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Front fender wings

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by GhostTRD, Sep 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM.

  1. Sep 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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    GhostTRD

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    I was curious if anyone has seen or has front fender wings that work with the stock PRO grille and bumper.
     
  2. Sep 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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    Is this what you're talking about? Because I certainly don't think it's going to help with aerodynamics. You're driving a brick.
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    Those are dive planes or canards. Fender wings are used when the lower corners of the front bumper is cut off for more clearance. The "wings" attach to the bumper to make a more finished look at the edge. Typically they are used on aftermarket front bumpers. Back to my original post I was looking for options to be compatible with the stock PRO bumper.

     
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    The wing extensions you’re talking about are hard-mounted onto the ends of steel aftermarket bumpers. There’s nothing on the stock bumper arrangement that lets you solidly mount those wings (or whatever they’re called). Basically it’s open space behind the plastic bumper cover in the area those wings go (besides short 2x2 square tube extensions mounted to the ends of the aluminum crash bar, which provide minimal front corner crash protection).

    Also, even the hard mounted wings on aftermarket steel bumpers are probably not that strong due to being mounted in cantilever (only one end is bolted to the steel bumper)
     
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    The wings :plane: are bumper "specific". These only go along with Low Profile Bumpers, they are attached to the bumper of your selection. I don't think there are wings that you can alone without a bumper. So you would need to commit first on a low profile bumper and select those from that vendor. You could start however with a Viper Cut first, add a rubber type material "edging" for protection and maybe some aesthetics and see if that works for what you want. The ultimate goal of the wings is to provide more clearance for the tires. Not for looks - although I am sure I will get :crapstorm:for that comment.
     
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    Yeah. I’m not sure if the OP is looking at the wings for the visuals, but if that’s the case, then it might be easier to do something custom using HDPE plastic board from the craft section of a hardware store. I got a 1/4 3x3 sheet of the stuff and it’s fairly easy to work with, cut, and glue with crazy glue, and you can get some professional looking results with minimal tools. It wouldn’t have to be a fully boxed wing at that point, but rather something to finish the viper cuts in a nicer way compared to just door edge trim. Just food for thought for the OP.

    This might be a good way to go since the metal ones attached to metal bumpers are largely cosmetic addons anyways (or worse, they can act as damage multipliers if they take a moderate hit off-road).
     

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