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Old 08-08-2013, 10:14 AM   #254 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Sven7 View Post
I've been thinking of mounting L-brackets inside the wheel lip, with threaded holes in the brackets. Then I could put the skirt up against them and screw it on from the outside.
That's what I did. Jump to post #14:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...metro-103.html

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The main issue with this, in my mind, is that air may catch the leading edge of the skirt.
I folded over the edge of the skirt, and made a few notches where the brackets are, so the wind doesn't see an exposed edge.
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