fender flares??

[Nymisus]

OK well I have thought about this for a long time and I think tomarrow morning before I have to go to work, I'm going to take off my front fender flares......now I haven't reallly looked at them all that well, I do know there is a blinker light on there that I will have to remove. Has anyone else done this that may have some tips or advice on doing so???

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

There should be a harness connector under the fender to simply unplug the marker light. Other than that, it's just unbolting them.

How come you're taking them off?

 

[Nymisus]

What else is involved in a spring over besides the lift?

I have a pic of a YJ just like mine almost that doesn't have them on the front and reallly like the way it looks....and to get a tad more clearance, they seem to rub a bit at max flex......I plan on cutting them eventually but don't have a tool to do that with yet

 

[Snitty]

you can cut the the flares with metal shears, tin snips, anything like that... that is how i did it, nobody has ever noticed that they were cut, only that the clearance looks better

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Try installing some TJ flares, they give a lot more clearance.

Angle grinder also cuts the plastic flares well. Box cutter will work, but gotta be extra careful.

 

[Nymisus]

I was talking about taking the plastic off and cutting the metal.....isn't that what tj flares involve?

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Yes, but you said nothing of putting TJ flares back on. Is that what you intend to do? If not, have you thought about cutting the fenders into a flatfender style?

The plastic YJ flares can be cut at the first molding line, keeps it looking pretty clean while adding some room.

 

[Nymisus]

hrm, that is a good idea, I might do that for the time being since I have other more important things planned right now.....thanks for the sugestion