I just googled this and I've never seen these things (crash bars) - I assumed the bulky frame receiver for those were the crash bars themselves. I'm an idiot - carry on yall
perfect. as for PPF, buy some yourself and do it. It isn't hard, but certainly takes skill. however, with the fenders being so easy to remove, you'll be able to tackle them in comfort and can easily get behind them and also trim the underside. Plus, you can easily redo the first one you...
were those sanded or otherwise prepared before paint application? Im curious if they still have the texture from the mold. If they do have that texture remaining, your PPF will not be right it will look like crap. I'm assuming at least some of paint built up in the recessions of the texture.
within the next month or so Im gunna bring mine into the dealer for the normal inspection stuff as I've yet to do that since I purchased. While there, I intend to ask them to check that. Probably will be nothing but I'll circle back here if I get anytthign useful
I open mine when it's cold, which is a relative concept of course. I've opened it plenty of times when it's below freezing out. You can feel higher resistance when you lift it. Ive always figured if breaks I'll replace it. It's too convenient to not use it
Right where OP's damage is right...
They're all over amazon obviously. But can any of yall confirm one that fits the corner radius perfectly? I'm not OCD but a gap there will irk me. I see posts on here which seem promising.
More uniquely, does anyone have a protective film for the gauge cluster?
I'm purchasing tube doors...
if you want to keep the red, it is definitely doable. and much easier as they are super easy to remove. grab your palm sander and run it down. Unless you want to build the paint up (which is an option), take the entire flare down smooth. This sounds excessive, but you'll get an even coverage...