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Got my flares and hood yesterday. Very impressed with the initial quality of the carbon! Hood is going on tonight and fenders tomorrow. The hood box had some damage when received but due to the excellent packing job it had zero damage!
Got my flares and hood yesterday. Very impressed with the initial quality of the carbon! Hood is going on tonight and fenders tomorrow. The hood box had some damage when received but due to the excellent packing job it had zero damage!
please let us know if there were any fitment issues with the rear fenders.
Finished installing fenders and they are meeehhhh. Quality of the carbon fiber is excellent, so finish is not the issue. Expecting to just bolt right up after drilling up the mounting holes but not the case. You will probably need to cut down the carbon fiber that meets the scoop by the door. Had to cut off almost an inch on both sides. Passenger side fits pretty decently, driver not so much. The mold on the driver side is off and sticks out a fair amount and gap on top of the body line is huge. I'm very picky about this and bugs me alot but ohwell. I do body work as well and can get it as close as I can and driver is still off. I thinks its the luck of the draw with the molds and not Pete's doing.
Have a photo from the rear, top showing the gap between the quarter and decklid/roof? I see what you mean about the 1/4 being overflush to the door. Would moving the striker out flush the door up without causing a wind/water leak?
I do collision repair as well so very glad to see data from someone who presumably knows what they're doing, thank you!
Almost forgot...I remember reading a thread by someone else whose drivers side fit like yours...I'll see if I can find it. Maybe that sides mold is just not quite right and they are all consistently off.
Last edited by oneandgone; 10-11-2017 at 07:35 PM.
Finished installing fenders and they are meeehhhh. Quality of the carbon fiber is excellent, so finish is not the issue. Expecting to just bolt right up after drilling up the mounting holes but not the case. You will probably need to cut down the carbon fiber that meets the scoop by the door. Had to cut off almost an inch on both sides. Passenger side fits pretty decently, driver not so much. The mold on the driver side is off and sticks out a fair amount and gap on top of the body line is huge. I'm very picky about this and bugs me alot but ohwell. I do body work as well and can get it as close as I can and driver is still off. I thinks its the luck of the draw with the molds and not Pete's doing.
Just got mine mounted and had that same problem. I ended up just shaving the inside of the overlap and letting it sit on top of the area above the scoop. Looks fine to me and doesn’t stand out. I also had to shave off the little triangle/point at the bottom of the low door area below the final bottom bolt. It would pull away from the body about 3/8 an inch and looks better gone. Also just cut off the tab where the fender liner is supposed to bolt the tab then drilled a hole and put in a self tapping screw into the rocker behind it. I’d still recommend these for the price as the carbon is great. If you are a picky show car guy who has no handy skills or a decent set of tools then expect a decent tab from a body shop to get these perfect.
Last edited by acarroll7715; 10-12-2017 at 01:47 AM.
Any chance of either of you guys taking a pic of the wheelhouse area with the tire removed? I'd like to see what the fitment is like to the OE fender liner. Please and thank you.
Any chance of either of you guys taking a pic of the wheelhouse area with the tire removed? I'd like to see what the fitment is like to the OE fender liner. Please and thank you.
Personally, the gap isn't that big or noticeable. If you looked you probably could tell that, is will still allow stuff to fly in but its about a 1/2" gap between liner to fender.
Have a photo from the rear, top showing the gap between the quarter and decklid/roof? I see what you mean about the 1/4 being overflush to the door. Would moving the striker out flush the door up without causing a wind/water leak?
I do collision repair as well so very glad to see data from someone who presumably knows what they're doing, thank you!
Almost forgot...I remember reading a thread by someone else whose drivers side fit like yours...I'll see if I can find it. Maybe that sides mold is just not quite right and they are all consistently off.
Pulling the striker out will not fix it. The edge sticks out too far and I say its the mold because the gas door doesn't sit flush with the fender either.
Here are pics of the fenders and hood installed, also had an APR splitter installed as well. I’ll post more pictures once I get my Vossen wheels on tonight or tomorrow.
10-04-2017, 05:34 PM
