Anyone here running without the Inner plastic fender? Try to avoiding rubbing.

My car hasn't seen rain in 3 years so I pulled mine out..

2000 blown conv said:

My car hasn't seen rain in 3 years so I pulled mine out..

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can't rocks come up and hit the underside of the hood ....BTW where in Ontario are you

I had a car that never saw rain, but just general road grime and dirt always came into the engine bay. My air filter stayed filthy and the whole engine always had a layer of dust on it after a cruise.

mine would constantly bog when I drove it in the rain, ive got to put some back in or else!!! and yes the engine is always dusty because of this.

or a nice size rock from the tire will put one big dent in the top of the fender, it happened to my friends car.

I took them off my car and i had no issues at all.. No extra dirt got in the engine bay or rocks hiting the fenders. I dont understand why you think more dirt would get into the engine bay unless the sides of the bay are made of plastic..

my downside was it seemed noisier at high speeds(when i bought the car the left side plastic inner fender was missing) and it threw all the mucky dirt and pine needles into the front door hinge/jam area, so that whole area would be dirty and blow water inside the car sometimes..you could cut out the portion that rubs(should be obvious rub marks) and leave it at that, or melt the plastic and push it back in..lots of choices besides totally removing it

~Mark~

RsStanG1987 said:

No extra dirt got in the engine bay or rocks hiting the fenders. I dont understand why you think more dirt would get into the engine bay unless the sides of the bay are made of plastic..

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my friend drove his car without the plastic liner for over 6 yrs i think he said, and then one day.

RsStanG1987 said:

I took them off my car and i had no issues at all.. No extra dirt got in the engine bay or rocks hiting the fenders. I dont understand why you think more dirt would get into the engine bay unless the sides of the bay are made of plastic..

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Mine is the same way

Mustang5L5 said:

will the 91-93 inner fenderwells fit the pre-91 fenders???

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No. The front of the fender is shaped differently on the '91-'93's and the inner fender is matched to it. The newer fenders have a larger wheel opening in front of the tire.

I had my inner fender loosly mounted because I had a newer fender with an older liner that didnt quite match up. Well...to make a long story short, after installing my BOV the first time I got on it it blew my inner fender off and the wheel completly shredded it!

Live and learn.