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Old 03-22-2006, 08:47 PM
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Old 03-22-2006, 11:23 PM
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Old 03-22-2006, 11:52 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by void_accord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">weight reduction </TD></TR></TABLE>

Bahaha!

It's been a while since I've looked up there. Probably has about ten pounds of dirt up there.
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i should probably do this as well, keep us posted
Old 03-23-2006, 06:10 AM
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I would also remove that rubber strip that they use on the rear quarter panels around the wheel well. Water and dirt gets trapped and it rusts. I took mine off. But yea, nice one, jap. I love your car!!
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To make it easier to clean in the future you can hit the whole underside of the fender with spray paint. Then you can pretty much just wash that **** outta there and it'll help prevent rust. Its your choice of glossy or flat paint. Glossy will be easier to clean, though, based on my time tested studies.
Old 03-23-2006, 08:06 AM
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i was going to clean mine all out but i was thinking about using fiberglass and just lining the rear wheel wells with it. that should stop rust from ever coming back
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by skater5067 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i was thinking about using fiberglass and just lining the rear wheel wells with it</TD></TR></TABLE>

That might seem like a good idea, but I think you'd just end up breaking the fiberglass all to hell. Wheelwells take a lot of abuse so unless you plan on doing this for show and not driving the car, you may wanna rethink this idea.


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by skater5067 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that should stop rust from ever coming back</TD></TR></TABLE>

As for the rust, you might just aggravate the problem, unless you make the fiberglass (if you do it) pieces removable. Water has a bastardly way of finding metal parts and if you can't check to see the rust starting, you might just expletive yourself.
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yeah fiberglass will break after driving over a couple stones on the road, etc.

maybe you can diamond plate your fender wells
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Hey, man, thats a great idea, plus it would look f-in sweet! Good luck trying to fit and bend that though!
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wspcivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> i know dirt can be quite corrosive. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Dirt itself isnt corrosive, so dont fool yourself. Dirt can be bad because it retains water and that is the corrosive part on bare metal, not the dirt itself.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TurboLaxx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dirt itself isnt corrosive, so dont fool yourself. Dirt can be bad because it retains water and that is the corrosive part on bare metal, not the dirt itself.</TD></TR></TABLE>

sorry mr. technical. wait.. this is a technicla site... DAMN!
Old 03-23-2006, 08:58 PM
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fiberglass is the worst thing to use. It wont flex when hit and is gonna break off, plus the resin is highly corrosive. Just spray bedliner stuff int here, chi-ching done! no mo' rust.
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