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MetroMPG · 06-21-2008, 10:31 PM

I just finished Rear Wheel Skirts v. 1.5

Skirts have coroplast backing for added stiffness (think I mentioned that somewhere up the thread already).

And they're now attached to the wheel arch with 5 home made brackets that were installed without drilling into metal. The skirts can be removed/reinstalled in about 30 seconds. The downside is there are now 5 screw heads around the rim of the skirt - which don't look too bad.

I'll post new pics tomorrow.

06-21-2008, 10:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
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