using existing retainer holes to re install fenders without using retainers
10-23-2011, 11:33 AM
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using existing retainer holes to re install fenders without using retainers
hi guys//gals,
i just removed my fender flares off of my 4 door, 2000 jeep cherokee classic then removed those flimsy retainers and threw them in the garbage.... i want to install my oem fender without using retainers...
can i use the existing holes for those retainers and just drill my oem fender flares or do i need to drill new holes?
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Mickey
i just removed my fender flares off of my 4 door, 2000 jeep cherokee classic then removed those flimsy retainers and threw them in the garbage.... i want to install my oem fender without using retainers...
can i use the existing holes for those retainers and just drill my oem fender flares or do i need to drill new holes?
p.s: if i didn't post in the proper section, please move my post in the proper section
thank you
Mickey
10-23-2011, 12:03 PM
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you may find yourself needing different harware to reattach the flares. a washer or two possibly? im curious, though~ why did you remove them, scrap the hardware, then want to reattach em? im not dissin, just wondering what your up to. us jeep owners tend to work in mysterious ways on occasion 
either way, i do like the pulled fender look. trimming is super easy at this point too. the fronts are thin enough and with no pinch weld/seam to get in the way of generous trimming, the rear needs a little extra caution as the pinch is not far from trimming. best bet is to make (aprox.) 1/2-1" tall cuts about 1/4-1/2 inch away from each other then just fold the little flaps into the well.
either way, i do like the pulled fender look. trimming is super easy at this point too. the fronts are thin enough and with no pinch weld/seam to get in the way of generous trimming, the rear needs a little extra caution as the pinch is not far from trimming. best bet is to make (aprox.) 1/2-1" tall cuts about 1/4-1/2 inch away from each other then just fold the little flaps into the well.
10-23-2011, 03:31 PM
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you may find yourself needing different harware to reattach the flares. a washer or two possibly? im curious, though~ why did you remove them, scrap the hardware, then want to reattach em? im not dissin, just wondering what your up to. us jeep owners tend to work in mysterious ways on occasion either way, i do like the pulled fender look. trimming is super easy at this point too. the fronts are thin enough and with no pinch weld/seam to get in the way of generous trimming, the rear needs a little extra caution as the pinch is not far from trimming. best bet is to make (aprox.) 1/2-1" tall cuts about 1/4-1/2 inch away from each other then just fold the little flaps into the well.
either way, i do like the pulled fender look. trimming is super easy at this point too. the fronts are thin enough and with no pinch weld/seam to get in the way of generous trimming, the rear needs a little extra caution as the pinch is not far from trimming. best bet is to make (aprox.) 1/2-1" tall cuts about 1/4-1/2 inch away from each other then just fold the little flaps into the well.yeah us jeep owners tend to do mysterious things... ahaha
that was my plan as i read on other forums that they all ditched those flimsy retainers and just reattached them using bolts, nuts and washers....
Thank you
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10-23-2011, 04:43 PM
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What part of ontario are you from Mickey? I have some retainers that are broken but can be repaired with new bolts if you want them.
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10-24-2011, 09:25 AM
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Got 3 I think. most of the bolts are broken so I was going to give them to you. You could drill out the broken bolts and replace them.
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do your retainers come in 2 pieces per wheel well?
thats actually how many i need... well i need the retainers for the 2 back wheels and the 2 pieces for the front passenger side...
yes those bolts are easily broken when trying to remove them
my address is
Jean-Luc Hebert
97 rue laplante ouest
Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick
E8J 1T5
Canada
i believe if you send them using regular mail... they will not charge for shipping
if they do, that s ok... thank you
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