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Old May 23, 2015 | 03:35 PM
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I recently discovered quiet a bit of rust behind the plastic trim piece behind the rear wheel on both sides .. I was wondering if there is any way to repair this .. Any replacement pieces .. Or bumpers that cover these pieces
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Old May 23, 2015 | 03:50 PM
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I don't exactly know where your rust is but if it is where I think it is, JCR sells this Quarter panel armor http://www.jcroffroad.com/product/XJArmor/XJQL.html
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Old May 23, 2015 | 06:45 PM
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Don't think there is really a good way to fix it. I took my bumperetts off a couple years ago and found a ton of rust/rot there. I did the ol' cut & fold....


You can see it here on the drivers side..
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Cut all this crap out:



Ended up with this:



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Old May 23, 2015 | 11:26 PM
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Take the bumper covers off and see how much you really have.If you don't know to it
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Old May 24, 2015 | 01:49 AM
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Cut it out and weld in new sheet metal if you want an oem look, or cut and fold it like above.

Not sure if you can get those pieces

This is what mine looked like


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