wheel well cover

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- richie
  
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20 years ago

Mon, Feb 23, 2004 5:04 PM

I have a VW Jetta 2001. There is this rubber lining that seems to cover the wheel well. Unfotunatly, I hit one of those cement parking blocks a little to hard and it didn't break the bumper but it forced that wheel well cover to pop out. The screws are still in there but they seem to attach to the side panel and they ripped through the screw holes on the side pannel. So I assume to reattach this cover piece I would have to get a new bumper and side panel as well as the wheel well cover.

What is the purpose of this and does this cover have a special name? Is it really worth having it fixed? Is it just to keep mud and water from shotting up and rusting underneath?

thanks.

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20 years ago

Mon, Feb 23, 2004 9:43 PM

Yep, suppose also helps silence the road noise from the tyre (tire) a bit too. Also I wouldn't want stones going up in there and chipping the protective paint that actually stops the rusting in the first place. May find it will start to rust with all the stones whacking up inside there.

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