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Old 03-14-08, 06:09 AM
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Default What to do with fender liner, when slammed?

I would like to slam my car, but when I do change my coilover to the lowest setting, the tire rubs the fender liner at the slightest turn. I have no problem with the fender itself, as I have 25+ fender front and 35+ fender rear.

So, those who are slammed like no other, what did you do with the fender liner?
Old 03-14-08, 07:15 AM
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Toss'd that B1tch aside and never looked back
Old 03-14-08, 08:00 AM
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cutstom fit it, you dont want water going around your headlights.
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just remember your main harness is in the drivers side fender and WILL get damaged if you dont relocate it.

ive done it and its no fun being stuck on the side of the freeway with your car doing 'funny electronic stuff' LoL!!
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Originally Posted by JDMmuscle
Toss'd that B1tch aside and never looked back
LoL, i thought about that, but i drive this thing 365. Meaning during winter too when we get 10 inch of snow here.
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Originally Posted by racinstyle
cutstom fit it, you dont want water going around your headlights.
More details? Custom fit what?
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Originally Posted by Emerald
just remember your main harness is in the drivers side fender and WILL get damaged if you dont relocate it.

ive done it and its no fun being stuck on the side of the freeway with your car doing 'funny electronic stuff' LoL!!
Good point. Was rerouting the wire a PITA?
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Originally Posted by Emerald
just remember your main harness is in the drivers side fender and WILL get damaged if you dont relocate it.

ive done it and its no fun being stuck on the side of the freeway with your car doing 'funny electronic stuff' LoL!!

Found this out the HARD way






STILL dont have my teliscoping wheel and every time i open my truck when my car is on it sprays my windsheild wipers lol
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Yeah man, i just took my fender off




There is a nice little Shelf to tuck it up into and when you put ur fender back on its completely protected



And yeah dude i live in PA now, snows all the time, i have no problems, I took 2 cans of that undercoat stuff and painted the inside of that area, its black so it hides everything yet its functional
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Originally Posted by ChronoJ1
More details? Custom fit what?
Just cut the front of the liner right above the middle bolt before it curves above the wheel. That way it will still protect your headlines/wire harnesses without touching the top of the wheel. You will probably need to use some bondo to make it fit properly. You can do the same for the rear of the front liner. I dont know exactly how it was done cos my body shop guy did it for me.
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Is the harness located right above the fenderwell on only the SC?
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On my SC400, I ziptied the harness up and away from harm on the lip under the fender. On the passenger side I rerouted the harness inside the engine bay.

I ripped out the front fender liners but it sucked. I was always getting rocks/dirt flying up into the the door jam area and then out between the door and side skirt!

I would recommend cutting the the fender liner so you won't hit it on the top, but leave part of it to protect from rocks/dirt getting into your door hinge area.

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You can just unplug it from the main connector and re route it instead of splicing all those wires. Unless your harness is all chewed up
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Originally Posted by sleeper408
Is the harness located right above the fenderwell on only the SC?


now you guys got me wondering about this in the 2gs as well.
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Originally Posted by upstateGS4
now you guys got me wondering about this in the 2gs as well.
I was told the 2GS has no harnesses in the danger zone.


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