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abu Grand Master

abu

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Hey

I am finally getting around to taking my guard lining out because my wheels are scraping the crap out of them

The wheels themselves are 18 x 8.5" + 28

I'm just wondering if anyone has any tips on removing guard lining and do I need to remove all of it or just a section or so?

It's to hard to tell which part of it is actually touching because the car is so low, all I know is that with the ride height it keeps scraping over every bump

I don't want to do any cutting as I may want to reinstall them at a later stage so would like to keep them in good condition

Also if I remove the entire guard lining will I need to do anything else such as insulate the wiring loom or will it be ok?

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adam-__- Grand Master

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You should be able to see where they're touching if you're currently rubbing them while driving. Just take the wheel off and you'll be able to see scratches. About the wiring looms, if the S13's are anything similar to the skylines, they should be fine as long as they're not rubbing as well. I honestly don't remember seeing any wiring where the front wheels were. haha. I always thought it was only like that for the S13/14/15's.

dori34 Grand Master

dori34

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if they scrub the loom, cable tie it up so its higher.

i had scrubbing issues on my old onevia and it nearly went thru the copper bits in the wire so thats what i did to make it not scrub anymore ;)

when you take your wheel off, you will see how easy it is to take apart the guard lining.

u can see where it screws to the guard, front bar & chassis.

i just ripped mine out.

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BHDave Grand Master

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Mine are gone. I have no issues with mangling looms and my car was silly low for a while there. It really is a big problem on s13's though.

Once you remove the inner guard the next problem is chewing up your tyre on the mounts on the guard (cut the tabs off), next one is the seam where the strut tower meets the guard (bash it flat), if you're still scrubbing then you can gain a bit of clearance by rolling the guard and pulling it out slightly, but you lose the look

I kept my driver side one up until i swapped to gtr guards as it gave the oil cooler a bit of protection. The tyre used to polish the screw heads but i had no other issues

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