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Old Nov 20, 2017 | 08:56 PM
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Hi guys

Have any of you changed the stone guards and have advice/tips on removal.

Mine have been ruined by a trackday so i want to change them#

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Old Nov 20, 2017 | 09:18 PM
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By stone guards, you mean wheel well "splash guards"?
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Or do you mean the OEM clear paint protection film right before the rear wheels?
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Heat it up and pull it off at a 90* angle..
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If you mean the little, black, factory guards behind the wheels, one screw on each and they just pop off. Nothing to it.
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Originally Posted by gtam85
Or do you mean the OEM clear paint protection film right before the rear wheels?
Yes the clear film, one in front of the wheel arch and another along the rocker
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