Hey Mark >I'm thinking about clearing out the fenders on my 89 Jetta GTX 16V. >Since I have small bumpers and small trim what would be the best tool to >do the cutting?
No cutting required. You need a set of vice grips, a hammer, and a block of wood. also some paint supplies. Take the vice grips and grab the inner fender lip and bend up into the fender as far as you can. Now take the wood and hold it on the outside of the fender (it's alot easier if you remove all the plastic fender flares first) to support the metal. Use the hammer and bang away at the bent up fender lip until it's flat. I got mine flat. You can check it out next time you see me. However all this bending and hammering will crack the paint. So get some sandpaper and sand down the area where the paint cracked. Clean it up with some varsol and then apply generous amounts of rust paint to protect it. Slap back on the plastic fender flares and you'll never see the work you've just done. Oh yeah....you'll have to trim the plastic fender flares in the same area that you've just rolled the wheel arches. Otherwise the tires will still rub on the plastic. I used a dremel for this. HTH Dave '92 Golf "Drive it like you stole it." _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
