Splash Guards
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Is this for a standard or wide body? If it's for a standard, non wide body, I suggest the GM splash guards. They look like they came with the car and protect from rock chips. I found this install you tube of them.
Drifting
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From: NY NY
It's the first thing I did when I bought my Vette. The fronts snap in the backs you have to remove the tires and drill holes into the wheel house.
Tip for the back: They come with double stick tape, I positioned them using the double stick tape then drilled the holes using the Slash Guard holes as a guide.
Tip for the back: They come with double stick tape, I positioned them using the double stick tape then drilled the holes using the Slash Guard holes as a guide.
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From: Edgewood Washington
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Before I installed the 'widebody' panels, I had the GM splash guards.
As above, they looked great and were well integrated with the car.
Definitely worth the reasonable price and effort to install.
As above, they looked great and were well integrated with the car.
Definitely worth the reasonable price and effort to install.
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GM splash Guards
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I must be the only one who had trouble with the GM splash guards. Put a set on my '06 and could not get the strip of gray 3M adhesive body tape to not show when viewed directly from the side. A few years later I had a well respected Forum sponsor at Carlisle tell me he could install them on my '08 with no problem. His best installer tried several times and couldn't get it right, (gave me my money back, he wasn't happy, but he did give the refund). I won't bother with splash guards anymore.
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I must be the only one who had trouble with the GM splash guards. Put a set on my '06 and could not get the strip of gray 3M adhesive body tape to not show when viewed directly from the side. A few years later I had a well respected Forum sponsor at Carlisle tell me he could install them on my '08 with no problem. His best installer tried several times and couldn't get it right, (gave me my money back, he wasn't happy, but he did give the refund). I won't bother with splash guards anymore.
With that said, I don't understand why they don't use black adhesive tape....
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From: FOLSOM CA
I must be the only one who had trouble with the GM splash guards. Put a set on my '06 and could not get the strip of gray 3M adhesive body tape to not show when viewed directly from the side. A few years later I had a well respected Forum sponsor at Carlisle tell me he could install them on my '08 with no problem. His best installer tried several times and couldn't get it right, (gave me my money back, he wasn't happy, but he did give the refund). I won't bother with splash guards anymore.
I read some of these but didn't see yours before ordering them for my 06. Guess I'll see how it goes???
Burning Brakes
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From: Atlanta GA
recently did a set of the GM Splash guards....fits well and looks well integrated on the body but on one if mine the white tape shows a tiny bit. ...I could have cut it back before install and it would have been fine..... just test ALL of them first.... an extra set of hands helps get the rears in place just to make sure they are lined up perfect...
