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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 04:36 PM
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Im sure theres a few threads on this or maybe a build thread, I wanna trim my fenders and the bumper to a v style bumper, Has anyone done this personally.

Anyone have pics on bumpers they have cut? Or the best way todo so?
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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are you looking to cut the bumper like this????
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 05:01 PM
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Yes, exactly what I was looking for.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 05:13 PM
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I ripped off the corners and then took a square and did a 45 degree cut at the end of the bumper and just cut it off and the cut my fender right under my headlight. Thats it. lol
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O you should have a canister in the pass. side of the bumper. I just set that kinda by my fire wall behind my pass. side fender.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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thanks man.
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No problem thats what we are here for. Post some pics of before and after.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:06 PM
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While your at it you should raise the flairs too. I get carried away cutting stuff. But it helps a lot.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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raise the stock flares?
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 01:26 AM
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raising the stock flairs seems like alot of work that prolly wouldnt even look good!
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Thats what i was thinking. lol
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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yeah, I think im going to go with the standard fender trim and bumper triming. Not to sure about the stock flare raising
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I just marked a line on the bumper and cut it off them went right under the lights and cut back. Just remamber it will make your front tire look smaller. lol Well I only have a 30x9.5 with a 3" lift. And dont forget about the canister dont cut it. lol
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Chances are you have seen stock flairs raised and didn't notice. At first glance you ca
n't tell. It dose take a day and it dose take a welder for the rear. But the front is the important one. Main reason is you can run 31x10.50 without a lift. Its all about diff ground clearance and low center of gravity. Almost all local people by me have dune it with great results including me at first.
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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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Do you have any pics. I just think it would be alot of work for little results. Well unless you dont have a lift like you said. But I have about 3.5". But I am interested to see what it would look like
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