On Thursday, January 2, 2014 8:48:43 AM UTC-5, Kevin wrote: > > Thanks guys. I was sort of against cutting too. I do like the heat gun > approach - I'll need to see if there's enough room between the tire. > > I guess just the fact that the fender sides contact the stays doesn't mean > it's wrong (or does it?). > > I think the snuggness probably decreases fender vibrations on the whole. >
The dimpling method works well with aluminum fenders because they're malleable. The heat gun approach may work well with the chromoplastics to dimple them, but I've never tried. I did try once to dimple a Bluemels plastic fender that way and permanently distorted the fender in a bad way. I'm gun shy about reshaping plastic now. In cases where I have rubbing interference with the painted frame, I affix a small piece of clear vinyl tape onto the paint to act as a shim at the point of contact. You can't tell they're there. I got the idea from Yakima, who supply their roof rack fairings with little clear stick-on circles to mount on your roof where the little rubber feet rest. Anton Tutter Somerville, MA and Bloomville, NY -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
