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jayno20 · 04-12-2015, 01:26 AM

Anyone figured out a way to not have the rocks get jammed in between the splash guard and the plastic fender shielding? It seems a lot of the rocks go behind the splash guard and get stuck between that and the fenderwell shielding...

KLR ZL1 · 04-12-2015, 02:08 PM

Yea don't run sticky tires. Lol. But that kind of defeats the purpose of traction.

3400 · 04-12-2015, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jayno20

Anyone figured out a way to not have the rocks get jammed in between the splash guard and the plastic fender shielding? It seems a lot of the rocks go behind the splash guard and get stuck between that and the fenderwell shielding...

Got any pix?

i am getting ready to install my zl1 addons front guards... Our yours the ZL1 addons?

Chad's ZL1 · 04-12-2015, 02:28 PM

mine do the same. Only way I can think to stop it is to put some double sided tape down to make the contact between the two better without any little gap.

jayno20 · 04-12-2015, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Chad's ZL1

mine do the same. Only way I can think to stop it is to put some double sided tape down to make the contact between the two better without any little gap.

Yeah I was thinking of doing something like that... I was just seeing if anyone had a clever fix.

ZMEnow · 04-12-2015, 10:30 PM

Run a bead of black silicone to fill the gap..

3400 · 04-12-2015, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ZMEnow

Run a bead of black silicone to fill the gap..

That's exactly what i was thinking, I will test this out later...

vicnkathy · 04-13-2015, 05:56 AM

That's a good idea.

SamHouseIII · 04-13-2015, 06:06 AM

Yep, I loosen my rock guards every now and then to get them out.

toyosuprablue · 04-13-2015, 07:49 AM

Reading this thread just made me come up with the idea of using magnetic tape. The two screws on the bottom will hold it secure and then the top part where the rocks get stuck can be peeled on and off easily to clean away the rocks. I'll try it next time I get a chance to spend some time in the garage

hawk02 · 04-13-2015, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SamHouseIII

Yep, I loosen my rock guards every now and then to get them out.

Most of the time I can get all the rocks to fall out by gently pulling the bottom of the guard towards the front tire. In those cases where I get some stubborn rocks that just won't come out, I loosen the guard. I look at it as a minor inconvenience to keep the rock chips in the gill area down to a minimum.

jayno20 · 04-13-2015, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by hawk02

Most of the time I can get all the rocks to fall out by gently pulling the bottom of the guard towards the front tire. In those cases where I get some stubborn rocks that just won't come out, I loosen the guard. I look at it as a minor inconvenience to keep the rock chips in the gill area down to a minimum.

Yeah it's minor in the grand scheme of things, but if you could make the rocks not get stuck there at all, why not try it?

TomF1 · 04-13-2015, 12:55 PM

Yup, I complained about this long time ago.
The more rocks get in there, worse it gets.
Now the flaps are bent away from the fender.
I wish I had of filled it with silicone or chalking in the beginning, now too late.
Showstoppers told me it's not a problem when I posted before, but now they need replaced.
2 years old, stored for winter.

Sven59 · 04-13-2015, 12:57 PM

I just always makes sure I spray them out when I rinse.

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Chad's ZL1 THERAPY Drives: Red Rock Metallic ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Roseville Posts: 1,440 View My Garage	mine do the same. Only way I can think to stop it is to put some double sided tape down to make the contact between the two better without any little gap.

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ZMEnow Drives: ZL1, 2013, tri-coat-red, manual Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,607	Run a bead of black silicone to fill the gap..

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vicnkathy Account Suspended Drives: 2014 Subaru Forester Turbo Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: NY Posts: 536	That's a good idea.

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toyosuprablue Account Suspended Drives: 2013 ZL1 Black M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Nyack, NY Posts: 370 View My Garage	Reading this thread just made me come up with the idea of using magnetic tape. The two screws on the bottom will hold it secure and then the top part where the rocks get stuck can be peeled on and off easily to clean away the rocks. I'll try it next time I get a chance to spend some time in the garage

04-13-2015, 12:55 PM	#13
TomF1 Drives: 2013 CRT ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Whitby, Ontario Posts: 238	Yup, I complained about this long time ago. The more rocks get in there, worse it gets. Now the flaps are bent away from the fender. I wish I had of filled it with silicone or chalking in the beginning, now too late. Showstoppers told me it's not a problem when I posted before, but now they need replaced. 2 years old, stored for winter.