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Can I trim this??
« on: Jan 29, 2008, 08:55:53 PM »
To make room for the 40's I bought, I need to trim this section of the front radiator / fender / turn signal support.


Is this piece a strong structural portion of the front end?
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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #1 on: Jan 29, 2008, 09:00:58 PM »
i wouldnt,  you'll eventually  crack the core support
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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #2 on: Jan 29, 2008, 11:51:03 PM »
id cut it (if you have to)  but reinforce it somehow, get creative
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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #3 on: Jan 30, 2008, 05:23:23 AM »
I trimmed mine :dunno:



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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #4 on: Jan 30, 2008, 06:19:00 AM »
Me too, and all the other north east arkies. Look at it as though its one less part to get bent.
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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #5 on: Jan 30, 2008, 06:22:18 AM »
I didnt think it really supported anything structurally
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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #6 on: Jan 30, 2008, 07:35:46 AM »
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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #7 on: Jan 30, 2008, 07:55:22 AM »
It's attached all the way from top to bottom and doesn't really supported anything structural, trim it.
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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #8 on: Jan 30, 2008, 08:19:56 AM »
Quote from: DirToyBoy on Jan 30, 2008, 05:23:23 AM
I trimmed mine :dunno:


Any problems so far? 
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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #9 on: Jan 30, 2008, 08:21:52 AM »
Quote from: Volcom on Jan 30, 2008, 08:19:56 AM
Any problems so far? 
nope  :greengrin: dont worry about it
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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #10 on: Jan 30, 2008, 08:31:53 AM »
Quote from: DirToyBoy on Jan 30, 2008, 08:21:52 AM
nope  :greengrin: dont worry about it

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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #11 on: Jan 30, 2008, 05:14:39 PM »
well i better cut mine out then , it looks uggo
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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #12 on: Jan 30, 2008, 05:19:18 PM »
i plan on cutting mine as well. jsut like dtb did... it actually doesnt hit that double walled part
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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #13 on: Jan 31, 2008, 08:55:14 AM »
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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #14 on: Jan 31, 2008, 08:57:45 AM »
mines been gone for 4 years, no issues
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Re: Can I trim this??
« Reply #15 on: Feb 01, 2008, 02:46:24 PM »
Trim it back a bit.  I have done so without problems....
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