[Houston713]

I took delivery of my 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat last Friday. Early this morning, I decided to titivate it a bit before it became too hot.

Have a look at this photo. There is a clear protective film covering the rear flares beginning at the bottom and running half way up the flare. I have no idea if this is new, but it's obviously intended to guard against stone/rock chips.

New for 2021 or not?

 

[Gotgap]

Try a different angle the concrete is mirroring

 

[ColoradoCat]

I took delivery of my 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat last Friday. Early this morning, I decided to titivate it a bit before it became too hot.

Have a look at this photo. There is a clear protective film covering the rear flares beginning at the bottom and running half way up the flare. I have no idea if this is new, but it's obviously intended to guard against stone/rock chips.

New for 2021 or not?

My 2020 Charger Widebody has this

 

[Houston713]

The outer line of the film is quite easy to discern from my photo.

 

[Houston713]

Thanks Colorado. I installed rock guards all around just to add a measure of protection.

 

[ColoradoCat]

Yeah no problem. Rock guards are great! Unfortunately the flares on these things take a beating from every little thing on the road.

 

[Slowpoke387]

Yeah they've had this all along.

 

[Gotgap]

Wonder if those sheets have part numbers? gotta say though, their spot on color matching

 

[Houston713]

Actually.. they appear clear to me. I don't think there's any color matching at all. My car will be a low mileage vehicle only driven on weekends and when I'm in the mood, so I'm not going to spend $2,000 to $2,500 at this point for Xpel. I think I'll just keep her washed and apply a silicone sealant every couple of months.

My previous cars picked up the odd Stone ship but it was negligible at best.

Happy motoring everyone

 

[TOPDAWG]

Those are standard on all Chalenger's and Chargers. Yes, this is a major design flaw, when your brand new car has the potential to look like swiss cheese in a few hours after delivery.

 

[GreenMachine15]

Just add this onto the end of your flares, it will keep the rocks in lol

 

[Gotgap]

Those are standard on all Chalenger's and Chargers. Yes, this is a major design flaw, when your brand new car has the potential to look like swiss cheese in a few hours after delivery.

Agreed, it’s horrid at best! at the very minimum they’re sand blasted and it can rapidly escalate to rock chips thrown high up on the doors from the fronts…rock guards, side skirts, and a full wrap is mandatory! better yet put it in a glass dome on a pedestal for absolutely no damage ever

 

[GOING TO HELL 19]

Rock chips are standard on all widebodies. LOL. They get even worse with the stickier tire upgrade from the Zero P.

 

[Gotgap]

I don’t want no stinking rocks

 

[392Ant]

Best solution if your concerned about Rock Chips is to have a professional and reputable Detailer install high quality PPF on high impact areas of the car. XPEL and Suntek are the two better brands of PPF but finding a great detailer for the PPF install is even more important.

 

[That Guy]

I have rock guards , but everybody knows you're gonna get road pings no stopping it..........bug guts too

 

[Gotgap]

Best solution if your concerned about Rock Chips is to have a professional and reputable Detailer install high quality PPF on high impact areas of the car. XPEL and Suntek are the two better brands of PPF but finding a great detailer for the PPF install is even more important.

Agreed….no razor blades

 

[chaman]

I put rock guards and so far it seems to be controlling the issue.

20210327_173815 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

 

[BrakeFade]

My ‘19 Redeye had them, too. I always wondered if there was a part number for them to buy and replace?

 

[Fatevilmonkey]

I put rock guards and so far it seems to be controlling the issue.

20210327_173815 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

what guards are these ? They don’t look noticeable at all and that’s awesome