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03-18-10, 10:51 AM

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sounds like your on track, just remember to go crazy w/ the heat gun.

1. heat plastic
2. push away from potential rub spot with (something), I used a rock
3. while holding fender plastic in place where you want it, spray with ice cold water to cool quickly and harden in place
4. enjoy not hearing your luxury sedan make embarrasing rubbing noises

Any pics of what to melt/bend? I'm going to need to do this when my wheels come in.

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03-18-10, 11:05 AM

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Any pics of what to melt/bend? I'm going to need to do this when my wheels come in.

Not off hand, sorry. Install your wheels first, let it rub a little, then you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about.

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03-18-10, 05:43 PM

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keep rubbing until the rub goes away? lol thats what i did for awhile until i bent the tabs. but i havent had to heat the fender liner...at all. weird.

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03-18-10, 06:13 PM

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keep rubbing until the rub goes away? lol thats what i did for awhile until i bent the tabs. but i havent had to heat the fender liner...at all. weird.

Well i would do but my tires were getting sliced apart. I think im gonna heatgun the fender liner up this weekend. I got the screw removed and the tab pushed up for 20 bucks both sides. Not bad.

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04-13-10, 02:25 PM

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Hey thanks guys for all the help! great tips! but i think im alittle to late bc on my right side that tab broke and now i can pull my bumper off with a tap =/ what should i do? thanks..

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04-13-10, 02:30 PM

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Hey thanks guys for all the help! great tips! but i think im alittle to late bc on my right side that tab broke and now i can pull my bumper off with a tap =/ what should i do? thanks..

nothing lol it wont fall off theres like 19394985 more screws that hold the bumper securely.

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04-13-10, 04:03 PM

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relocate the screw. Im in the process of doing that.

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04-13-10, 07:56 PM

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nothing lol it wont fall off theres like 19394985 more screws that hold the bumper securely.

well yeah there are a lot of screws...but once you remove the inner liner theres only like four actual screws holding the front bumper lol...i think ill just figure a way to zip tie it

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04-13-10, 08:20 PM

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i drilled a hole and ziptied, youll be setup, im am adding spacers in the next couple day so i gotta do it some more. and im tucking front and rear.

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04-13-10, 09:27 PM

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great suggestions, can't wait to do this, gotta get the heat gun back asap!

just a quick question, there's this sharp screw/bolt on the upper part where the bumper connects to the fender, what do you do with that?

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04-13-10, 09:31 PM

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remove it, drill a hole further back on the tab, and use zipties instead. and wallah. your set

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04-13-10, 09:32 PM

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remove it, drill a hole further back on the tab, and use zipties instead. and wallah. your set

thanks, zipties ftw!

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04-13-10, 09:45 PM

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anyone willing to work together on fixing their fenders? =D im located in LA....it also would be nice to meet more isx50 fans in socal lol..

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04-13-10, 09:47 PM

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what sxylxy said.

anyone in the bay area wanna work on fixing their fenders?

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07-01-16, 03:01 PM

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Thread revival I know, sorry. Just quick question, do you have to use a zip tie for that bumper tab mod? I had a body shop do it for me and they put a new screw in there instead. So basically I have the same mod you guys do but no zip tie, just a different screw.

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