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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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buying splash guards

just wanted to know if there are any parts i would need other then the stuff ford includes with the splash guards?
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 05:19 AM
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All you need are four washers and an offset phillps screw driver.You won't have to pull your tires using the offset phillips driver.The job should take less than 15 mins.The screws already attached to the rear quarter are long enough install your splash guards with.
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 11:33 AM
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what size are the washers so i can go to autozone and where can i buy the offset phillips driver
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 05:02 PM
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The Stainless Steel washers I used were 1/8 or 3/16 i.d. and 5/8 o.d.. They were left over from some other project I worked on a few years ago. Think I got em at Home Depot. I'd bring along one of the screws from the bumper. Well, after you get it out with the offset screw driver.
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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They look like this when done





Sorry bout the dirt, It had been raining the day I put them on.
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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I'm going to put these Shelby style ones on my Grabber when it comes in.
I'll have to post a similar set of images to Dale's to make it a complete thread...
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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I like how they seem to fit the wheel perfectly and that's the exact reason I want them, the mud looks Fugly with a black car and they help with the loose rubber when burning out
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Emu Hunter
I'm going to put these Shelby style ones on my Grabber when it comes in.
I'll have to post a similar set of images to Dale's to make it a complete thread...
I ( very reluctantly ) put a set of those GT500 splash guards on mine. Rear tires are so wide that they completely vanish and you cannot even tell they are there.
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by RedDragon777
I like how they seem to fit the wheel perfectly and that's the exact reason I want them, the mud looks Fugly with a black car and they help with the loose rubber when burning out
Smart man!
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 08:52 AM
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whats the deal with the GT 500 ones? will they fit the regular GT bumper
or just the GT/CS?

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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 10:35 AM
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whats the deal with the GT 500 ones? will they fit the regular GT bumper
or just the GT/CS?
Mitch,
They will only fit the GT/CS. If you look at the photos in post #5 you will see the regular GT Bumper has a bump out where as the GT500 splash guard does not. You would have to cut/modify the GT500 splash guards to fit the regular GT bumper.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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Mitch,
They will only fit the GT/CS. If you look at the photos in post #5 you will see the regular GT Bumper has a bump out where as the GT500 splash guard does not. You would have to cut/modify the GT500 splash guards to fit the regular GT bumper.
Hummm....if they don't fit then I guess I better go pull mine back off.




They fit fine.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 11:47 AM
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Does yours have a gap where the body panel cuts in?

Could you snap a photo of your install?
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 11:59 AM
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dumb question... is there a part number or are they on Kevin's hot sheets??
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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What I do not like is they do stop some mud and rubber but does not seem like it stops alot
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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Hummm....if they don't fit then I guess I better go pull mine back off.




They fit fine.
Photo please?

I like these but was going to order other ones cuz I thought they didn't fit.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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Photo please?

I like these but was going to order other ones cuz I thought they didn't fit.
Same problem here. Ill definitly get these if they do indeed fit.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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Regarding the Ford ones that have pics in this thread- where are you all buying them? I need some pronto.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 06:02 PM
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No gaps. They do stick down a little, but nothing compaired to "mud flaps". Don't get me wrong, I am certainly not in love with them by any means but as wide of a tire as I run on the rear I had to do something.
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 06:18 PM
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I bought the Shelby flaps also and found out that they do bolt up using the same holes but only the textured surface is supposed to show. The smooth suface is just the mating surface to the GT/CS bumper and the hole for the clip should be hidden by the bumper when its mounted. I was going to modify them to fit and just re- drill the holes and do some trimming to make it look right but i put that little project on hold because I might be installing the GT/CS bumper anyway
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