So, I ordered my GM splash guards not realizing that they were not made to fit RS cars. So rather than send them back I decided to figure out what needed to be done to make them fit my car (2016 LT RS). After doing some minor alteration, I now have them on my car. Basically you need to cut out the area where the splash guard goes around the ground effects. I'll try to explain what I did and show some pictures of how I made mine fit. Hopefully I won't get flamed too much because I know they are not perfect. I think if I did another set I could make them look better, but honestly I think they look fine they way they turned out so here goes!
The pictures below show what part of each guard needs to be cut out. When I cut the driver's side piece, I made the cut too far because I thought more material might need to be removed. Turns out I was wrong but luckily, you can't really see the cut since they are close to the ground. The latter pictures show how they look on the car. Overall, I think they look fine but tell me what you guys think. I did all of the cutting with a Dremel tool with a cutoff wheel on it. It boogers up the plastic pretty good but you can peel that off once it cools. I can elaborate a little more if anyone is interested.
Honestly if I did it again, I would have ordered a cheap set from eBay (direct from China) but as I said earlier I didn't know that they wouldn't fit when I ordered them. Also, this is for the front splash guards. The rears fit just fine.
The pictures below show what part of each guard needs to be cut out. When I cut the driver's side piece, I made the cut too far because I thought more material might need to be removed. Turns out I was wrong but luckily, you can't really see the cut since they are close to the ground. The latter pictures show how they look on the car. Overall, I think they look fine but tell me what you guys think. I did all of the cutting with a Dremel tool with a cutoff wheel on it. It boogers up the plastic pretty good but you can peel that off once it cools. I can elaborate a little more if anyone is interested.
Honestly if I did it again, I would have ordered a cheap set from eBay (direct from China) but as I said earlier I didn't know that they wouldn't fit when I ordered them. Also, this is for the front splash guards. The rears fit just fine.
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