Do ICE F-150 mud flaps fit the Lightning?

[TheJackel2013]

I just finished putting the factory ICE mudflaps on. Even though the website says it will NOT fit the Lightning, it will with some modifications. The rears don’t fit well over the existing plastic molding. It helps a lot if you remove that molding and trim some of it off. See my pic. It’ll also be pretty evident as you try and place the mudflaps in place that the hump, which I trimmed off, gets in the way of a flush fit. This extra hump is not on the equivalent ICE trim piece This is also why the guy in the YouTube video can’t get one of the fold over clips on.

The front is only a little off and takes a bit of gentle persuasion to line everything up. Or you can break out an X-Acto knife and do some minor trimming of the mudflaps itself.

Neither front nor the rear will fit perfect because the body around the arches is a little different between the ICE and the Lightning. The ICE has a 90 degree transition to the fender lip, but the Lightning has two transitions of 45 degrees in the same space.

I had a lot of time to compare with a 2022 ICE vehicle and the front and rear fenders are definitely from a different mold. Some of the character lines are also different. Thus unless the WeatherTech ones are Lightning specific, there will be the same fitment issues.

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[ErichKeane]

I just finished putting the factory ICE mudflaps on. Even though the website says it will NOT fit the Lightning, it will with some modifications. The rears don’t fit well over the existing plastic molding. It helps a lot if you remove that molding and trim some of it off. See my pic. It’ll also be pretty evident as you try and place the mudflaps in place that the hump, which I trimmed off, gets in the way of a flush fit. This extra hump is not on the equivalent ICE trim piece This is also why the guy in the YouTube video can’t get one of the fold over clips on.

The front is only a little off and takes a bit of gentle persuasion to line everything up. Or you can break out an X-Acto knife and do some minor trimming of the mudflaps itself.

Neither front nor the rear will fit perfect because the body around the arches is a little different between the ICE and the Lightning. The ICE has a 90 degree transition to the fender lip, but the Lightning has two transitions of 45 degrees in the same space.

I had a lot of time to compare with a 2022 ICE vehicle and the front and rear fenders are definitely from a different mold. Some of the character lines are also different. Thus unless the WeatherTech ones are Lightning specific, there will be the same fitment issues.

I'm getting my mud-guards in today, so hopefully this here will be helpful. I might see if I can snap an extra picture or two for future folks.

The install from the pictures you show above look pretty 'factory', which is the look I'm going for. BUT my gravel driveway is going to murder my paint if I don't do this soon.

 

[rlbussard]

I just finished putting the factory ICE mudflaps on. Even though the website says it will NOT fit the Lightning, it will with some modifications. The rears don’t fit well over the existing plastic molding. It helps a lot if you remove that molding and trim some of it off. See my pic. It’ll also be pretty evident as you try and place the mudflaps in place that the hump, which I trimmed off, gets in the way of a flush fit. This extra hump is not on the equivalent ICE trim piece This is also why the guy in the YouTube video can’t get one of the fold over clips on.

The front is only a little off and takes a bit of gentle persuasion to line everything up. Or you can break out an X-Acto knife and do some minor trimming of the mudflaps itself.

Neither front nor the rear will fit perfect because the body around the arches is a little different between the ICE and the Lightning. The ICE has a 90 degree transition to the fender lip, but the Lightning has two transitions of 45 degrees in the same space.

I had a lot of time to compare with a 2022 ICE vehicle and the front and rear fenders are definitely from a different mold. Some of the character lines are also different. Thus unless the WeatherTech ones are Lightning specific, there will be the same fitment issues.

I'll have to go to and look how mine were put on. I had my dealer put them on last week when they did the spray in bedliner. They didn't tell me if they did any modifications.

 

[ErichKeane]

I'll have to go to and look how mine were put on. I had my dealer put them on last week when they did the spray in bedliner. They didn't tell me if they did any modifications.

I would REALLY appreciate that if you could! I'm leaning towards "only modify the mudflaps" on mine (and perhaps skipping the clip like in the video). I figure I want to leave the truck as-is, in case someone gets around to making some made-for-the-lightning flaps I can just order.

 

[rlbussard]

I would REALLY appreciate that if you could! I'm leaning towards "only modify the mudflaps" on mine (and perhaps skipping the clip like in the video). I figure I want to leave the truck as-is, in case someone gets around to making some made-for-the-lightning flaps I can just order.

I'll go out and take a picture of them today.

 

[broncoaz]

Here are some pics of the Lightning (silver) vs ICE (red) rear fenders. My dealer got their mannequin last week.

 

[rlbussard]

Here's the front ones.

 

[rlbussard]

And here is the back ones.

 

[ErichKeane]

Thanks! Any evidence they did the trimming that @TheJackel2013 suggested above?

 

[rlbussard]

Thanks! Any evidence they did the trimming that @TheJackel2013 suggested above?

Was that on front or rear mud flaps?

 

[ErichKeane]

Was that on front or rear mud flaps?

I believe it was the back. See the first picture in his post, I believe that is the plastic 'under fender' piece, which he took a bolt off of.

 

[ErichKeane]

I think I see the answer to my question actually now that i look closer! See the 1st picture in your 'back' flaps, they seem to have just bent the mud-flap more harshly to get the metal clip on.

 

[rlbussard]

Maybe @TheJackel2013 can look at my pictures and tell from what they've done. I didn't do it, so I have no idea if they removed it or not.

 

[rlbussard]

I think I see the answer to my question actually now that i look closer! See the 1st picture in your 'back' flaps, they seem to have just bent the mud-flap more harshly to get the metal clip on.

Which clip?

 

[TheJackel2013]

They didn’t do any trimming. And you don’t really have to. It just sits better if you do. Even with the trimming it doesn’t sit great, you’ll notice you see a bit of sheet metal past the inside edge of the mud flap. If it sat better there’s less metal showing. But it’ll still show no matter what. The ICE lips are 90 degrees and about a 1/4” more shallow.

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