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Did my "fender chop" today

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Old 02-12-2012, 06:03 AM
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I like the look. Are there any laws requireing side turn lights?
Old 02-12-2012, 06:59 AM
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I used a sawzall on mine it took an hour to do from start to finish. The sawzall cut through the fenders and support with one cut. I took the liner out of the rear and painted the fender well black.
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Old 02-12-2012, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by jesse0376
I used a sawzall on mine it took an hour to do from start to finish. The sawzall cut through the fenders and support with one cut. I took the liner out of the rear and painted the fender well black.
Did you cut your liner in the front to keep the engine protected
Old 02-12-2012, 07:07 AM
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I cut the liner in the front and kept it in. When I cut the fenders I was able to cut through both fender and liner with one cut so I only had to spend a few minutes trimming with a dremel to get everything to look right and fit.
Old 02-12-2012, 07:26 AM
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Did you cut the line on the top so it would just be on the side or did you leave the whole thing together
Old 02-12-2012, 07:32 AM
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Welcome to the club guys! (and any gals if they did too, haha) Did mine sometime last year.

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Old 02-12-2012, 08:18 AM
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For you guys with chopped fenders and stock rear bumpers how does it look? I want to do this when I get my 35s but it looks like the stock bumper will stick forward into the wheel well.
Old 02-12-2012, 08:24 AM
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I used an air saw to do the job. It worked great. I'm not sure if there are any laws about front marker lights but I'm working on an idea to put them back on. And as far as the rear bumper goes, it looks like crap if you don't trim it too. So I chopped that as well.
Old 02-12-2012, 08:33 AM
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I think it looks great. you guys are making me wanna chop mine when the weather is better.
Old 02-12-2012, 09:42 AM
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Jk tony do you have an pics of you back bumper after you chopped it?


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