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Originally Posted by Jbonly21
To the guys that have started or done the job, I just got my panels and have the long weekend off. I would like to start the process, but I’m still waiting on my rear bumper and side skirts. Just wanted to know if the fitment is good enough, if I was to weld on the panels with out the bumper, I wouldn’t have any problems fitting the bumper after.
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The rear bumper fitment was hard and I still don't have it perfect. On my flares there was some stamped ridge that I think needs to get flattened out. Just my hunch so take it with a grain of salt. I ended up pushing the bumper guides as high as possible to squeeze down a gap between flare and rear bumper. Thinking of ordering the larger skin from ex-pressed so I can get another go (now that I have some experience). But I'll sport this work for a while (my paint job is a little shitty so will do some touch ups there, maybe get a pro paint job done after the 2nd attempt). Also, I did a half ass job on the inner wheel well work mostly just not understanding the geometry, so if I re-do this I'm going OP's route. That structural inner wheel well piece I was mentioning in an earlier comment, you gotta cut out because it will just not let you fit the 1M inner wheel well lining properly; ended up making cuts of the lining just to get it to mount and bolt on. Finally, probably common sense, but you really gotta get that butt weld down as level as you can and minimize filler work, damn what a bitch to get filler done perfect. Even when it feels perfect, if you are new to doing filler work it wont look perfect after the gloss coat.. I ended scuffing it down and doing it again and it was better but not like pro better which one would expect with a nice 1M conversion. Still need to find those damn side indicator lights too LOL, although I have the passenger side one on only right now LOL (those are the absolute hardest things to find right now for a 1M conversion).
