Description
Heritage Edition Upper Rear Wheel Arch, Driver Side
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**Does not fit Superduty/ Heavy Duty
**For fleetside bed only -Not For Stepside/Flareside/Dually
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This 1997-2004 Ford F150 & F250LD Pickup Upper Rear Wheel Arch, Driver Side fits 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Ford Pickup Truck and 2004 Heritage
The rear wheel openings on your vehicle are constantly sprayed with salt and road debris as you drive. If you have a Ford truck, there’s a good chance that mud is getting stuck up in there as well. It’s only a matter of time before the mix of water, salt, and mud causes corrosion to form. Before you know it, you see the dreaded paint bubbles starting to form around the lip of the wheel arch. The good news is that if you catch it in time, you can sometimes replace just the area of the arch that’s rusting out. If paint is already falling off, and you’re able to poke your finger through the side of your vehicle, you may need to replace the entire wheel arch and possibly the inner wheelhouse. Whether the rear wheel opening on your vehicle is just starting to bubble, or is completely rusted out, we have the wheel arch repair panels to help you fix your rust problem.
All of our wheel arch patch panels are stamped steel. The stamping process starts with a 3D scan of an OEM part which produces an OEM-like fitment. The old panel will need to be cut out so that the new one can be welded in its place.
For most trucks, if you’re not as worried about the appearance, you can usually slip these arches over top of your existing panel and secure them with an adhesive like Silaprene. If doing this, we still highly recommend cutting out as much of the rust as possible, and sealing the rusted area with a rust-inhibiting paint, like ZeroRust, prior to installing the new arch.
Each panel has a protective (EDP, Galvanized, etc.) coating for additional corrosion protection. The e-coating leaves a black finish that can be scuffed and painted over. For best finishing results we recommend scuffing the e-coat, priming, and then top coating with an automotive grade paint.
Whether you need to replace the whole wheel arch or just a portion of it, we have the parts that you’re looking for. Replace your rusted wheel arch by ordering this 1997-2004 Ford F150 & F250LD Pickup Upper Rear Wheel Arch, Driver Side from Raybuck Auto Body Parts today.
Don Cahala –
Snugged up the arch to the rusty old one, lined it out, carefully cut away the old one leaving the understructure intact, clamped up the new arch and welded it in. It was that simple. You could flange it, but this worked well for me, and now I have new metal and it only took a couple hours.