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09-26-06, 05:40 AM

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The car look's good!

Is that you Bernard, with the new wheels? I thought you had gunmetal wheels?

yep, its me here.. same wheels, just looks different in the light. me and my bro were off on friday and were a little bored so we snapped some pics

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09-26-06, 08:49 AM

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Thanks for the compliment, the sevas wheels look great for the money these are the third set I've ordered in the least 2 months. As for the rubbing, i don't really have any issues we trimmed the rear fender liner and heated the front fender shrouds. I had a minor noise when I had four (large) people in the car, but that was when i hit a big dip in the road.

What's the process in heating the front fender shrouds? Maybe that's what I need to do as well as trimming the rear fender liner. In the rear you didn't trim any of the metal, just the liner?

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09-26-06, 12:06 PM

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What's the process in heating the front fender shrouds? Maybe that's what I need to do as well as trimming the rear fender liner. In the rear you didn't trim any of the metal, just the liner?

Nardeezy, for you to heat the front fender liners all you need is a heat gun and heat up the parts where you see the tire rubbing. Most of the time if there is rubbing in the front it will leave a mark on the shroud, so heat it up and then push the plastic in when it gets soft. As for the rear i trimmed the metal inside the wheel well. You have to take off the trim guard around the fender and try using an airsaw so you are able to cut a clean line.

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09-26-06, 12:53 PM

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Cool! I never thought of heating the shroud then pressing, that's a good technique. I've had the car on a lift a few times and saw where it was rubbing. The funny thing is that it sounds worse than it really is.

On my old school Integra I just removed the entire lining. I didn't want to do that to my Lexus. As for the rear, the rubbing is not too bad so I'll just leave it alone.

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09-26-06, 06:35 PM

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Hi guys I've been away for a while.Busy working without much time to play on the comp(my summers are short).Back to the subject.My car also has a slight vibe when accelerating from a stop or very low speeds.I haven't noticed any vibe while crusing.My wheel and tire setup are all equal so I am assuming the AWD is the cause of this.

Man, you guys are scaring me away from lowering my car
with this vibe talk