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Old 05-04-2010 | 07:54 PM
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I finally got a chance to start trimming my fenders. I only had time to do one today as it was very time consuming with a dremel. It looks alright but i roughed up the edge a little bit and i was wondering if theres any grommeting or something i can put over the edge to give it a cleaner look.

any suggestions?

Old 05-04-2010 | 08:42 PM
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Looks good. You can get some edge molding at an auto parts store. I used stuff from advance when I did mine. It was small and had glue inside it that held really well.
Old 05-04-2010 | 09:34 PM
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looks good man, when you get a chance try to stuff the tire and see if it hits. I didnt and now i have a tire with 3/4" deep cuts in it. Live and learn I guess, didnt know i had that much flex.
Old 05-04-2010 | 09:54 PM
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x2 on the flex check. My avatar shows my issue.
Old 05-04-2010 | 10:00 PM
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here's another good reason to do a flex test i have since removed stock flairs and trimmed about an inch off
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Old 05-05-2010 | 12:20 AM
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Old 05-05-2010 | 08:07 AM
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Also watch out for that pinch seam. You might want to cut it and hammer it flat, like you would do a rear cut and fold.
Old 05-05-2010 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by offroadnut36
Also watch out for that pinch seam. You might want to cut it and hammer it flat, like you would do a rear cut and fold.
i was wondering if you could cut and fold that seam i wasnt sure but now that it seems like i can will be the next mod cause my tire hits that thing
Old 05-05-2010 | 12:34 PM
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I diddn't cut the pinch seam when I did mine, I just hammered it over.
Old 05-05-2010 | 01:22 PM
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my pinch seam has two bolts so when i gt around to doing mine i figured i would just cut back to the second one... am i wrong with this idea?
Old 05-05-2010 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by wheeler
my pinch seam has two bolts so when i gt around to doing mine i figured i would just cut back to the second one... am i wrong with this idea?
Just cut and fold the whole pinch seam that's in the fenderwell.
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I diddn't cut the pinch seam when I did mine, I just hammered it over.
It's much easier to hammer it down when there are slits every 3" or so.
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i was wondering if you could cut and fold that seam i wasnt sure but now that it seems like i can will be the next mod cause my tire hits that thing
Definitely cut and fold it, if you don't your gonna cut up your tires.
Old 05-05-2010 | 07:20 PM
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looks good. i also did the cut and fold
Old 05-05-2010 | 07:27 PM
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will be tackling that tomorrow thanks for the advise i wasn't sure but now i feel much better about doing it
Old 05-06-2010 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by mwdouglas
will be tackling that tomorrow thanks for the advise i wasn't sure but now i feel much better about doing it
Not a problem.
Old 05-06-2010 | 12:59 PM
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"No mud permitted on vehicles, Please remove mud from parking space"
Oh really? Do you have a shovel?
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