Front wheelhouse splash shield -- removal and conseq.?

Fjellfinn · **Posted:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:15 pm

I was silly enough to fool my self into 265/70 - 15 on my Jeep 2003.
This rubs.
I have read about the pitch weld hammering, maybe I will try this, but this doesnt cause trouble now, the trouble is that when I turn fully, the tires rub heavily into the inside of the front fender :-(

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How can fix this?
I have thougtht to remove the whole d... inside fender, I use only these BFGs from may to sept, in the dry, not winter season.
Or should I rather cut a big "flap" in it right behind the fogligths?

EDIT:

I have searched the manual and edit/rephrase this discussions -- it is the "Front wheelhouse splash shield" I am talking about !!

Due to several nice postings I now know that I perhapse should remove this splash shield -- thank you folks!
But, before I start to remove the shield, I should like to get some input on the following:

a) Removal:
-- how do I remove the push pins nicest ? (drilling?)
b) will this cure all the rubbing?
c) what negative consequenses should I be aware of? Wintertime with heavy snow and heavy saltspray on the roads?
d) what coating should I use?
e) what about the "pitch weld" -- still a problem?

This is how it looks like, copyright Jeep service manual

jerbacher · **Posted:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:46 pm

some people use a heat gun to reshape the liner / foglight door. i have not done this myself though, so hopefully someone with experience with this will chime in.

mapco · **Joined:** Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:27 am **Posts:** 250

I just removed all that crap behind the foglights.

Skipperb · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:01 pm

I removed the hole finder liner and sprayed a good undercoating on mine
I been 3 years. every once and a while I touch up the coating because I still have a slight rub at full lock ,you have to turn it and hold it down to get it . I dont know what the difrence in 265/70 and 265/75 are in with. I have stock 02 Wheels

Fjellfinn · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:44 pm

Skipperb wrote:

I removed the hole finder liner and sprayed a good undercoating on mine
I been 3 years. every once and a while I touch up the coating because I still have a slight rub at full lock ,you have to turn it and hold it down to get it . I dont know what the difrence in 265/70 and 265/75 are in with. I have stock 02 Wheels

Quote:

Superb!
This is the solution!

You dont have fog lights ?

If could write a short How-to I will rush you a big bowl of freshly picked Norw. strawberries with cream topping

Skipperb · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:46 pm

Most just take out the rib-bits ( plastic )that hold the liner in and than relocate the washer bottle

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Fjellfinn · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:52 pm

Skipperb wrote:

Has anyone tried this easy way
(1) Decide where you want then
(2) Drill you hole
(3) Put nutsert in and tighten it down
(4) remove bolt and install light
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Could you please repost and explain more detailed, I am sorry, I didn¨t understand what you are saying :-(

Skipperb · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:02 pm

, remove the plastic ribits around the finder flare and there are three or four on the body. on the riders side that will expose the windshield washer just relocate it. there are a lot of post that will give you different ways.

Fjellfinn · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:06 pm

Skipperb wrote:

I f you want to keep your factory driving lights just remove the plastic rabbits around the finder flare and there are three or four on the body. on the riders side that will expose the windshield washer just relocate it. there are a lot of post that will give you different ways. I changed and added different lights on the bumper. I did not half too and most don't.

I was talking about the "front fender inside removal" to give room for my spaceous 265/70 tires.
What are you describing now - I read something about driving lights -- this isnt in the fender removal procedyre ?

Skipperb · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:39 pm

just remove the plastic rabbits around the finder flare and there are three or four on the body. on the riders side that will expose the windshield washer just relocate it. there are a lot of post that will give you different ways. I forgot the dont have sorry

mapco · **Joined:** Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:27 am **Posts:** 250

He's not talking about lights...

He just wants to trim/remove the plastic wheel well.

Skipperb · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:35 pm

I have thought to remove the whole d... inside fender, I use only these BFGs from may to sept, in the dry, not winter season.

just remove the plastic ribbits around the finder flare and there are three or four on the body. on the riders side that will expose the windshield washer just relocate it.
what part am I not understanding. He wants to remove the finder well liner so it wont rub at full turn

Skipperb · **Posted:** Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:47 pm

the one with lights was on a post that I copied from last year .I should not have left that in this post. is that what I did to cause the confusion should I remove that.

Fjellfinn · **Posted:** Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:57 am

Skipperb wrote:

the one with lights was on a post that I copied from last year .I should not have left that in this post. is that what I did to cause the confusion should I remove that.

Yes remove lights OT posting - I was so confused by the ligthts.

Please post a how to remove the inside plastic fender.

I am a bit slow - a am Norwegian - please excuse :roll:

Skipperb · **Posted:** Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:56 am

Yellow is where you want to remove the rib its in the picture
blue dot is where they are
don't remove the red that's the fender Flare it stays.
good under coating or bed liner will do
"pitch weld" bend it back

Fjellfinn · **Posted:** Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:01 am

Skipperb wrote:

Yellow is where you want to remove the rib its in the picture
blue dot is where they are
don't remove the red that's the fender Flare it stays.
good under coating or bed liner will do

Nice drawing!

Do I need to remove the wheel -- seems like all pins can be removed from outside?

Skipperb · **Posted:** Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:16 am

I did not take the wheels off ,might be easier to do the pinch weld with them off.

Fjellfinn · **Posted:** Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:20 am

Skipperb wrote:

I did not take the wheels off ,might be easier to do the pinch weld with them off.

Ok, almost there, what tools did you use to get them out? A drill?

(the pinch weld must be done with wheels off, thats a different history..)

Skipperb · **Posted:** Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:30 am

I just cut the plastic rib its with a knife and hacksaw blade . just the blade not the frame. I left the rib bits in the finder flares so I did not have holes.

Take you knife or blade and put it between the flare and liner and cut.

Fjellfinn · **Posted:** Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:37 am

Fjellfinn wrote:

Skipperb wrote:

I did not take the wheels off ,might be easier to do the pinch weld with them off.

Ok, almost there, what tools did you use to get them out? A drill?

(the pinch weld must be done with wheels off, thats a different history..)

Brute force :-)

What about pin fasterenes ?

Front wheelhouse splash shield -- removal and conseq.?

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