dlincoln91

i want to cut my stock fenders but they are painted so i was just wondering if it would cause the paint to chip or anyproblems

bigbluejk

someone on here has a chopped sahara... I think there are a couple.

dlincoln91

how would you clear coat them and i would put the strip of black plastic around them like WOL did on his

bigbluejk

thats a sahara.

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...355#post745355
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...er+chop&page=2

those threads have a bunch of them in there.

here is a thread from 6-7-09 about the same exact topic too:
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...chopped+sahara

w00dchuck

It's damn near possible to do anything, but will it look good over time like some suggested, who knows.

I figure they would last long enough for someone to save their lunch money and buy some after market flares

But I would go to a body shop and just ask them, they probably got some tricks up their sleeves through years of business that would help you.

MikeReo

chop em

drnedatsnov

I cut mine, i was hesitant but I figured worse case scenario, they mess up and I just paint them black or so. I used a hacksaw blade on the fronts, then stepped up to a skil saw on the rears, (much quicker and just as clean), and used the door edging. No chips, cracks or anything

texastvr2

thats an awesome rig - the rockstars look cool! Now i want to chop my fenders...

Geeper4x4

A hand jigsaw works great. It doesn't heat the plastic like some of the faster moving blades. A wood cutting blade seems to work best. Then apply the door edge guard like WOL write-up. Because you have paint on yours I would use painters tape to keep the edge of the paint down.

greenamphibious

drnedatsnov your rig is SIIIIICK!