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Old 05-13-2012, 05:52 PM
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I trimmed my fenders a while ago to fit my 32's Ill hopefully get. I had the idea to trim the stock fender and bolt it back on so I did. I'm sure someone else has done this but in yalls opinions does it look dumb? I can't figure it out, maybe because I've had the flares off so long it looks weird. Dont comment on my parking job in the pic haha.
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doesn't look too bad, personally i like how fenders look trimmed with no flares though.
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moved to chat
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Beat me to it!
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It will help keep some road spray and dirt down. Probably look good with 32's
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flarelesss imo =)
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yea flareless was alright except my back fenders looked pretty bad. one sides fiberglassed and the other just looks redneck.
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Had me confused for a second, wondered how you got a pic of my jeep
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Hahah I'm on the app and just kept scrolling through the pictures and thought that it was his jeep with the 32s (even though those look like 31s) lol.
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i thought of doing the same i just cant decide if i want to put them back on i do like how it looks with no flairs on. the front because i dont have the stock rims and my wheels stick out
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Looks pretty decent. I know there's a lot of people that prefer the flares gone, but I kind of like the way the flares look stock. These look pretty professional, though... best of both worlds, I suppose.
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Originally Posted by ragged1
Had me confused for a second, wondered how you got a pic of my jeep

Hahahaha wtf wanna trade? Are those 32's on stock rims??
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Originally Posted by Derision
Looks pretty decent. I know there's a lot of people that prefer the flares gone, but I kind of like the way the flares look stock. These look pretty professional, though... best of both worlds, I suppose.
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i thought of doing the same i just cant decide if i want to put them back on i do like how it looks with no flairs on. the front because i dont have the stock rims and my wheels stick out
Well yea im planning on getting 3.75 backspaced rims so theyll stick out a bit too
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Check your state laws for tire clearance first of all. A lot of states only allow so much tire to stick out past the fender and some require flares.

Personally, I like the look of flareless, but it does get annoying having water an crud spray all over your arm when you're driving down the road. The trimmed flares look really good IMO. I say keep them on.

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Originally Posted by no rdplz
Check your state laws for tire clearance first of all. A lot of states only allow so much tire to stick out past the gender and some require flares.

Personally, I like the look of flareless, but it does get annoying having water an crud spray all over your arm when you're driving down the road. The trimmed flares look really good IMO. I say keep them on.
Well I live in NC and I've never checked the laws because really I've known a lot of people with super redneck trucks and never had a problem with tires sticking out to far and have never seen a single pair of mud flaps on trucks around here. Could still be a law but even most the kids I know with super illegal window tent dont even get pulled. But thanks! They're starting to grow on me, just kinda gets annoying having to have my windshield wipers on if the streets wet even if it's not raining haha


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