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FENDER LINERS...you still have them, cut them, or removed them completely?

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Old 03-16-10, 08:38 PM
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Default FENDER LINERS...you still have them, cut them, or removed them completely?

I noticed my sc has rubbed completely through the liner in the wheel well now. I am planning on doing the harness relocation soon. I read a couple times here that some members just got rid of the liner completely. What are the draw backs? Of course the benefit is no rubbing.

Should I keep the liner , cut it, or what? After getting my car back I had the rear portion of the liner still on. I didnt put on my under carriage liner, and front portion of the wheel well liner yet since getting the new bumper.

The liner rubbed on the tire like crazy, making annoying sounds while turning especialyy. It got annoying so I cut the portion that was rubbing. The rubbing is gone.

But should I now keep the front section of the liner and under carriage off for good? Or is it possible to have the front section of the liner on with out rubbing? Any body here lowered with a flush stance still using all the liner?

I wanna know what other members are doing? My car isn't even that low.
Old 03-16-10, 08:43 PM
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mine is gone its on the highway some where lol but i would say keep em i plan on getting new ones
Old 03-16-10, 08:43 PM
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ripped out both of my front fender liners.
Old 03-16-10, 08:45 PM
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Eh i always ditch em, well on my gs anyways. My sc came without them.
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i took mine out on both of my sc's. I was just rubbing through it anyways. Now i have one less thing to take off when i work on suspension and such too. I did notice that i have a lot more little pebbles in my fender and in my sideskirt now though. But i don't regret taking it off at all. I didn't want to get to the point where i rubbed through it completely and had it flapping around in there.
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I have removed it all and had no problems
Old 03-16-10, 09:03 PM
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Looks like I am removing mine the rest of the way now.
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I started with just cutting the top half on both. Eventually lost the front of the driver side, I think the rest is still somewhat in tact.
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I took both of mine out.
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Originally Posted by vinh
i took mine out on both of my sc's. I was just rubbing through it anyways. Now i have one less thing to take off when i work on suspension and such too. I did notice that i have a lot more little pebbles in my fender and in my sideskirt now though. But i don't regret taking it off at all. I didn't want to get to the point where i rubbed through it completely and had it flapping around in there.


Exact same reason I removed mine.
Old 03-16-10, 11:54 PM
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Toreddd em outttttttttt.

I took them out.

They were so torn up that keeping them there would have been a waste.
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i cut mine in the middle and removed it... left the rear and front on there.
Old 03-17-10, 06:55 AM
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if you have a side mount IC, then its probably best to keep 'em, if not, then it wont hurt to get rid of them..i still have 'em on my car
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How is the ride of the car? now that you guys stuffed the biggest wheels possible and lowered it as far as possible? I mean it cant be as comfortable as it used to be. Those liners protect your wires on the driver side to the fuse box are you re locating them or just letting the tires munch on them too?
Old 03-17-10, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by infiniti24
How is the ride of the car? now that you guys stuffed the biggest wheels possible and lowered it as far as possible? I mean it cant be as comfortable as it used to be. Those liners protect your wires on the driver side to the fuse box are you re locating them or just letting the tires munch on them too?
If we are complaining about the tires eating thru the liner then they are going to obviously move the harness lol.


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