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Old 12-31-2008, 02:52 PM
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just wondering if anyone has removed their fender liner and what are your opinions on it.

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Originally Posted by wuchan01' date='Dec 31 2008, 03:52 PM
just wondering if anyone has removed their fender liner and what are your opinions on it.
Opinions? On what? The liner? The job? The state of the economy and the prospects of world piece?

It is held in place using the usual plastic fasteners.
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison' date='Dec 31 2008, 08:00 PM
Opinions? On what? The liner? The job? The state of the economy and the prospects of world piece?

It is held in place using the usual plastic fasteners.
opinions on removing it, and if there are any consequences?
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you hear all of the rocks hitting your metal fenders. you get rocks stuck in your door jam. they weight almost nothing just leave them in. if you need extra clearance just trim them a little.
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Originally Posted by s2kologist' date='Dec 31 2008, 08:19 PM
you hear all of the rocks hitting your metal fenders. you get rocks stuck in your door jam. they weight almost nothing just leave them in. if you need extra clearance just trim them a little.
well, they thing is that i have the cwest fenders and my liners are pretty much beat-up. So i was just thinking of taking them off all together. thanks for the info on that
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You'll get bitchin' cracks in the paint or the carbon from rocks hitting the inside of the fender.
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you will have more front lift
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Originally Posted by wuchan01' date='Dec 31 2008, 04:21 PM
well, they thing is that i have the cwest fenders and my liners are pretty much beat-up. So i was just thinking of taking them off all together. thanks for the info on that
I'm assuming you are lowered?? I have cwest fenders too. but when i got them I also bought brand new fender liners from honda.

you should do that and take a heat gun and mold the fender line to give more space so that it doesn't get damaged by the tires rubbing on it. don't trim it.. if you trim it wrong it wil loose its rigidity. just smooth it out by a heat gun and a gloved hand.

fender liner = less lift, less worry during daily drive, quieter, protects many other things that are exposed.. wires switches etc. most important it will keep the water from splashing elsewhere.
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Originally Posted by krnmike' date='Dec 31 2008, 10:05 PM
I'm assuming you are lowered?? I have cwest fenders too. but when i got them I also bought brand new fender liners from honda.

you should do that and take a heat gun and mold the fender line to give more space so that it doesn't get damaged by the tires rubbing on it. don't trim it.. if you trim it wrong it wil loose its rigidity. just smooth it out by a heat gun and a gloved hand.

fender liner = less lift, less worry during daily drive, quieter, protects many other things that are exposed.. wires switches etc. most important it will keep the water from splashing elsewhere.
yes, i am lowered. I bought the fenders for the extra 10mm in width so my wheels can look flush, but what i didnt know was that the lip that has the tabs where the fender liner goes attached to is actually about an inch and a half in width, which totally defeats the purpose of the 10mm in width for extra clearance. So what i am going to have to do is trim down that lip, but that would mean i would have to lose those tabs too.
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