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Old Dec 11, 2019 | 08:13 PM
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Soo since my car sits wide with the new wheels I was thinking about putting some fender flares on it to make it different what do you y’all think?

heres what I’m talking about on poke it’s a 0 offset


 
Old Dec 12, 2019 | 02:18 AM
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I think fender flares would be cool. I remember many people saying the interiors of MC's were nice, the outside is very generic looking. MC's look great when you put some love into them.
 
Old Dec 12, 2019 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Thrush_Glasspack
I think fender flares would be cool. I remember many people saying the interiors of MC's were nice, the outside is very generic looking. MC's look great when you put some love into them.
Yeah the interior is different but they definitely stand out with some work put into them fender flares would be different for sure.
 
Old Dec 12, 2019 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Thrush_Glasspack
I remember many people saying the interiors of MC's were nice, the outside is very generic looking.
Probably the first nice thing I've heard said about 90s/early 2000s GM interiors, lol.

Originally Posted by N/A02NBMCSS
Soo since my car sits wide with the new wheels I was thinking about putting some fender flares on it to make it different what do you y’all think?
Unless those wheels are crazy wide, theyve got to have a way wrong offset or something to be sticking out that much. I'm kinda surprised they're not eating into the fenders on bumps.

IMO I hate the way the tacked on universal flares look, especially the ones with the exposed fasteners.

To do it nice, I would make the changes directly in the metal. That way it flows better with the car without looking like tacked on Autozone parts.

The other tough part will be paint as it's going to be tough to get a nice match without blending the paint into the fenders which would add to the cost.


 
Old Dec 12, 2019 | 03:47 PM
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Ebay sells some good metal fender flares in a variety of styles and sizes.
 
Old Dec 12, 2019 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Thrush_Glasspack
Ebay sells some good metal fender flares in a variety of styles and sizes.
Just took a look and they do have a nice selection.

I dunno, between fitting them to the lines of the body, welding them on, and then doing the paint and bodywork to make them look nice, that's a ton of money and labor. I'd think it would be a lot cheaper / easier to just buy wheels with the correct offset.
 
Old Dec 12, 2019 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by bumpin96monte
Probably the first nice thing I've heard said about 90s/early 2000s GM interiors, lol.



Unless those wheels are crazy wide, theyve got to have a way wrong offset or something to be sticking out that much. I'm kinda surprised they're not eating into the fenders on bumps.

IMO I hate the way the tacked on universal flares look, especially the ones with the exposed fasteners.

To do it nice, I would make the changes directly in the metal. That way it flows better with the car without looking like tacked on Autozone parts.

The other tough part will be paint as it's going to be tough to get a nice match without blending the paint into the fenders which would add to the cost.
actually it has rubbed severely it was really bad and i got coil spacers on it currently and it’s doing much better and it’s going to need some suspension work to give it the clearance it needs as it’s super close!
 
Old Dec 12, 2019 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bumpin96monte
Just took a look and they do have a nice selection.

I dunno, between fitting them to the lines of the body, welding them on, and then doing the paint and bodywork to make them look nice, that's a ton of money and labor. I'd think it would be a lot cheaper / easier to just buy wheels with the correct offset.
probably but that’s not what I want to do not yet!
 
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