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Old 07-02-17, 01:53 PM
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Anyone else has the fender liner constantly popping out? Looks like there's a gap a small gap between fender and bumper and it's barely holding. Any ideas on how to keep it tucked in?

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Old 07-02-17, 02:58 PM
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What happened to your bumper?
The gap between the bumper and fender leading up to where the liner is popping out doesn't look right.
I'm assuming the bumper has been replaced or the vehicle has been in an accident?
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The bumper has been replaced/repair before I bought it.
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There is a 10mm bolt right behind where the liner is popping out.
The bolt holds the bumper to the fender.
You may want to try loosening it and adjusting the bumper to fender alignment, and maybe that might help the liner to stop popping out.
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I loosened the bolt and put it back in. I was able to push the bumper maybe another 1 mm in. We'll see if that helps.

Anyone has pic of their fenders/liner area?
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Check this thread: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/bui...onversion.html
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It just has to be massaged into place. Easily happens when you're messing around with the bumper/liner. Telltale sign someones been in there before. Finicky fit
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Originally Posted by E46CT
It just has to be massaged into place. Easily happens when you're messing around with the bumper/liner. Telltale sign someones been in there before. Finicky fit
I'm able to push it in, but after some driving, it constantly pops back out. Big eye sore :-(
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Originally Posted by baylisstic
I'm able to push it in, but after some driving, it constantly pops back out. Big eye sore :-(
You have to massage it the right way. take your time, remove the little pins/clips and reposition it. If the top doesn't fit right, the front wont fit right. Just kind of remove it and put it back. It'll go back. Take it from someone who's been in there at least 50x per side. LOL
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Also that bumper looks a bit funky. Could be the angle of the pic though. might want to pull that side off or just pull the whole bumper off and see whats up.
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Originally Posted by E46CT
Also that bumper looks a bit funky. Could be the angle of the pic though. might want to pull that side off or just pull the whole bumper off and see whats up.
Probably just the angel of it.
Here's a another pix of it after pushing the lining in.

Here's a pix of the right side. Looks like it's barely hanging on.
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