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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 07:28 AM
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I've seen numerous posts about splash guards but never figured I would need to. I purchased the GM splash guards for my 09 vette from a vendor here on the forum. The front ones went on with no issues. The push pins are simply too short for the rears. I can't find longer pins anywhere. I can find fatter but not longer. Any suggestions?
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I've seen numerous posts about splash guards but never figured I would need to. I purchased the GM splash guards for my 09 vette from a vendor here on the forum. The front ones went on with no issues. The push pins are simply too short for the rears. I can't find longer pins anywhere. I can find fatter but not longer. Any suggestions?
I can only say I installed mine without any problems, the push pins were long enough. It is critical you drill the hole in the rear with a fresh sharp drill with the exact size.
Make sure you don't push the inner part of the wheel well away when you try to install the push pin, sometimes when they aren't properly aligned when you try to insert the push pin you push away the black part and it looks like they are to short.
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