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How to Install Low Profile Fender Flares on a Honda Talon 1000

By Sara Wines | How-To on May 27, 2022
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Created: May 27, 2022

What’s up, guys? Today we’re going to install SuperATV’s Low Profile Fender Flares on a Honda Talon 1000. Let’s get right to it.

Unbox Your Fender Flares

The first thing you should do is remove all the contents from the packaging. Separate everything to ensure you have all the parts you need. You’ll have push pins, spacers, and fender washers. You should have washers for bolts, short bolts, and long bolts as well.

A pair of hands sorts different nuts, bolts, spacers, and washers on a table.
Pre-sorting your supplies makes it easier to find the parts you need.

Next, find the passenger-side flare. It’s cut to fit the contours of the factory fender.

The cutouts on the fender flair match the contours of the OEM fender flare.
The fender flares should match the OEM fender perfectly.

This machine already had these fender flares installed in the past, so the holes have already been drilled. We will still show you exactly how to orient the flares, where to mark the holes, and how to drill them.

Mark Holes for Drilling

Take the lower section of the front fender flare and fit it into the matching OEM contour on the machine. Get it as tight as possible, where it fits well and is laying on the OEM contours nicely. Next, you’ll mark the holes for drilling.

To mark the holes, use a paint marker or other high-visibility writing tool. Line it up exactly how it would be installed. Hold it in place, then reach through the hole on the fender flare and mark each spot on the OEM flare. After you’ve marked the holes, drill them out to match the fender flare. We recommend you start from the top.

A man is in the wheel well of the UTV with a paint marker dotting the places where he will drill holes in the fender flare.
It will be helpful to have a friend (or child) hold a flashlight for you.

Take a push pin and line it up, then install it through the hole you drilled. The flare should still be able to move a bit at this point. You’re checking for fit and alignment with the rest of the holes. The most important part about these flares is getting them to fit and look nice on your machine.

One hand holds the fender flare in place while the second hand pushes a plastic push pin through the bottom of the fender flare into the OEM fender.
Line your pushpin up and install it through the hole you drilled. The flare should still have some flex so you can make adjustments if needed.

Once you’ve pinned at least two, you’ll have something to hold the flare in place as you continue working.

Insert Push Pins in the Bottom of the Fender Flare

Next, you’ll drill the rest of the holes. Once all the lower holes are drilled, you should install all of your push pins.

The same person continues to install push pins in the under side of the fender flare.
There’s a lot of push pins, but all you need is your thumb to install them—that’s right, no tools for this step.

Make sure the lip on the factory fender lines up perfectly with your flare. If anything, it may need to be moved backwards just a touch, but you don’t want it to protrude too far.

Two hands maneuver the fender flare under the OEM fender to align it.
You should have enough flex to get the fit exactly right.

Now, push your fender flare back as far as you can into the contour of the factory fender. Make sure your flare fits nice and tight into the corner. Once you have the flare situated, drill through the flare.

A person drills a hole up through the fender flare.
An extra set of hands can be helpful here too.

Push your flare back and make sure it’s lined up exactly how it’s supposed to be. Then drill a hole through the fender.

Now they're drilling through the hole in the flare into the OEM fender so the holes align.
An extra set of hands can be helpful here too.

Once that’s done, you can start the hardware. Finger-tighten a nut on the bottom side. That will hold the flare in position, tucked back where you aligned it.

The rest of the holes should line up perfectly. Again, we’ve already had flares installed, so none of your holes will be drilled yet.

Install Hardware to the First Fender Lip

Now take your long hardware and SuperATV washer. Drop it through the hole next to and above the corner.

A hand inserts a bolt with a SuperATV-branded washer through the holes they just drilled.
Don’t you just love the branded washers? Make sure you start with the corner hole. It’ll make it much easier to install the rest of the hardware if you have the corner secured.

Then take a spacer and slide it onto the hardware. Line up the fender flare. You want the fender flare as tight in the corner as tight as possible. You don’t want any gaps.

You’ll have to hold the flare lightly, but it should almost stay in place on its own. Now you need a flat washer and Nyloc nut. Take the flat washer and slide it onto the bolt. Then finger-tighten the nut.

If you put enough tension on it, the hardware should be angled. You want it to be angled toward the front—that means once the hardware is tightened, it’ll tuck the flare in perfectly.

The hand tightens a nut to the under side of the bolt they just placed through the OEM fender and the fender flare.
This nut should tighten at an angle.

As you can see, we’re following the OEM contour perfectly. That will give you the best fit and the best look for your machine.

Install Hardware to the Second Fender

Now you can continue drilling your holes.

The person is drilling more holes and installing bolts into them.
The drilling might seem to take forever, but you want to go slow so you don’t make mistakes.

Keep going with the same process. Drill, put hardware in, drill, put hardware, drill, put hardware—then, once all the hardware is in, tuck it back as far as it will go.

Begin Positioning the Rear Fender Flare

Now that the front is installed, you can move on to the back. The first thing you’ll do on the back side of the machine is remove the factory push pin. This push pin will need to be removed to install our flare.

Use the push pin removal tool to remove it, then set it aside.

A person removes a round plastic push pin from the OEM fender with a small tool.
Remove the factory push pin from the rear fender. You’ll repeat this step on the other side as well.

Once you’ve removed the factory push pin, you can repeat the same steps for installation as the front fender flare. The main difference is the installation of the rear plate.

To install the rear plate, you need one of the short Allens and a washer, just like what you used for the rest of the installation. Take the passenger-side rear plate and line the hardware up with the hole in this plate.

Pop the hardware through and attach it to the plate. You want to make sure you’re using the correct plate for whatever side you’re working on. Again, we’re working on the passenger side at this time.

A person installs a large rectangular bracket into the underside of the fender flare.
Again, finger-tight!

Install Hardware to the Rear Fender Flare

Go ahead and finger tighten the nut at this point. Then we’ll repeat the same step for the first and second holes.

A hand tightens screws onto he same rectangular bracket from before.
You’re only securing the bracket to the fender, and you’ll need some flex.

You shouldn’t install hardware in the arm bracket just yet. At this point, you should rotate it and tuck it into the fender. Align the bracket with the hole and visually check the fit and angle of the flare.

The bracket is being aligned to the underbody of the UTV for installation.
Again, another set of hands would help.

Once you’ve aligned the notch with the hole, take the paint marker and tap a mark through the bracket. Now that you’ve made your mark, you’re ready to drill the hole.

One hand holds the fender flare up while the second hand drills a hole over a pre-marked dot.
After you’ve marked where you need to drill, you’ll need to hold the fender flare with one hand and drill with the other. If you’re not flying solo, you can get someone else to hold the flare for you.

Now find a short Allen with a SuperATV washer, a flat washer, and a Nyloc nut. Slide the hardware through the hole you just drilled. Take the bracket and install the flat washer and then the Nyloc nut. That will hold everything in place for you as you work.

A hand installs a bolt into a hole in the original fender.
Install the flat washer and Nyloc nut through the bracket. You’re almost done!

Wrap Up and Tighten All Hardware

On the bottom side, put the flat washer on, and then take a Nyloc nut and start it.

Two hands work together to tighten a nut onto a bolt going through a fender flare.
Go ahead and fully tighten this one.

Now you’ll drill through the OEM fender plastic for the final two holes. Line the spacer up with the hole and the flare. Then pop the hardware through the flare, through the fender, and out the bottom. Put a big flat washer on the bottom and then start tightening the Nyloc nut.

More holes are being drilled through the fender flare and the OEM fender.
Drill the final two holes up through the fender flare and the OEM fender, then slide your hardware through.

Now you can fully tighten the hardware. Then repeat the same steps for the opposite side.

Once that’s done and the hardware is fully tightened, you’re done installing SuperATV’s Low Profile Fender Flares on this Honda Talon 1000X. Don’t forget to check out the rest of our awesome accessories and upgrades for your Talon!

The SuperATV logo flashes and appears to glitch in a stylized way over the Honda Talon with the fender flares fully installed.
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