Can anyone tell me the purpose of the two-piece fenders on the new Rangers? It has to cost more than a one-piece stamping. I thought it might just be a styling thing but I saw the same thing on a Toyota SUV and a Kia SUV in the Walmart parking lot.
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Can anyone tell me the purpose of the two-piece fenders on the new Rangers? It has to cost more than a one-piece stamping. I thought it might just be a styling thing but I saw the same thing on a Toyota SUV and a Kia SUV in the Walmart parking lot.
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Fender flares are usually separate and the seam at the front is where the bumper cover meets the fender on the global truck. US trucks have a filler panel. Both can come unpainted (dark gray plastic) depending on trim/options.
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If you have the blind-spot and/or forward park aid, and cross-traffic alert system the side facing sensors mount into the plastic arch piece.
It is easier to make the holes in those and mount the sensors there than to have the holes in the sheet metal and make the system function, and not have the holes rot out.
It is easier to make the holes in those and mount the sensors there than to have the holes in the sheet metal and make the system function, and not have the holes rot out.
OK, that makes sense. Thanks
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