Factory Plastic Garbage Mods
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From: Middle River, MD
that was taken at rausch creek up in PA. this was from last year's topless for tata's run. it's a nice off road park with trails of all levels. there are several forum-related events up there each year. keep an eye on the east coast page for local group rides as well as events like the east coast easter jeep safari, topless for tata's, and if they bring it back from the dead, the JKfest. the park's website is h ttp://www.rauschcreekoffroadpark.org/index.php
hijack over
hijack over
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Last edited by JCKnauer22; Jan 23, 2011 at 04:29 PM.
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Check out the "JK Forum" write ups. I know I've seen some postings on this subject.
There was recently a fender trim mod party here in SoCal and from the pics I saw the fender trims were nice looking.
There was recently a fender trim mod party here in SoCal and from the pics I saw the fender trims were nice looking.
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From: Reno, NV
i just went out (windchill of 13°) and snapped a few shots of different angles with my phone. i posted em in an album since there were 14 shots and i didn't want to overload the page for those using phones or slower connections to view the page.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/members/jcknauer22-15607-albums-fender-chop-6312/
i'm still not exactly sure what you guys are looking for so if you want to see more just post up or pm me.
i just used a razor knife for the fender themselves. i did it back in the summer so the heat definitely helped by making the plastic softer. i lightly scored a few lines and then chose my favorite one to go with. then i just went along that line a few times until i went all the way through. that provides a much more controlled cut than trying to go all the way through in 1 shot. i pretty much cut it about 1/4" to the inside of the curve. if you're not comfortable freehanding it like i did you can lay some tape down to give yourself a line to follow. for the curve, i used the same approach except this time i took the blade out of the knife and held it in my hand to give myself a bit more control while laying out possible lines. then i did a rough cut on the outside of my line to get it close, then fine tuned it by trimming a bit here and there to make sure it was a nice smooth curve. doing the final touches with the knife is fairly easy, but it took some time and patience to get it exactly where i wanted it.
the rears were much easier to do since all of the cuts were straight. once i was done i decided to angle the ends to give it a more finished look. i also angled the rear portion of the front flares. then i cleaned the edges with some lacquer thinner (acetone or paint thinner can also be used) and applied the door edge trim.
i decided to keep the front liners since i didn't want too much road debris and trail gunk getting into my engine bay. if you hold up the liners it's pretty easy to see where you need to cut. the same goes for the sub structure. you'll see what hangs out there and needs to be trimmed off once you cut the actual fenders. i used a dremel with a cutoff wheel as well as the little reciprocating saw attachment to do the liners/subframe
i left the rears out since there didn't seem to be a clean way to keep them. i will eventually bedline the portions of the body that were left exposed once it warms up.
ok, that was a lot of this
so i'm gunna post separately for the bumper. by the way, there are plenty of write-ups with pics on the forum for both the fender and the bumper chop. i used the cumulative information from these threads along with some trial and error to do both of these projects
EDIT: just so you know, i am running a 1" body lift, so the gaps seen in the fenderwells and under the liners won't be as extreme if you decide to chop your fenders
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/members/jcknauer22-15607-albums-fender-chop-6312/
i'm still not exactly sure what you guys are looking for so if you want to see more just post up or pm me.
i just used a razor knife for the fender themselves. i did it back in the summer so the heat definitely helped by making the plastic softer. i lightly scored a few lines and then chose my favorite one to go with. then i just went along that line a few times until i went all the way through. that provides a much more controlled cut than trying to go all the way through in 1 shot. i pretty much cut it about 1/4" to the inside of the curve. if you're not comfortable freehanding it like i did you can lay some tape down to give yourself a line to follow. for the curve, i used the same approach except this time i took the blade out of the knife and held it in my hand to give myself a bit more control while laying out possible lines. then i did a rough cut on the outside of my line to get it close, then fine tuned it by trimming a bit here and there to make sure it was a nice smooth curve. doing the final touches with the knife is fairly easy, but it took some time and patience to get it exactly where i wanted it.
the rears were much easier to do since all of the cuts were straight. once i was done i decided to angle the ends to give it a more finished look. i also angled the rear portion of the front flares. then i cleaned the edges with some lacquer thinner (acetone or paint thinner can also be used) and applied the door edge trim.
i decided to keep the front liners since i didn't want too much road debris and trail gunk getting into my engine bay. if you hold up the liners it's pretty easy to see where you need to cut. the same goes for the sub structure. you'll see what hangs out there and needs to be trimmed off once you cut the actual fenders. i used a dremel with a cutoff wheel as well as the little reciprocating saw attachment to do the liners/subframe
i left the rears out since there didn't seem to be a clean way to keep them. i will eventually bedline the portions of the body that were left exposed once it warms up.
ok, that was a lot of this
so i'm gunna post separately for the bumper. by the way, there are plenty of write-ups with pics on the forum for both the fender and the bumper chop. i used the cumulative information from these threads along with some trial and error to do both of these projectsEDIT: just so you know, i am running a 1" body lift, so the gaps seen in the fenderwells and under the liners won't be as extreme if you decide to chop your fenders