03-06 SILVERADO POCKET STYLE FLARES - BUSHWAACKER

[chicken-n-rice]

Bought some new flares, but can't decide if I want to paint them or not, so I need you help making a decision. Here's a few of pics of what they look like. Thanks in advance guys!

 

[asilverblazer]

Paint, I hate black plastic.

[Skavdog]

Paint them.

[chicken-n-rice]

Thanks for the responses, so paint them even though the OEM flares are non-painted? My door handles and mirrors, etc are non-painted as-well...so I should STILL paint the flares?

[vctbmcam]

I just added black OEM. I did the black (cheaper) because I already have so much, bug guard, mirrors, tonnoeu(sp), and deep tinted windows. Here is a pick.

Before

After

[Khaos05]

don't paint them unless your other trim is painted (i.e. mirror caps, door handles, etc...) and especially if you plan on offroading any b/c a lot of rocks and dirt will hit them (and it would to paint them and have rocks chip away at it)

[Combatvet0311]

I say set a personal goal to have everything painted, to match. Looks so much better then having black splotches on your nice truck...but thats just me.

[vxaxv17]

I wouldnt paint them, but mainly because I have them on my truck and they arent painted

 

My truck came with the black fender flares so there isnt much difference appearance wise. Why have them painted if your handles, bed/tailgate rails, mirrors, bumper trim, etc are all black?

 

On a side note, what tires are those in the very first pic? I want that look on my truck when my M/T MTZs go bald.

[cmoore74]

If your truck has black plastic elsewhere I say no paint. Also the paint will chip off like crazy and will drive you nuts.

[Bruce03Silverado]

Here are the Bushwacker Extend-a-fender's on my 03 when I had it. I have the painted OEM one's on my 07 Classic 2500HD. The 03 was spiral gray metallic and the black I think accented the truck nicely.