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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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Does any company make a subtle fender flare for the 2nd gen gs?
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:27 PM
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IMC (subtle, but won't look right with the rest of the kit which is not-so-subtle) and Artisan Spirits (not subtle at all).

Also, good luck getting either of 'em.....
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 11:41 PM
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yeah i haven't really seen one fender flares for the gs that i really like. i think custom made would be what you should consider?
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 08:35 AM
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their is a bunch of custom shops here in florida that can fabricate some sublte flares anr actually pull yours to make it work. my car is going into a shop called MadMods in Ft lauderdale that is known for their crazy mods and great work in the show scene. they did a Widebody neon thats all over the magazines..all custom, but their are a lot of great shops mayb some near you, where are you located in florida?
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by BUSTN
Does any company make a subtle fender flare for the 2nd gen gs?
I think these are the best I've seen.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:06 PM
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those fender flares on the red GS are really nice.....btw r those custom?
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by chuckb

I think these are the best I've seen.
though i still don't think they look good.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by aloha03gs
those fender flares on the red GS are really nice.....btw r those custom?
yup i believe they are custom. my problem with it is that if you look from the side, you see that it's just a circular flare around the fender wheel area. with the curve design of the gs, i think it looks a bit awk
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:06 PM
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when my car is done in a couple months ill post pics ****wink hint wink*******
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeyboy
when my car is done in a couple months ill post pics ****wink hint wink*******
i am definitely looking forward to that
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 10:48 PM
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Heres my problem.i have 2 door dings on each side of the rear wheel wells and I am trying not to paint the car.Thats why I wanted to mount some fender flares to hide those.Has anyone seen a grand sport c4 vette?Like those on it don't look bad, I would say.The pdr cant pull them out since they ar eso low in the well.Should I pursue the fender flares idea or just paint it?
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:18 PM
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FYI with all the sanding, maybe welding, etc... thats going to have to happen its going to have to be painted. Lookin into paintless dent repair, they're great, some even come out to your house in a van and fix them...about $80 a panel i believe upto 3 dings? in that price range..
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imho if you get flares, you should do it right and cut your fender and put more aggressive wheels. so the overall cost would be a lot more than just repainting. so that's up to you. you can make it look very good, but it's going to be more money.

and even if you just put on some simple flares, you are going to need sanding, molding, preping, and painting, it's still going to cost more than just repainting, i think
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dude no matter what your going to have to atleast repaint those 1/4 panels with this mod. an add on flare would look pretty bad( not in a good way) imo you would see the lines where it stops and starts. i agree with rom if your going with flares than cut out the old flares and get the new flares molded to the car. but with all this it means we get wider wheels in the back 20x11 mayb..
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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Do you guys think a fender flare like this would look bad??
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