Are there any wire harnesses under front fender plastic liner?
03-20-11, 07:11 PM
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Are there any wire harnesses under front fender plastic liner?
The reason I asked is because I want to either remove my inner plastic liner or cut them to eleminate excessive tire rub in the front. I thought the tires would have rubbed through the plastic by now but the rubbing is almost still as bad as when I last lowered the car. I'm hoping if I cut a whole in them that there won't be any wires exposed.
03-20-11, 09:42 PM
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Be better for you all around even if you do want to cut them and keep part of them, to remove the liner cut a larger area than that of the part thats rubbing. Removing the liner before you cut will ensure you donot take out any wiring harnesses plus it will show you the ones that are or aren't there. I know on the sc300 there is a good amount of harness above the inner fender liner. I havent removed my gs's liners yet but I would before I went to cutting anyway. GL
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10-03-11, 04:50 PM
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The reason I asked is because I want to either remove my inner plastic liner or cut them to eleminate excessive tire rub in the front. I thought the tires would have rubbed through the plastic by now but the rubbing is almost still as bad as when I last lowered the car. I'm hoping if I cut a whole in them that there won't be any wires exposed.
10-03-11, 08:11 PM
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1. Jacked up the car - didnt even need to take of wheels since it was aired up all the way
2. Remove the screw holding the liner in the rear of your tires.
3. Remove the screw holding up the front of the liner above the slits(10mm if you cant get a screw driver in there)
4. From the top center of the fenderliner just yank it straight down and it will sit on top of your tire.
5. You'll notice that the fenderliner seperates at the front where the cooling slots are cut into. If you take a pair of diagnol cutters(dykes) and cut the plastic tabs holding it together it will simply seperate and you can now screw the front of the liner back in.
6. Take a pair of branch cutters(garden trimmers) and start to cut a straight line above where the rear screw sets. Once you've cut all the way through you can now screw the other half back on. Now both the front and door areas are protected from debri still.
7. On the drivers side you will notice that the wire and hood release cable run parralel and into a plastic holder above the tire. It may or may not be high enough for you. The problem lies towards the front where it starts to sag down.
8. Look towards the front and you will see some large holes in the actual unibody. Pull the wires up to it and ziptie it to the holes.
~Now you should have minimul rubbage action going on down there~
10-04-11, 11:35 AM
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I got so caught up the other day I forgot to take pictures but here goes a description for what I did to clear for my air lines, rim/tire rubbing ect...
1. Jacked up the car - didnt even need to take of wheels since it was aired up all the way
2. Remove the screw holding the liner in the rear of your tires.
3. Remove the screw holding up the front of the liner above the slits(10mm if you cant get a screw driver in there)
4. From the top center of the fenderliner just yank it straight down and it will sit on top of your tire.
5. You'll notice that the fenderliner seperates at the front where the cooling slots are cut into. If you take a pair of diagnol cutters(dykes) and cut the plastic tabs holding it together it will simply seperate and you can now screw the front of the liner back in.
6. Take a pair of branch cutters(garden trimmers) and start to cut a straight line above where the rear screw sets. Once you've cut all the way through you can now screw the other half back on. Now both the front and door areas are protected from debri still.
7. On the drivers side you will notice that the wire and hood release cable run parralel and into a plastic holder above the tire. It may or may not be high enough for you. The problem lies towards the front where it starts to sag down.
8. Look towards the front and you will see some large holes in the actual unibody. Pull the wires up to it and ziptie it to the holes.
~Now you should have minimul rubbage action going on down there~
1. Jacked up the car - didnt even need to take of wheels since it was aired up all the way
2. Remove the screw holding the liner in the rear of your tires.
3. Remove the screw holding up the front of the liner above the slits(10mm if you cant get a screw driver in there)
4. From the top center of the fenderliner just yank it straight down and it will sit on top of your tire.
5. You'll notice that the fenderliner seperates at the front where the cooling slots are cut into. If you take a pair of diagnol cutters(dykes) and cut the plastic tabs holding it together it will simply seperate and you can now screw the front of the liner back in.
6. Take a pair of branch cutters(garden trimmers) and start to cut a straight line above where the rear screw sets. Once you've cut all the way through you can now screw the other half back on. Now both the front and door areas are protected from debri still.
7. On the drivers side you will notice that the wire and hood release cable run parralel and into a plastic holder above the tire. It may or may not be high enough for you. The problem lies towards the front where it starts to sag down.
8. Look towards the front and you will see some large holes in the actual unibody. Pull the wires up to it and ziptie it to the holes.
~Now you should have minimul rubbage action going on down there~
the only bad part about leaving the front plastic open is that fact that the cars wheels rotate forward and when it snows all the snow will go into the open area which will cause the plastic to bend down and eventually crack and break. had that problem before
10-04-11, 01:09 PM
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True that, but I live in Las Vegas, NV. We get all of about 1 day of snow out here and it doesnt stick. We also only get about 5 days of rain a year. My biggest concern was to keep the rocks and mud from going into the side of my door area. I left the front lowers to just hide the foglight ballasts ect..
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True that, but I live in Las Vegas, NV. We get all of about 1 day of snow out here and it doesnt stick. We also only get about 5 days of rain a year. My biggest concern was to keep the rocks and mud from going into the side of my door area. I left the front lowers to just hide the foglight ballasts ect..
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