JK Fender Trim vs Replace

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I am trying to decide whether to trim my stock fenders vs replace them. I have vacation time coming up next week and I am going to put on a leveling kit and "maybe" trim the fenders. I like the way the guys at DPG Offroad trimmed the fenders in the pic below. He has a how to video that shows him trimming just below the curve of the lip of the fender. I think this looks the best and does not require putting any form of edging on the fender lip to make it look right (IMHO).

I want to keep the stock fender width, just a bit more of an opening.

Right now I am running 33x11.50s, but will graduate to 35x10.50's at some point. I am running spacers so even with the 35's I should not have any rubbing issues on my Rubicon. The fender trimming is the cheapest rout to provide a little bit more space for the 35.

Thoughts?
 
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I am trying to decide whether to trim my stock fenders vs replace them. I have vacation time coming up next week and I am going to put on a leveling kit and "maybe" trim the fenders. I like the way the guys at DPG Offroad trimmed the fenders in the pic below. He has a how to video that shows him trimming just below the curve of the lip of the fender. I think this looks the best and does not require putting any form of edging on the fender lip to make it look right (IMHO).

I want to keep the stock fender width, just a bit more of an opening.

Right now I am running 33x11.50s, but will graduate to 35x10.50's at some point. I am running spacers so even with the 35's I should not have any rubbing issues on my Rubicon. The fender trimming is the cheapest rout to provide a little bit more space for the 35.

Thoughts?
I trimmed all 4 on my 08 j/k get a piece of chalk make your preferred line be sure too use a fine tooth jig saw and trim away. After you done use sandpaper to smooth the look any delete all jagged edges.Mine look just as good as those ones online for 400 bucks ..good luck show pictures what you have done

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I got MCE thermoplastic fenders and haven't looked back. They have that classic flat fender look to them that I love.
 
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