I've been working on performance stuff, but, lately I've been wanting to make my car look much better.

Anyways, I removed these fender cover/liner/doo-dad thingies off one-side and Im looking for opinions on whether I should take the other side off, or put this side back on.

Heres a close-up of what Im talking about:


Heres the drivers side with those ^ things still on:


Heres the passenger side with those ^ things removed:


Your opinion please...
1 - throw em in the trash
2 - put em back on

And no cracks on my steelies & snow tires, I just put em on today. ~the snow is coming, the snow is coming~

And Im repainting the car in spring so I'll be taking care of all that rust crap. And if you want to see even more pictures of these things, go here-> http://pages.sssnet.com/mikey/integra/wheelwells/

 

PS. The paint color looks funny because I got a rag and wiped off the gobs of salt/wax/etc build-up. If it wasn't 30 degrees outside, I'd wash the car

 

Dude...

OFF OFF OFF!!!!!!!!!!

 

oooo your car is just as faded as mine
Take em off, moisture gets trapped under those and sits there which in the long run leads to rust. If you dont care about that it looks better with them off too.


[Modified by MrSmith, 12:35 PM 12/1/2001]

 

Ok, they're OFF! Woohoo!

It does look much better!

Drivers side wasn't too bad rust-wise, but the passenger side has a ton of rust bubbling up. Oh well, its getting fixed up in spring.

Mods: You can close/delete/whatever this thread.

 

Looks much better without the trim...


Jason

 

now that thier off the teg needs a bath

 

were those things stock?

 

my car doesnt have those:



...old picture guys, dont rag on me for the michelins.

 

Yo man, is that the ITR front lip??

 

I have no idea...

they be gone now

 

agreed... are you offering?

 

looks better this way

 

my integra never had those fender strips either

 

damn that car looks brand new! what year is that?

 

I never had those or the mud flaps

 

Yeah, I think it is a 97 Type R style Lip from Comptech... That is the same one I have on my car. His car looks like a 94 or a 95. Yeah, I didn't have those strips on my car either.

 

Mine has those fender things and mud flaps. Stock for 94 maybe???

 

its a '95, im just good with my detailing ...thanks!

 

yeah, it is.....thats a real one too, not the comptech one.

 

Off.

As for where they come from...my old accord had them. My new integra had them when I bought it. I think dealers like to put them on to prevent door dings and what-not, and that is their only purpose.

 

what do u use to detail that bad boy, please do tell

 

mothers clay bar
3M swirl mark remover
3M cleaner wax
3M Imperial hand glaze
Klasse Sealant glaze
Blitz One Grand Caranuba Wax
then i use 3M show car wax or a Meguairs Gold Class or other synthetic wax to seal it in, and i use Meguairs Quik Detailer in between washes and polishes to keep it shiny

 

i bought my 94Ls used...came with no mud flaps ( thank god ) BUT those pieces are only on the back of the car....

 

It certainly looks better with them off. My 95 (which I bought brand new) had similar things on it...but only on the back. And they only covered the fender lip - they weren't really visible from the side of the car.

I had to trash mine after rolling the fenders to accomodate my 225-45-15 Hoosier road race tires. Mmm...sticky