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1LOWEA · 08-18-2003, 08:45

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Hi, my car was parked next to yours at the meet,. the White EA. I liped my guards myself. Just take the wheel off, and get a heat gun (or a hair dryer). Get tin cutters and make like cuts on the guard, about 5 cm in length each cute. Then heat the outside and abit underneath the guard so the paint softens abit(not to much though), then gently with a hammer tap back the guards. Its not that hard. Some place will do it for like 100 bucks the whole car, just call up a body works place.

*sorry about the spelling its late and im sleepy :(*

crowbar · 08-18-2003, 21:41

what is a lipped guard??? ... :D

EFFalcon · 08-18-2003, 22:03

rolling the guard out (wheel arch)
it prevents the tyre hitting the guard when a cars low low :D

1LOWEA · 08-19-2003, 06:24

ill try get some pics of my liped guards

LowSmoothNC · 08-19-2003, 08:13

oohhh, ooohh, interesting! a smash repairer quoted 80 bucks to get the front 2 done. Bugger that!

Thanks for the idea David 84, i'll be doing that myself when i can get my hands on a heat gun.

crowbar · 08-19-2003, 08:15

hmmm sounds interesting!! cant wait to see those pics!

CATman · 08-21-2003, 04:56

i wouldn't lip my guards like that, why not go and see your tire place, they should have a groovey little tool that bolts onto your hub that will lip your guards rite.

1LOWEA · 08-22-2003, 01:10

here is a pic of my front guard liped. It didnt come out good. I think you need to actualy have a look in real life. Next club meet ill show you. I noticed at the previous club meet at bob jane, your front guard was dinted a bit, i should have shown you mine cose liping it will stop it from dinting like that.