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shameless dude 
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 2:33am |
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the old lady's burb (2002) is rusting out on the rear lower fenders like they all do/are. twice I've seen plastic covers that go over this area on same body style burbs. but unable to find them for sale anywhere. every where I've asked, they say they don't make such a thing. but I know someone does cuz I've seen them on the vehicles. I stopped one owner and he said his came like that (bought used). they are the same colors as the vehicles. they (I think) are a stick on, as I don't see any rivits or screws. I even checked JC Whitney. these covers go between the fender well and the bumper. can find all kinds of these for the rusted out ferds, but not GM. PffffT!
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thendrix
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 5:51am |
Maybe people figure a GM won't last long enough to rust? (Poke poke poke) I bet if JD made the suburban they'd run forever (that's a sharp stick  )
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 6:01am |
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Maybe people figure a GM won't last long enough to rust? (Poke poke poke)
I bet if JD made the suburban they'd run forever (that's a sharp stick ) |
X2. My first thought when I read Shameless' post. Glad we don't have to salt the roads around here very much. My old '87 has a lot of surface rust but that is because the fine factory paint peeled off on the silver part.
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 6:25am |
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Shameless, are you talking about fender flares?
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shameless dude
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 7:56am |
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OUCH.....dang Tyler! whew! yet another one added to my "list"! Dar...yeah...maybe that's what they call them...dunno! what I call things, and what others call things are 3 different things I guess!
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shameless dude
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 7:57am |
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the burb runs fine, just rusting out behind the rear wheels.
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 8:00am |
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Shameless if you have pick up dress up shop anywhere close, go there. If they don't have the flare in stock they can tell you where to get them.
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 8:39am |
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Same thing with my 01 Silverado fender flares took care of it, Go to ebay type in gm fender flares to see lots of them.
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 12:20pm |
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Cover the holes with duct tape, followed by a little spray paint, and you're done! CHEAP! Lol!
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 1:47pm |
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You can fix anything with duct tape and bailing wire.
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 3:29pm |
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I believe I would look very seriously at rhino lining in the wheel wells
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 3:29pm |
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The SLT package came from the factory with plastic flares installed. they are adhered on with screws in the lip. Or the dealer could install them if you wanted. the factory flares are available many places you'll need to put rust stop on your existing fenders before installing them or it'll expand right past them. clean out the inner fender drain holes and shoot rust stopper up in there also.
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 6:16pm |
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You might try a place in Des Moines called Accessory Pros or S&C Automotive. Most of the add ons we get come from Accessory Pros. There was also a place called Cliff's, but I'm thinking they got bought out.
Edited by Brian Jasper co. Ia - 26 Apr 2018 at 6:17pm
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Posted: 26 Apr 2018 at 9:03pm |
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Dale they make a glue on metal one. I think Tony, the shop foreman, got them from LKQ or O'Reillys. I think the special glue comes with them. Dog gone this memory of mine. They might have been Stainless. I know it took a little sanding, NO SNOW, seems like he had them on in a couple of hours.
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Posted: 27 Apr 2018 at 1:05am |
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Transport yourself back in time and get a set of 1958 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser West Coast fender skirts.
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shameless dude
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Posted: 27 Apr 2018 at 1:25am |
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thanks ya'll, i'll look at all the places mentioned, and see what I can find!
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Posted: 27 Apr 2018 at 5:48am |
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My 01 burb and 02 pickup both have plastic coverings on the fenders from the factory. Maybe you can find em at a salvage yard. If you do opt for the "duct tape" fix, keep in mind that you can get that it in passionate pink or camo, so you wouldn't even need to paint it. Darrel
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Posted: 27 Apr 2018 at 9:32pm |
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lol....I vote for camo!
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Posted: 27 Apr 2018 at 9:33pm |
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woohoo...maybe while i'm up there helping you I can ste...uh...borrow them covers off your burb!
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Posted: 27 Apr 2018 at 10:35pm |
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Theres a Ferd rusting? Where?
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I still gots my A/C but it's clear out in the barn now.
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Posted: 27 Apr 2018 at 10:45pm |
Oh I wouldn't worry about it Shameless, she seems pretty content driving yer favorite tractor to work. 
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I still gots my A/C but it's clear out in the barn now.
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Posted: 28 Apr 2018 at 1:17am |
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I just about.....
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Posted: 28 Apr 2018 at 1:18am |
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see Les....that's what yers would have looked like, cept the tires would have been that color too!
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Posted: 28 Apr 2018 at 6:03am |
shameless dude wrote:
woohoo...maybe while i'm up there helping you I can ste...uh...borrow them covers off your burb! |
The ones on the burb are color matched to the burb, and they are that tan-nish color that GM calls peuter. That color wouldn't look right on your burb. So maybe you should take the one's off the pickup. They are a generic black. Only trouble with that, though, is that there are only three of em. One fell off on me when I was going down the interstate one day. Guess the crazy glue finally gave out, or else the guy in the factory didn't put enough crazy glue on that one. Darrel
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Posted: 28 Apr 2018 at 7:35am |
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The old lady’s burb? Don’t you mean the loving wife’s?
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Posted: 28 Apr 2018 at 9:13pm |
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yeah...John....but sometimes...she's just an "old lady"! (and if'n you tells her that, i'll hunt you down)!
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