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I have a lot of stuff from distinction applied on my Rubicon. Also they do great work, but I think the black hood latches and black vents looked better or at least the “mesh” portion of the vent should be black. Sometimes less is more man.

the painted fender flares do not match .. they are close , but look lighter

Thanks for featuring my Jeep guys!! Love the channel and all that you do!

Paint matched fenders for the win.

I really like the color match fenders and gold accents! It is looking pretty good!

Respectfully disagree that the black fenders are one of the worst things and dorky. I don't like the paint matched fenders. This is what makes Jeep special, we can all customize them to our liking.

Push an 8mm socket on back side of clip and it comes out without damage

You should name Ryan’s Jeep, “Goldmember“. I love goooooolld!!

now all you need is the hard case spare tire cover paint matched and you will have the poor mans Gwagon. The hi lines are great- better in black though

I’m a black fender person. I live in miami and had a 91 golf with black fenders. I’d use “back to black” and fenders would look brand new. Great content like always.

I think you should seriously consider doing a matching golden eagle decal on the hood.

Those fender flares look SICK!

I love the look of the black flares and roof on my Rubicon, the tree limbs on the tight wooded trails don't wreck them like the painted ones either, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but black for me.

Absolutely love the color scheme. I wish mine had been available in the Anvil color.

Good job guys! Thank you for always putting out fun, interesting, and family friendly content. I really do appreciate your guys channel, it’s always fun, and my 5yr old loves watching too. I really like that anvil color, I like the matched fenders, I’ve never loved chopped fenders, but the color match makes up for it to me 😉 it’s a great looking jeep Ryan, thank you for sharing

Looks great Ryan! Making it your own and a stand out from the rest! Thats what its all about!

On the side vent, being that it is a two-piece part, I think you should use the gold on the perimeter and keep black in the middle. Be careful, sometimes less is more.

Learned it is easier to change fender vents when the fender is off. Broke/seperated mine when removed for fender vinyl install. Thanks for the vid! Keep em coming!

For the fender flair clips I use needle nose pliers to compress the tabs for easy and quick removal most if not all from memory should be accessible from the back.

I love this fender chop and the color match… those fender vents are a 2 piece, what about putting the black back in the center and leave the gold outer?? Or visa versa?? As always guy and other incredible video and some more food for thought!!🤙

The black plastic fenders are best. Look the best and don't get scratched off road.

Def in the camp of black fender flares but love the content for the channel!

😂😂 Thinks to self: "shoulda cut off tabs before mounting." Love when I do things outta order. Looks so good with the fender chop! I never noticed the rear fender classic WRANGLER decal. Noice!

Ryan's Jeep looks fantastic!! Distinction applied never fails! Brian is amazing!

i have an Ocean Blue JLU sport that came with black fenders. I bought black OEM High Line Rubicon Fenders on Facebook market place and had them paint matched. They look amazing but you can see the guts from my engine. No one i know has ever done this so when I ask about inner fender liners they can't give me an answer as to which ones would fit. So I'm excited to see the part 2 to this video. Nice Jeep Ryan!

Aloha Matt. This was a painstaking process, but your patience and strategy paid off. The body fender flares look great and terrific. The new look gives the Wrangler a wonderful look. Nice work by you Ryan.

Looks great, can you give an update on how those amazon headlights are working out? They look pretty similar to the OEM ones which i like

I love this channel. I have bought 2 jeeps in the passed year because of it and it has been a channel I look forward to seeing. I personally like the look of the black stock fenders as long as you treat them with black magic it stays black. Also it hides rock chips better.

Not a big fan of color matching, I prefer the contrast. To each their own.

I just got the bushwaker flares. I personally don’t care about getting painted fender flares since mine is black, and I already have a bunch of pinch stripes. If I did not have a black jeep. I would definitely go for something like that.

If the side vents are two piece I wonder if you could keep the gold frame but put the black grill in?? Could be cool

Liked the black side accent piece better. Too much accents color does exist.

Paul nice 2 door! Like the fenders looks good Ryan- I think it will look nice with inner fenders

Love the paint matched fenders & the gold trim. Great job!

Change the aux battery when you rip the fenders. You can access from below

Thanks for sharing‼️ I really appreciate the video on how to replace the all of this parts, it takes a lot of the guess work out of trying to figure out what, I'm going to be doing...

Love you guys. Love the channel, Love 2 doors (even though I have a built JLUR on 38's, but I do have my 95YJ and still running great), but like a couple of other folks below, I'm not a fan of where the build is now going. The clearance , tire size, and lift now makes the jeep look out of proportion. The gold accents remind me of something I'd see on that old custom car show "pimp my ride". I know that school of thought where some say good to keep factory fenders because it's cheap to replace when you damage them on the trail, but I'm a fan of steel fenders. Mine are powder coat black and although there's a chance of causing body damage if I get into something too hard, I'm normally not rock bouncing in my jeep and have slid off things multiple times with nothing more than some scratched powder coat. The other benefit of steel flat fenders is that I have a complete way of walking around my jeep if I'm stuck in deep mud, cold river, or any where I don't or can't touch the ground safely. The LOD rockers, fenders, LOD destroyer rear bumper and the stubby front bumper provide an excellent platform all the way around the jeep. Lol. Now if you lower that jeep, make those highline fenders black, poke the wheels out a little more then it'll look proportional. Oh and get rid of gold accents and go black including that front bumper and then you'll be in the game.... Just kidding, you're right build like like you want it. Hey at least Ryan's driving a jeep and enjoying it and you're getting views. Lol.

How about gold wheels or gold accent on the black wheels? I think that would look good!! Channel is awesome!!

Hell no. The black flares and black tops are classic.

I feel inspired. I'm going to get out there and earn my Ryan too! :) Loving your work gentlemen.

Sharp upgrades ✌️

You can pull those clips off on the backside with some needle nose, pliers, pretty simple other than the one towards the bottom you gotta break it off.

I highly recommend the American Adventure Labs Fender Retention solution to replace those white clips. Use a real Rivet Nut tool to install the Rivnuts though. I learned that the hard way.

I have a Willys and Rubicon and actually like the contrast with the black top and black fender flairs. Btw, we recently added the same wheels and rims on Ryan's jeep to our Willys with a 3.5" lift and love the look.

I'm planning to do the distinction applied parts, but actually go with matte black just because i like the contrast on my earl, but eliminates the fade of the plastic.

Sometimes less is more. The fenders look great. The other items are a distraction

Doesn’t look like the color matches?

Now that I watched this video, for me, it’s just not my style. 100% support it, though, Ryno! But I did buy a black flared Rubicon, so my opinion is biased. But I’ve actually accented my Sting-Grey with black accents, so I will probably ice out the white Glad, and put the removed Rubicon stuff on my Grey Jeep. Waiting to get some bank to start adding Distinction Applied pieces. Door handles, possibly 2024 grill, white cowl vent, etc.

Looks good. 👍 My wife said you need to get the inner hood latch painted to match. The black stands out too much.

looking good guys!!

Now that you have the fenders off (you're probably already done and working on post), now would be the perfect time to install some Rock Lights. I haven't seen that you have done any video's on them. Love the Diode Dynamics rock lights but I'm a bit perplexed by where within the fender well would be the optimal mounting location. I'm looking for function/use not "cool" factor. Top of the wheel, back by the door, or towards the bumper? The DD are 1k/per so 1/per wheel should do it, but where to mount? ('23 Rubicon Unlimited) Thx

I like my flat black fenders on my Rubicon. Cheaper to keep them black when they get wrecked from off-roading damage and or regular driving on the road if an accident happens. That is what makes owning a Jeep you do what you want to it and who cares right? 🙂

Ryan reaching the jeep Gold standard 🎉 . Reminded me of Cherokee in 80s

Two nice looking jeeps more i see your jeep the more i want a 4 door rubicon

I would probably also do the gas cap the back kinda looks like its missing something, kinda plain

Starting to look like an 80's Cadillac with all the gold trim.

Not crazy about the gold how about the motor did you get the turbo 4-cylinder what do you think about it you think is good

Looks nice. You can get painted fender flares on the Bronco too. All a matter of taste.

You should of changed the fender vent when the fender was off.....lol

Not sure if it's the camera, but the fenders don't look like an exact match. Thats the fear with paint matching things.

Paint matched fender are the way to go but only one half of the hood latches are gold? Hmmm

I like the contrast. Black with whatever colour.

What stopped me from getting aftermarket fenders is seeing and feeling all the rock hits on my rear black sport fenders. I can just imagine all the chips in metal fenders which then turn into rust. I’ve already put door hinge covers but this was after already getting rock paint chips on them.

awsome jeep style thx for the information

outstanding

That color match looks outstanding on Ryan jeep 👍

Looking good guys. I personally prefer the black flares, but that's what's great about Jeeps. Build yours how YOU want. That gas cap might have to be painted bronze soon to match though lololol

Amazing job

Love the gold hood latches!! 💛

Color match looks good! Not a fan of the extra gold though. Too much

It’s looking good.

With those fenders, you are going to need 37s for sure , and since you have the 392 axles, gearing won't be an issue. Looks great 👍 love the two doors Jeeps .

The accent reminds me of those gold AK’s in the cartel movies….I guess I am a classic black or gun metal grey accent kind of person….but not my jeep. Happy Ryan is loving it and that you all are doing so well with the channel. Enjoy! And, keep doing you!

I want to get the Rubicon fenders for my Gladiator JT. Where do I purchase them from?

Sorry to be a stickler, but the color match is slightly off. I know it’s impossible to get it perfect aftermarket, but it’s certainly noticeable

I think the paint color doesn’t match the original Anvil. The shade is different.

I wish the chopped fenders didn’t make the back of the rear flare end so high. That section kind of ruins the chopped look for me.

Are you adding lights to the fenders? If so, what are you putting on?

I dont mind painted fenders at all - however the colour does not look 100% matched

i am still waiting on my fender flares they are on back ordered.

Reall like the hood latches, do NOT like the side grill in gold. Love what you guys are doing with this 2 door. Great Jeep Ryan

What tube doors are you running on the jeep?

Where do you get the small “Wrangler” decal above the fuel filler door?

Paint match those tube doors!

I like the painted matched fenders, did the same thing to my wife's 2023 2 dr sport. The gold is definitely not for me., I did the opposite on my Mojave, took the orange and black decals and all the badging off and replaced it with all black.

Need some gold on those black wheels

:) now just pinstrip it in gold and you are back in the 80's!

I missed where the rear quarter panel wrangler logos came from

i say no to the fender vent being gold.

This higher fenders look awesome but other … is way to much bronze-gold pieces from my point of view 🧐

Ryan's getting ready for some 40s!

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I didn't like the gold vent. Weirdly think it's to gold and not bronze enough. lol

You lost me the moment you said that the stock black fender flairs look "dorky." I think they look cooler than the painted ones. I specifically chose NOT to have them when I special-ordered my Jeep. Form follows function. Having parts of the body that are most likely to get their paint scratched be scratch-proof because of not being painted but solid in their material and its color is that. It's smart. It's useful. It's cool. Only poseurs go out and blow a bunch of $$$ to replace their Jeep's far superior and with far more utility black fenders with body-painted fenders.

Great looking jeep, but...too much color matching. Need some black on there. Jmo.

I feel like there's too much of the bronze/gold. Paint matched latches would've looked better, or at least keep them black.

You should make a DRC badge that mimics the Jeep BOH ones. And I should get a free one for the Idea.

Sorry, but i don't like the higher fender flares... Well the front ones. Might look a little better with the front light and fender liners. I like the Factory colour matched fenders better. But we will see when the rest gets there.

Those paint match fenders will just get scratched up.