OEM Splash Guard Gap on Front set?

[Mac 2018 Tahoe]

I have ordered and received OEM splash guards for my 2018 Tahoe with fixed running boards. As I held them up there I noticed a gap where the insert was molded deeper and the running board curved back to the body. I circled my summit white ones to show the deep insert and also held up to and showed a gap in them to the body of the Tahoe. The back one fit great but there are no running boards to contend with.

After looking at the community here, I noticed two things. First, they are sold like that and secondly attestion4 installed them that way. ( I borrowed his picture of them installed and highlighted the gap with an red arrow)

Question, is this gap a design flaw or is it supposed to be there once installed? Anyone else has them installed that can show pictures of the final ones on the front? Help!

 

[dbbd1]

Maybe to accommodate powered running boards??? My aftermarket ones fit just fine, no gap.

 

[Mac 2018 Tahoe]

Maybe to accommodate powered running boards??? My aftermarket ones fit just fine, no gap.

What after market ones do you have? Husky or Weathertech?

 

[zbad55]

It looks like those are designed to also fit the squared off running boards that I seen like the powered ones. I have also seen some squared off ones on the Z71 Tahoe,

 

[Kpwweb]

All the GM are that way. I have the non-colored ones and they are the same. It fits the fixed running boards. Kinda hard to clean in there when it gets dirty.

Here is the best close-up I can find, but the gap is there.. (My son is doing initial torque of the wheels)

 

[Doubeleive]

they must all be made that way my Husky's on my nnbs have a gap on the front also, back ones do not

 

[dbbd1]

Here are my weathertechs...

(Rear first, front second)

 

[zbad55]

Here are the Husky's that I installed and there are not any gaps