Splash Guards.

[lilwilliam]

Hi i've recently lowerd my car and its hitting my splash guards, just wondering is removing the splash guards a defect.. thanks. william [Location NSW]

[destrukshn]

just cut where it's rubbing

[Zilli]

dunno if its defectable, but its going to make a friggen mess and encourage rust

Insted, take of your wheel and see where the scrubing is, grab a heatgun, heat the plastic and using a rubber mallet push the plastic into the shape you need, dont bang just kinda form it if you know what i mean

[lilwilliam]

just cut where it's rubbing

hmm thats the prob its rubbing against the screw which holds the splash guard up. so if i cut it there mite be chances that it will sag overtime?

[lilwilliam]

dunno if its defectable, but its going to make a friggen mess and encourage rust

Insted, take of your wheel and see where the scrubing is, grab a heatgun, heat the plastic and using a rubber mallet push the plastic into the shape you need, dont bang just kinda form it if you know what i mean

what if i dont have a heat gun any other way to do it?

[panda[cRx]]

you really dont wanna remove splash guards. how big are the rims and how low is it?

u could always modify the current guard or even make a new one (maybe from thin sheet aluminum as its easy to work with?)

[Zilli]

what if i dont have a heat gun any other way to do it?

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[lilwilliam]

;1050117']you really dont wanna remove splash guards. how big are the rims and how low is it?

u could always modify the current guard or even make a new one (maybe from thin sheet aluminum as its easy to work with?)

its a da9 lowered 2.25 inches on 16's

[faijai]

why dont u just put ur old rims back on and u will have problem solved!

[lilwilliam]

why dont u just put ur old rims back on and u will have problem solved!

cos my old rims are 14's? ive had these rims on for a while... if i put my 14s on then my car will be lower.. and scratch everywhere.

[muhhan]

Why are you concerned with defect? If the wheels are scrubbing there's a good chance that your car is probably too low now anyway which is also defectable.

[Alpine]

Just undo the screw where it rubs. You don't need to undo all the screws, just the one which is the offender. The whole splash guard will still stay in place.

[IZY-10]

i read an article in a magazine from a few years ago and it says that it will be defective if you remove the splash guards. However you can replace it with a substitute. Correct me if the law has changed in sydney

[Mikey Coupe]

hey mate, i've had the same problem with my civic coupe, and i just took the splash gaurd off. its not a defect in any way, its only there to REDUCE the amount of water going up under your engine bay. it doesn't stop it. all you might have to do is avoid driving into any lakes or reallly deep puddles. if you get wat i mean.

[Rasputin]

I agree with ALPINE, if it's rubbing on the screw, take off the screw.
Then go from there.

But what size are your tyres, and do you know your wheel offset? I'm dropped a little over two inches (50mm) in my DA9, but with the right tyres and a good offset.
I don't have any chance of scrubbing anywhere.

P.S. The DA starts off with 150mm of ride height, so 50mils is the most you can drop if you're worried about defects.

[lilwilliam]

I agree with ALPINE, if it's rubbing on the screw, take off the screw.
Then go from there.

But what size are your tyres, and do you know your wheel offset? I'm dropped a little over two inches (50mm) in my DA9, but with the right tyres and a good offset.
I don't have any chance of scrubbing anywhere.

P.S. The DA starts off with 150mm of ride height, so 50mils is the most you can drop if you're worried about defects.

err all i know is my tyre size is 205/45/16 lol, i lowerd my car 2.25 inches duno how much mill that is?

[muhhan]

25.4mm equals 1inch. So you've got an approximate 58mm drop with 2,25inchs.

[Alpine]

205/25/16??????

[lilwilliam]

205/25/16??????

my bad