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> Who has mounted Mikey’s Fender Liners?, 914 Rubber Issue
RickS
post Dec 2 2017, 10:28 PM
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Just received the box with the liners. Instead of the stated “clips” for mounting they came with rivets. Clips suggest clipping the liners to the fenders or other attachment points rivets on the other hand... Am a bit hesitant to start drilling holes in my original sheet metal. No instructions were provided either.

Any one done this or have suggestions of the least invasive way they mounted these not using “clips”?
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Mark Henry
post Dec 3 2017, 08:15 AM
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914rubber (and other member vendors) shouldn't have to included written instructions, but I'd suggest a web link addy to a how to thread here might be a good idea.
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post Dec 4 2017, 01:52 AM
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QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Dec 3 2017, 06:15 AM) *

914rubber (and other member vendors) shouldn't have to included written instructions


Please tell me, based on what? Or do you ASSUME that because one can access this site they magically have the knowledge to perform all tasks on their cars flawlessly?That is one hell of a big assumption. You seem to forget that one of the premise behind this site is people helping people since most don’t posses said magic.

You are correct that vendors shouldn’t HAVE to include anything but the part, however many reputable vendors do, including JWest. A vendor which goes the extra mile for their customers tend to be the most successful. Not rocket science. I do agree with you that providing instructions on non-intuitive installs on their websites would work.

I have been buying quality reasonably priced parts from Mickey ever since he opened shop so if you feel the need to defend him, you can save your breath. I can’t count how many items I have bought from him through the years. Whenever there was an issue he stepped right up and resolved it. I will continue to buy parts from him with or without instructions but it doesn’t mean there isn’t always room for improvement. But what do I know after being a consultant to successful businesses for the last 25 years on how to grow and increase profitability, i could be wrong.
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post Dec 4 2017, 07:30 AM
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QUOTE(RickS @ Dec 4 2017, 02:52 AM) *

QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Dec 3 2017, 06:15 AM) *

914rubber (and other member vendors) shouldn't have to included written instructions


Please tell me, based on what? Or do you ASSUME that because one can access this site they magically have the knowledge to perform all tasks on their cars flawlessly?That is one hell of a big assumption. You seem to forget that one of the premise behind this site is people helping people since most don’t posses said magic.

You are correct that vendors shouldn’t HAVE to include anything but the part, however many reputable vendors do, including JWest. A vendor which goes the extra mile for their customers tend to be the most successful. Not rocket science. I do agree with you that providing instructions on non-intuitive installs on their websites would work.

I have been buying quality reasonably priced parts from Mickey ever since he opened shop so if you feel the need to defend him, you can save your breath. I can’t count how many items I have bought from him through the years. Whenever there was an issue he stepped right up and resolved it. I will continue to buy parts from him with or without instructions but it doesn’t mean there isn’t always room for improvement. But what do I know after being a consultant to successful businesses for the last 25 years on how to grow and increase profitability, i could be wrong.


Did you read the rest? I said a vendor just needs a link to a "how to" thread on this site.

You only know about 914rubber through the net, most likely from this site. So to me a "how to" thread would often be more in depth than any instruction sheet.
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RickS   Who has mounted Mikey’s Fender Liners?   Dec 2 2017, 10:28 PM
cary   The rivets go into the fender liner, not the car. ...   Dec 2 2017, 11:24 PM
RickS   Thanks Cary. That makes total sense. Still have ...   Dec 3 2017, 12:36 AM
cary   Matt and I talked about it one night while putting...   Dec 3 2017, 01:05 AM
Mark Henry   914rubber (and other member vendors) shouldn't...   Dec 3 2017, 08:15 AM
RickS   914rubber (and other member vendors) shouldn...   Dec 4 2017, 01:52 AM
Mark Henry   914rubber (and other member vendors) shouldn...   Dec 4 2017, 07:30 AM
Mikey914   We are actually taking more steps to document inst...   Dec 4 2017, 04:16 AM
cary   Crash Course : The wide one goes it the back. Ste...   Dec 7 2017, 12:13 AM
cary   Pretty simple. Drill the holes and rivet it in. Ke...   Dec 7 2017, 12:32 AM
914forme   Every 914 needs these. 1. Protects the front fe...   Dec 7 2017, 10:22 AM
raynekat   Cary, guess you better sell me those liners. Since...   Dec 7 2017, 12:39 AM
cary   All boxed up and ready to go .................... ...   Dec 7 2017, 12:42 AM
RickS   Thanks Cory for all the valuable info. Is this a ...   Dec 9 2017, 08:50 PM
cary   Thanks Cory for all the valuable info. Is this a...   Dec 9 2017, 11:50 PM
RickS   Here is my misguided attempt to try to make the pi...   Dec 9 2017, 09:03 PM
RickS   Here is the clearance issue with mounting the rear...   Dec 9 2017, 09:20 PM
cary   Here is the clearance issue with mounting the rea...   Dec 10 2017, 12:06 AM
cary   Here's the tab on the left rear. You can see t...   Dec 9 2017, 11:57 PM
RickS   Thank you sir. Got it completely back-asswards. Mu...   Dec 10 2017, 12:37 AM
mlindner   Nice job Cary, and those are some great looking li...   Dec 10 2017, 06:08 AM
Mikey914   Thanks Cary for detailing this out. We will be doi...   Dec 10 2017, 10:45 AM
RickS   Thanks to Cary, got the drivers side done. While t...   Dec 10 2017, 12:28 PM
Jamie   Thanks to Cary, got the drivers side done. While ...   Aug 31 2019, 02:14 PM
SirAndy   Is that grease nipple stock? Nope   Aug 31 2019, 08:45 PM
cary   Hmmmm .... Doug will have the same issue.   Dec 10 2017, 12:38 PM
VaccaRabite   914 rubber needs to make these for a flared BMW 20...   Aug 31 2019, 03:04 PM
rhodyguy   The internet is handy but NOTHING beats paper.   Aug 31 2019, 03:18 PM
Mikey914   Actually changed the mounts to make them a bit eas...   Aug 31 2019, 07:29 PM


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