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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 12:42 PM
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Am I missing a fender liner?

Hi folks,

So, after nine years of owning my FD I just realized that I don’t appear to have a fender liner in the passenger-side rear wheel well. Is this normal or am I missing some plastic perhaps?

The picture is the area in question, thanks For any info.

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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 01:06 PM
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nothing goes there. only the gas tank side has a liner for the filler neck
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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 01:12 PM
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nothing goes there. only the gas tank side has a liner for the filler neck
Thanks for the confirmation--it looked like there was a rivet on the lip that was meant to hold something there. That, combined with the liner on the driver-rear side, made me think it was unfinished/missing on the passenger side.

I wonder if that'd be an interesting aftermarket part for someone to develop. Might mess with aero or even muffler cooling I suppose?
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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 01:16 PM
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its there for the rear mud guard that not all cars came with
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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 01:26 PM
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There must be good rust protection on the wheel well,. You don't see corrosion issue there normally.
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