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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 04:11 PM
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hello all. well ive got an 05 dakota and of course after that ontario winter i notice some rust spots on my fenders. basically just looks like the clear coat is coming away and theres a faint rust color spot. not major at all. anyone have experince on gettting rid of this? anyone find cheap fender flares for a 3rd gen dak? i just installed a 2.5 inch lift in the front and 1.5 in the back with 265 75 16 mud terrains. pics to come. also cut the muffler out and straight piped it leaving the resonators. sounds much better.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by hbrown96
hello all. well ive got an 05 dakota and of course after that ontario winter i notice some rust spots on my fenders. basically just looks like the clear coat is coming away and theres a faint rust color spot. not major at all. anyone have experince on gettting rid of this? anyone find cheap fender flares for a 3rd gen dak? i just installed a 2.5 inch lift in the front and 1.5 in the back with 265 75 16 mud terrains. pics to come. also cut the muffler out and straight piped it leaving the resonators. sounds much better.
Rust is a common problem on these trucks. There are fender flares. Not cheap. Getting rid of rust involves cutting out all the rust and then doing the necessary body repair.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 05:58 PM
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Yep. What J said. Moisture got between my inner and outer fender. It started to show on the top of the rear fenders. By the time you see it, it has almost eaten through from the inside out.
 
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