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Old 07-18-13, 09:04 AM
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I did the bumper tab relocation trick, and heatgunned the living hell out of my fender liners but I still rub... A lot. Just part of the game, it's your every day reminder that your car looks better than everyone else's!!
Old 07-18-13, 09:31 AM
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Hahah. Can't I just cut off those pesky metal tabs then? And also relocate the bumper tab? Anyone know how much it would cost to relocate? Lol
Old 07-18-13, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by NormandyIS
Hahah. Can't I just cut off those pesky metal tabs then? And also relocate the bumper tab? Anyone know how much it would cost to relocate? Lol
There's a thread on the forum showing how to do it. It's not worth paying someone to do
Old 07-18-13, 11:47 AM
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Old 07-18-13, 12:03 PM
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I keep meaning to create a thread with the pictures I took, I have just been swamped at work...will get around to it soon enough
Old 07-18-13, 12:19 PM
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I have just about the same set up as you except softer springs (8/10) BC coils on LC818 (dropped about a finger gap up front). If you want to do the easy way, use a dremel to drill a hole on the extra part of the metal tab. Drill a hole large enough to fit a zip tie in. Either bend or cut the metal portion of the tab. I cut of the tab on the bumper leaving enough to be held on by a zip tie, i recommend leaving 75% of that tab.

Sounds ghetto, but better than the tab eating up your tires. I'll re-do the entire tab in a better way later but for now this works.

I do have some rubbing some where but that's on very hard dips.

Good Luck.
Old 07-18-13, 12:27 PM
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A dremel works wonders in this car
Old 07-18-13, 12:56 PM
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If you know what you are looking at, you can see how much I trimmed off...now I can drive fully aired down in the front without rubbing, I just can't turn

This is before I used the grinder and smoothed out the edges and then used touch up paint on the bare metal...
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Old 07-18-13, 01:49 PM
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Pretty innovated haha. BLKLEX350 do you mind posting pics of what u did?
Old 07-18-13, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by quick123
If you know what you are looking at, you can see how much I trimmed off...now I can drive fully aired down in the front without rubbing, I just can't turn

This is before I used the grinder and smoothed out the edges and then used touch up paint on the bare metal...
Cut like that, then how did you attach your bumper?
Old 07-19-13, 04:36 AM
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pretty easily...the square notch you see still houses the plastic bumper bracket thing, and the corner left on the underside of the fender I used a small self-tapping screw to hold the plastic bumper to the metal fender
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Any other inputs before I go under the knife (dremal)?
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