Splash guard installation
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From: Sun Lakes AZ
Splash guard installation
My splash guards arrived the other day and I have a question. Putting on the fronts seems to be a piece of cake but I have a concern about the rears. Frankly, I have trouble with the idea of drilling holes in the car. Have any of you used an alternative, say an epoxy or another form of adhesive? TIA
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From: Edmond Oklahoma
You are only drilling push pin holes in the inner fender liner not in the body. Just follow the instructions and everything will be fine. Be sure to make a test fit before sticking the adhesive strip to the painted part of the fender, once it is stuck down you cannot move it again.
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C6 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
Easy install.....should have been done at factory.
Don't even think about a ZR1 spoiler.. you have to drill holes in the rear fascia.
That was an easy install also.
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On mine, both rears came loose at the very top where it comes to a point. I was able to get a dab of 3M 777 adhesive between the splash guard and sticky foam but it would have been easier to glue it before installation. I would check to make sure yours won't come loose.
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St. Jude Donor '16-'17, '19
Install(ing) on a Base? I just had the GM OEM guards installed on my base 07 Vert and the shop had to do the rears twice b/c there was a slight gap between the edge of the guard and the body work (wheel well). They had to go back and put some additional adhesive to make the small gap disappear.
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From: Pittsburgh PA
I think it's 7/16" ... You can find all sorts of sizes of GM fender bolts and liner plugs at a parts store. I had a gap in mine and got new push bolts for a fender liner.
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Also: Although I found out after the fact, you don't have to remove the rear wheels if you can beg or borrow a short right-angle hand drill and a stub twist drill.