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937 viewsFolded it over to make the new edge Mar 11, 2019
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916 viewsHad to drill the slot out so the plastic mounting tab on the trim would fit back in Mar 11, 2019
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832 viewsCut the slits Mar 11, 2019
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822 viewsCut the first section out Mar 11, 2019
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909 viewsMeasured it to be the same as pass side and taped it Mar 11, 2019
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820 viewscleaned the panel Mar 11, 2019
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843 viewsRemove trim. Mar 11, 2019
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1287 viewsWhile pass side primer was drying I moved to the driver side. This one went much quicker like under an hour now that I had the process down pat. Mar 11, 2019
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961 viewsPrimed it well. Mar 11, 2019
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914 viewsI sanded it down and prepped it for primerMar 11, 2019
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917 viewsThe amount of tools needed for this job. Mar 11, 2019
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940 viewsI custom trimmed the end cap as well so it would fit back on and look like it came that way. Mar 11, 2019
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854 viewsTrim cut to fit and ready to mount Mar 11, 2019
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826 viewsTrimmed the trim piece to fit cutting the door side off so as to keep the part that went around the fender so it would look like it was meant to be there and would still have the mounting screw holes to attach it with. Mar 11, 2019
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890 viewsPinch weld ground back significantly. Most people beat that over flat or cut it out and weld a flat piece back. Not needed in my case. any larger tire and I would have to. Mar 11, 2019
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969 viewsAll folded over and also the lower part now cut and folded as well Mar 11, 2019
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871 viewsSide view. I would be grinding back the pinch weld quite a bit too. Mar 11, 2019
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779 viewsFolded over to make the new edge Mar 11, 2019
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891 viewsAnother view of the slits I cut in it. Mar 11, 2019
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872 viewsremoved one piece of tape and cut slits all the way down the piece so it could be folded over to make a nice edge. Not only to eliminate the sharp thin edge but, to make it stronger and to have something to mount the trim piece back to once I cut it down to size. Mar 11, 2019
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873 viewsFirst piece cut out. Mar 11, 2019
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859 viewsCutting the first section out. Mar 11, 2019
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874 viewsThe first one took me a few hours as I was designing and figuring out how much to cut etc as I went. Taped off the final measurement remembering to leave some to make a folded edge out of. Mar 11, 2019
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879 viewsNow to trim the back of the front fenders. First thing, remove the trim. Mar 11, 2019
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