Installing the fender plates was straight forward using 3M VHB tape. Pay extra attention to how the plates are sitting on the vendor before attaching them permanently. It may require slightly tweaking the plates to ensure good fender contact. They must touch flat at all points as any upward tension or springiness will work against the VHB tape over time and could cause them to start lifting. The Cerakote finish is the best I've seen offered for Grenadier fender plates and should hold up well. An optional five-bar pattern similar to OEM would have been a nice option but once installed I'm more than satisfied with how they look. These plates offer far more coverage and protection than OEM or other aftermarket plates which is the primary reason I chose to go with them.
High quality as usual from Grenadier USA. If you are installing the inside rear door handle along with the cover plate, you absolutely must hold on to the square post behind the handle at all times and keep it from rotating (3 hands are needed in my opinion) or the inserts behind the rear door metal panel will rotate and make it very difficult if not impossible to line up the fastener inserts when re-installing the supplied hardware. It would be nice if Grenadier USA put together a short video with tips on installation of both products.
While I could have easily 3D printed something similar, the quality of this product is perfect. 2 minute install, and does the job. Thanks
So now I can actually use my cup holder. Looks OEM, love the space for cups and really love getting rid of the shiny black plastic around the mmi interface (why would you put shiny black anything in this wagon?!?!?)
Took a minute to pop the old cup holders out- but once that was done everything else went fast and easy.
If you don’t mind the price tag and want a better looking center console and functional cup holders I highly recommend it
Installed two of these in less than five minutes. Totally solves the “Where do I put my phone in this car” question. Great look and excellent functionality. Buy it- you’ll be happy.
