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Old 01-17-2019, 07:48 AM
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I have Husky rear Wheelwell liners on my ‘18, but the front wheelwells are of course unprotected as they came from the factory. My previous Toyota had a vinyl type flexible front Wheelwell piece that kept water off the engine. What bothers me about my F150 is that the engine and turbos is exposed. Isn’t cold water being sprayed on a hot engine and very hot turbos a bad thing? I’m surprised that Ford doesn’t put some sort of spray shield at the top of the front wheelwells behind the tires.
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My 2018 XLT came from the factory with plastic liners in the front wheel wells. Not as nice as the Huskys in the rear, but the front liners still protect most of the engine. There is a small gap of course because of the suspension, but overall, most of the engine bay is shielded by the liners.
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I have Husky rear Wheel well liners on my ‘18, but the front wheel wells are of course unprotected as they came from the factory.
Am I to understand that you do not have wheel well liners in the front? They should have come with them. Take it to your dealer most promptly and have them installed under warranty!
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Am I to understand that you do not have wheel well liners in the front? They should have come with them. Take it to your dealer most promptly and have them installed under warranty!
Im pretty sure he's talking about the gap between the upper arm and the bottom of the liner that's in there. Just like on the 09-14's the stock liner leaves a big gap for dirt and junk to get up onto the engine. There was a splash apron that came on some truck but not others. Several people made their own and it keeps the engine bay much cleaner over time. Check out this thread. https://www.f150forum.com/f38/instal...s-5-0l-259000/

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I don't really understand the point of people adding wheel liners in the rear. What are they for? Sound? Protection? Not being sarcastic, i just don't understand it. Seems like a waste of money to me.
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I don't really understand the point of people adding wheel liners in the rear. What are they for? Sound? Protection? Not being sarcastic, i just don't understand it. Seems like a waste of money to me.
I guess if you ignore the fact that your wheel well will get sandblasted to bare metal, there's no point in wasting your money to get a set.
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I don't really understand the point of people adding wheel liners in the rear. What are they for? Sound? Protection? Not being sarcastic, i just don't understand it. Seems like a waste of money to me.
for me the protection also it gives the truck a more finished look
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Im pretty sure he's talking about the gap between the upper arm and the bottom of the liner that's in there. Just like on the 09-14's the stock liner leaves a big gap for dirt and junk to get up onto the engine. There was a splash apron that came on some truck but not others. Several people made their own and it keeps the engine bay much cleaner over time. Check out this thread. https://www.f150forum.com/f38/instal...s-5-0l-259000/
Correct! You look in the Wheelwell above the tire and you see the engine and the turbo exposed to the elements. It seems to me that cold water spraying on hot metal is not right, not to mention road grime and dirt.
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I don't really understand the point of people adding wheel liners in the rear. What are they for? Sound? Protection? Not being sarcastic, i just don't understand it. Seems like a waste of money to me.
Protection is how I justified the expense, but having a white truck, adding the wheel well liners is the most striking cosmetic change I've made to the truck. It looks so much better with the white paint and exposed frame covered with black.
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Correct! You look in the Wheelwell above the tire and you see the engine and the turbo exposed to the elements. It seems to me that cold water spraying on hot metal is not right, not to mention road grime and dirt.
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