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Old Dec 29, 2016 | 07:03 PM
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So my rear, lower wheel arch trims (in front of rear wheels on rocker panel) arrive tomorrow. I removed the old ones to find a massive amount of dirt.

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Old Dec 29, 2016 | 08:08 PM
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Yikes!!! You are going to lower your 0-60 time by .3 seconds.
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Why are you replacing them?
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Old Dec 29, 2016 | 08:20 PM
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They are looking a little worn/scratched at only 36k. For $25 each and only 5 minutes to change it's reasonable for me rather than temporary cleaning solutions.
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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 01:05 AM
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Might be good to do this once a year to keep this crap from accumulating and corrosion to a minimum especially on daily driven cars.

Thanks for the pictures.
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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 03:31 AM
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Cool, more $$$ I need to spend...hehehe
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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by TK11069
They are looking a little worn/scratched at only 36k. For $25 each ...
Ah! Thanks.

Originally Posted by CSK 911 C4S
Might be good to do this once a year ...
Yeah. At the price for new, not worth the time to clean them.
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Old Dec 30, 2016 | 10:32 AM
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Yep, all the dirt/sand that gets between the gaps in the wheel well liner and car body has no where to go but settle above this part. If you do remove to clean and plan to keep the existing cover, you have to be careful NOT to pull the rubber off the top clip or it won't really go back on. Once you remove the 2 screws on the inner wheel well and the 3 under the car, slide it towards the inside of the wheel, parallel to the ground by pushing on the top outer corner. You'll see where it's clipped. My clip was actually starting to rust so glad it's getting replaced.
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That's crazy!

Can you take a pic of which piece you are replacing? Is it the little piece that looks like a mini-mud flap? Would love to open it up and make sure mines not filled with crap either.
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That's a lot of dirt. Was this a prior track(ed) car?
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Damn that is a lot of gravel! Makes me want to go check my car now.
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Did you happen to have a lot of road noise?
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Originally Posted by Needsdecaf
Is it the little piece that looks like a mini-mud flap?
Yes.

http://www.suncoastparts.com/product/991WAT.html

I clean mine up, and top with either Aerospace 303 or Black WOW! and they are still fine. They do take a beating, though.
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Originally Posted by LexVan
That's a lot of dirt. Was this a prior track(ed) car?
All season driving, and/or dirty or gravel road driving.

Seems like driving in the rain would kick up a lot of this stuff.
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Originally Posted by LexVan
Yes.

http://www.suncoastparts.com/product/991WAT.html

I clean mine up, and top with either Aerospace 303 of Black WOW! and they are still fine. They do take a beating, though.
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