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**INSTALLING 914RUBBER FENDER LINERS**

Excellent fender liner installation instructions from 914World member Raynekat! 

The 914Rubber fender liners come with rivets for fastening the plastic liners to the mounting brackets.
It quickly became apparent that installation was going to be difficult if I used the rivets. The rivets fasten the liner to the mounting brackets and then the brackets use your rocker panel and valance sheet metal bolts to hold the liner in place. So I opted to use speed nuts that sit on the mounting brackets so that hex headed metric screws could be used instead of the rivets.
Here was the hardware and bracket ready to bolt into the car.

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The reason I went this will become apparent pretty quickly. Here's the leading edge (front) that utilizes the valance mounting bolt. In theory you could have put this in as a unit (bracket and liner) as you actually have access to the bolt that mounts the valence.

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The real problem with the rivet method is mounting the trailing edge (rear) bracket that uses the rocker cover bolt.

{{:image_3-liner_mounted_and_rivet.jpeg?400|image 3}}

You can't access the bolt to secure the bracket to the rocker cover as it's behind the liner. So with my method you mount the bare bracket first and then fasten the liner to the bracket. Here's a better view of the finished product. No way you're getting your hand in behind the liner to tighten or loosen the bracket with the liner in place.
{{:image_4-liner_mounted_with_screws_.jpeg?400|image 4}}

With the speed nut and hex head screws I used, you can easily take the liner off in a matter of minutes without removing the brackets at the valance and rocker panel. Inspection and cleaning is still an easy thing to accomplish.

Also, note that 914s didn't come from the factory with fender liners. The liners, designed and manufactured by 914Rubber to help protect the car, are not a replacement and may need a bit of customizing for the best fit.  Some customers suggest trimming the liners slightly to get them to snug into the fender a bit.

[[http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=351339&hl=fender++liners|Original post on 914World]]

Parts

[[https://914rubber.com/fender-liner-set-of-4-1| Fender Liner Set of 4]]


[[https://www.belmetric.com/metric-speed-nuts...inc-p-4446.html|Belmetric Speed Nuts]]


[[https://www.belmetric.com/yellow-plated-met...inc-p-9477.html|Belmetric Hex Headed Screws]]