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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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Driver side dually fender rubbing at paint

Anyone else with a dually notice a fender rubbing at your paint. I have an '03, Patriot blue dually. The fender isn't loose to the feel. This is my only issue with paint...so far.
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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I noticed this on mine the other day while I was waxing it as well. There must be enough flex in the box and fenders to allow a tiny amount of movement for minor rubbing. I don't think there is much we can do about it but I am curious if anyone has any suggestions as well.
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 06:31 PM
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My '95 has also done that... maybe nature of the beast????
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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Glad mine aint the only one that does it.
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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I have a 2004.5 and have not seen this. I will look harder and let you know if i have the same problem. What part of the fender do you see this.

John
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Old Sep 24, 2005 | 12:28 AM
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I'll take a look also..........where's it at?
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Old Sep 24, 2005 | 01:16 PM
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This seems to be a problem with the darker colours. The fenders seem to flex with the heat of the sun. Casey Balvert had this problem and i believe they took the fenders apart and used two sided tape. He hasn't said any more about it so i think they it fixed the problem. My silver(knock on wood) has not shown any signs of this.
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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My molten red 05 is doing the same thing.
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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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I bet all of us with duallies are/will experience this. It's just that the lighter colors don't show the contrast that the darker colors do. I'll take it to the dealer to see what they say. Would not a free total body repaint be nice. Wishful thinking like my lottery plan .
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