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Ah the unfortunate cost of being low...

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Old 04-07-10, 08:07 PM
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Cut my fenders smooth so it wouldn't pull them out, but never considered that it could pull them in going in reverse out of a driveway.... ooops.

Fix it and respray, or just find another Alpine Silver fender... oh boy this sucks



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Old 04-07-10, 08:20 PM
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Ouch man... Yeah on the front fenders, once you grind off all the lip on it, things are like paper, bends really easy.

If your tire grabs it, by turning into a drive way, you're done.

Did you grind all the lip off of it? If u leave it like that it's going to bend everytime your tire rubs on it.

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Old 04-07-10, 08:23 PM
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damn that sucks man i know the feelings... just reading your post and seeing the picture is just awful... its so damn hard to baby a car.
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take note, you shouldn't shave the fronts, only roll
Old 04-07-10, 08:36 PM
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That sucks, but please fix it soon, I see many hondas in my area looking like that
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Can you ever fix it or the only option is to get a new fender and roll it before painting?
Old 04-07-10, 08:45 PM
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damm that sucks..now i know >?hopefully u will get it fixed soon bro..
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I'm wondering if fiberglassing them from the inside would have held...
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Your front wheel is 19x8.5 et 15 right? What tire size are you running up front? I was thinking of buying the same wheels soon and that has already happened to me once. I was on 20x9 et 35 wheels up front with 245/35 tires, hit a huge dip while at a slight turn on the freeway. It cost me about $500 to fix.
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damn sucks to hear about urs. mine also had a problems. i rolled the front fenders and somehow the tire caught it and flipped it outside
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Yep that's what happens. Were u turning up into a drive way?
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ouch, sucks to see that happen
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Originally Posted by rgarjr
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Yep that's what happens. Were u turning up into a drive way?
yep. happened to both sides
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that only happens on incline tho... make sure to turn at the right moment lol happens to me but aint that bad tho and plus my driveway is steep


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