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Title: wheel arch liner (moving it)
Post by: gillm on May 17, 2009, 08:03:19 pm

i heard somewhere that you can move it up when a car is lowered , how do you do this ?

Title: Re: wheel arch liner (moving it)
Post by: bacillus on May 17, 2009, 08:06:31 pm

Quote from: gillm on May 17, 2009, 08:03:19 pm

i heard somewhere that you can move it up when a car is lowered , how do you do this ?

No, you can remove the top screw on the arch then tuck the liner above the arch giving you a little extra room when lowering.

Title: Re: wheel arch liner (moving it)
Post by: Top Cat on May 17, 2009, 08:23:06 pm

I did mine last week, If you take a peek it screws to the outside of the wing in the centre, just take out the screw and carefully push the liner behind the tab that the screw was held into. then if you feel you need it you can bend the tab further into the inside of the arch, but be careful doing this as i broke the paint seal and a piece flaked off. So i now need to just touch up a bit of the paint on the tab as the primer is exposed on a tiny piece.  :smiley:

Title: Re: wheel arch liner (moving it)
Post by: DubwayDan on May 17, 2009, 08:29:08 pm

Quote from: Top Cat on May 17, 2009, 08:23:06 pm

I did mine last week, If you take a peek it screws to the outside of the wing in the centre, just take out the screw and carefully push the liner behind the tab that the screw was held into. then if you feel you need it you can bend the tab further into the inside of the arch, but be careful doing this as i broke the paint seal and a piece flaked off. So i now need to just touch up a bit of the paint on the tab as the primer is exposed on a tiny piece.  :smiley:

i had to bend mine right up into the wing :scared:

how low are you at the front Topcat?

Title: Re: wheel arch liner (moving it)
Post by: Top Cat on May 17, 2009, 08:31:51 pm

I haven't got mine dropped to low at the minute, but in the next couple of weeks will be as low as i can get it, i have some KW camber adjust top mounts going on as well.  :party: