my dad's 2013 5.0 as well). Bought push fasteners at Lowes (item 881196), $4.80/dozen. Making a template from heavy clear plastic helped me to more easily see the margins of the fender liner opening for determining the shape and where to locate the fasteners.
02-05-2015, 12:25 PM
#49
Word of caution, if you make the splash guard protectors out of too thick of a material and it comes in contact with the suspension on a regular basis, you can damage the push pins holding in your fender well liner.
Material must be thin and pliable or cut away enough from the suspension so it doesn't repeatedly hit it.
Material must be thin and pliable or cut away enough from the suspension so it doesn't repeatedly hit it.
02-05-2015, 09:41 PM
#50
Senior Member
My rendition of front wheel well splash aprons that are standard on EcoBoost'ed F-150s ...
Parts inventory:
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- sheet of 1/8" fabric reinforced rubber (Styrene-Butadiene) from Grand Rapids Rubber Products - AB-2102
. - package (14 pieces) of trim panel retainers from NAPA BALKAMP - 665-2868
- thru trial-and-error, cut-out a cardboard pattern.
. - cut the aprons from the sheet of 1/8" fabric reinforced rubber using the cardboard pattern.
. - positioned the aprons on the inner wheel well splash shield and marked where to drill.
. - drilled the splash shield for the trim retainers and used an old-school, hand paper punch to put matching holes in the aprons (this prevented any tearing of the rubber).
. - used the trim retainers to install the aprons.
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Last edited by rickey498; 02-05-2015 at 09:44 PM.