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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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Cool Low Life :(

Look what happened to my front driver fender last night!!!

From the look of it the only way is to repaint my entire driver side fenders. Unless u guys know any other options!?
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:00 PM
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How did that happen?
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:00 PM
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Ouch im pretty sure painting is all you can do. Any damage to the rim?
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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I was making a left turn and there a little dip i was trying to keep my wheels as straight while also trying to angle it a little bit and goes as slow but there were alot traffic behind me as well. Wheels are fine, it the tires that pop the fenders.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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Ouch....

Repair & paint is your only option.

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How did that happen?
Common when you are too low and the wheel is turned...

Basically, you end up uncurling the fender with the tire tread.


Jz
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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Holy shieeeet...
I feel ya man...earlier this past week I think some drunk person fell on my car...I tucked my wide mirror in but when I got to it, it was slightly angled back, scratch/scuff marks all over the inner portion, and the lower part was popped out a bit, I was able to pop it back in, but couldn't get the scratches out... There were also a lot of other scratch marks on the side of the car around the mirror...
Like that, yours was probably just an accident by someone who doesn't care as much about other people's property, and as always, Karma will bite them back for what they have done...

Edit: Thought someone keyed it and you were referring to them as the low life haha. Sad thoughh.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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Wow... I knew you were sick when you saw the damage. Did you get an estimate on cost of repairs? Its a good thing there was no damage to your rims or tires. Good luck with the repairs.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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yea this happens when the fenders are rolled. tire gets caught then fender pulled out as Joe Z said...cut fenders ftw.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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Hmm... did you ever roll your fenders flat? Mine are rolled flat in the front but I've checked and seen that its not possible for my tire to catch an edge. The only thing I fear on my fenders is getting popped out or bent outwards going up a driveway.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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lol just bend it back and use some touch-up paint. people really wont notice it unless they're about a foot away from it.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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that sucks, well ur not the only one! happend to my passenger fender. i was sick to my stomach when i saw it. i just banged it in and touch up paint, but my car is blk so not as noticable. good luck with the fix
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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Damn homie. WTF.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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that's the consequences of having a slam car with aggressive offset. i have the same problem. If not now, im sure it will happen later.. I just bend it back in and cut that inner lip off, so the tires have nothing to grab on to.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 09:21 PM
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did you also chip the paint the same time you pull your fender..?
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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sucks what you have to sacrifice when your low
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