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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by DougyFresh
cut and fold the ridge where the stock flare went, hold the new "flare" in place, drill holes through it and the area you just folded over, rivet them in place.
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 04:35 PM
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angle iron and some screws. easy.
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by OttawaXJ
angle iron and some screws. easy.
this guys from ottawa he knows his stuff
nice to see someone kinda local on here
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by always89
I used angled aluminium and rivets




For what its made out of that looks really good. I would do it this way too if I were to do it
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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looks good.. may i sujest... run a 1/4 steel rod through the outer edge and glue in place... then you can bend it to match the curve of fender and make it look more factory looking ...Just run through that hole.. and then some spray foam to hold in place..
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by jeff2285
this guys from ottawa he knows his stuff
nice to see someone kinda local on here
whoah, more people from ontario
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Hommersimpson
looks good.. may i sujest... run a 1/4 steel rod through the outer edge and glue in place... then you can bend it to match the curve of fender and make it look more factory looking ...Just run through that hole.. and then some spray foam to hold in place..
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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I say drill some holes in your garden lining and use some black zipties =)
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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I ended up getting some universal flares ,you can get it from JC Whitney and other places comes in rolls
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