Hey, guys, Travis from AmericanTrucks.com.
And today we're checking out some very high quality, but super affordable mudguards for
your 2015 or newer F-150.
These are Husky's Custom Molded Front and Rear Mudguards.
And they come in around at $80 price point which makes them one of the least expensive
options as far as getting mudguards for the front and rear are concerned.
Any options on the site that cost less than the Husky custom molded guards are typically
only gonna include the guards for the front or the rear, so pay close attention when you're
looking at those product pages.
There will be options on the right-hand side.
Now, even though these are super affordable, and you're getting all four for 80 bucks,
again, making them the best deal, they're not cheap at all, guys.
Husky is actually one of the most popular brands as far as exterior trim pieces and
protection goes.
And that's no different for these mudguards.
They took a lot of time to make sure that these match perfectly with all the trim on
the truck.
If you look really close here, this is pretty much factory grade TPO material.
And as far as the actual look and feel and texture of it goes, it matches the trim on
the F-150 pretty much perfectly.
As far as aftermarket parts go with matching up to the factory trim pieces, this is probably
the best I've seen in quite a while.
So that's pretty nice if you're trying to keep things looking OEM.
And on that note, if you do have OEM mudguards, and you wanna replace them, these are gonna
be a little bit bigger and a little bit wider, so they're also gonna provide a little bit
more protection.
And we're also reusing a bunch of factory mounting location for the fender liners and
for these trim pieces here, so these are technically a bolt-on job.
It is optional.
You guys can actually drill a third contact point in order to get a third fastener on
there to keep them nice and tight.
But honestly, guys, between the two fasteners on the bottom, the spring clip up top, and
then the automotive grade 3M tape under here, these things are rigid.
They're really not going anywhere.
I'm legitimately tugging on these things pretty good.
You see the entire truck is moving.
Now, even though these things are not going anywhere, they're also very flexible as well.
These can take some direct impact, some light strikes, if you will, and they're not gonna
crack, or bend, or anything like that, so they're perfectly designed for what a mudguard
is supposed to do.
Honestly, I'm really impressed at the overall quality and the function and the look of these
for the price here.
So I think they're a best buy personally.
Go ahead and check them out a little bit more.
If you agree with me, go ahead and pull the trigger on these.
Getting them installed shouldn't take more than an hour or two, very simple bolt-on job.
Again, one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter.
So if you do pull the trigger on these, you can come back in just a second, and I'm gonna
show you how easy it is to get these things bolted on.
All right.
To install your Husky mudguards, at minimum, you'll need either a flat head screwdriver
or a trim panel removal tool for some plastic rivets.
You also need a Phillips head screwdriver to tighten down the new mudguards.
If you want to get away with not removing your wheels and tires, I would instead recommend
using a standard drive ratchet with a Phillips head socket.
You'll also need up 5.5-millimeter socket in order to remove some factory fasteners
that we're gonna be reusing.
And then last, but not least, this is completely optional, we're not covering it in this video
because it is not really necessary, but if you want to, you can drill a third hole for
each mudguard in which case you'll need a handrail as well as 1/8-inch drill bit.
All right.
So once you have all your tools out, the first thing you need to do is grab that flat head
screwdriver or trim panel removal tool.
We're gonna start with the rear guards here.
First thing you wanna do is clean off all this stuff here because we do have some 3M
tape on the mudguards.
They're gonna actually stick here.
Once you've cleaned that off, we're gonna remove these two plastic pushpins right here.
We're gonna be replacing these with some of the screws provided in the kit.
Once you have those little plastic rivets removed, you wanna gently pull away this plastic
trim piece here.
It's got a little retainer on the inside that has a hole inside of the quarter panel there.
So gently go ahead and gently pull him away to expose the holes on the metal itself.
Then you wanna grab these little clips right here, and you're gonna slide these into place.
You want to raised side of the clip on the inside of the quarter panel.
This is what the SEM screws are gonna screw into in order to secure the mudguard.
These are gonna be a little tight here, so just take your time, wiggle them in place.
Okay.
Once you have both of those clips on the inside here, go ahead and make sure that this little
lip right here is really clean because at this point, we're actually gonna grab our
mudguard here.
You wanna peel the backing off of the 3M tape, and we're actually gonna press it in place
and line it up with the holes here.
And once you have that in place, grab two of these screws right here, you'll also need
a Phillips head screwdriver or you can use a Phillips head socket with a hand ratchet
and get these tightened down as well.
And once you have both of those screws hand threaded, at this point, you really wanna
press down on the 3M and make sure that it's adhered to the quarter panel properly, and
then we'll tighten the screws down all the way.
Okay.
At this point, the mudguard should be pretty much secured to the quarter panel nice and
sturdy.
One final thing here, optionally if you want to, there is another clip that you can throw
on the back of the lip right here on the quarter panel.
You can also drill a pilot hole through here before you install that clip, and you can
just secure the mudguard using a third contact point up here.
I don't like to drill into my vehicle if I don't have to.
And honestly, this thing is really not going anywhere.
And they also provide another point of contact with these little U-clips here.
So in order to get the U-clips seated kind of sandwich it on the lip right here, so you
don't have to drill that hole, you want the toothed end of the clip to be resting on the
plastic of the mudguard, and then this other lip is gonna fold over the lip of the quarter
panel.
And that's gonna tighten everything down.
These are really tight, guys.
It can be a real pain in the ass here, so it kinda helps us to get it started, and then
come in with a flat head and kind of bend the back of it to get it over that lip in
the quarter panel.
Then just press it into place, and we're all wrapped up here.
Okay.
Our rearguard is all done up.
You wanna do the same thing to the other side obviously.
And then we're gonna work our way up front here for the front guard, and it's even easier
actually because we're not using the Phillips head screws provided in the kit.
We're actually reusing these hex head screws that they have on here from the factory, so
you need a 5 1/2-millimeter socket.
Let's go ahead and pull these first.
Okay.
Once you have those screws removed, you wanna go ahead and pull the 3M backing off of the
mudguard up front again.
And again, line up the holes here, make sure everything lines up nicely, then go ahead
and press it in place.
Go ahead and keep some gentle pressure on it and go ahead and grab the hex head bolts
or screws that we just removed, get them both hand threaded first, and then we'll drive
them home.
All right.
Once those hex head screws are tightened down, go ahead and press down on that 3M again,
make sure it's nice and secured.
And then we'll get that spring clip on there as well.
And the last thing we need to do is install one of these clips here to secure the top
of the guard again to the fender here.
So it is pretty tight again.
So what I like to do is kind of get one of the corners started, and I like to grab a
large flat head screwdriver to help kind of pry the clip apart.
Once you get a corner seated, it's just a matter of kind of rolling it into place here.
All right.
So once you got all four in place, that should pretty much wrap up this install.
Very straightforward stuff.
Nothing really you need to double-check or anything like that.
Just make sure all your fasteners are nice and tight.
Also, make sure those spring clips are actually resting on the lip of the quarter panel and
the fender.
Make sure this top piece is nice and tight as well.
But again, that'll wrap up the install, and that also wraps up my quick little review
of Husky's new Custom Molded Front and Rear Mudguards fitting your 2015 or newer F-150.
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