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Old Nov 18, 2019 | 07:52 AM
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For those of you that lower you car, what do you do with the wheel rubbing against the wheel well liner? If you remove it, does it expose the wiring to water, salt etc?
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For those of you that lower you car, what do you do with the wheel rubbing against the wheel well liner? If you remove it, does it expose the wiring to water, salt etc?
If the rubbing is minimal, try a heat gun and wet rag.
Use the heat gun to soften to area where it's rubbing and then use the wet rag to mould/cool the area.
This is dependent on where it's actually rubbing.
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