Matt's Pinch Weld "How To"

[sean112280]

Nothing has changed at all. I just started this past week. Hasn't done it at all since I got the tires and rims from Matt

[Matt]

I remember them being pretty close when we put them on.

Is it catching the front of the liner or the rear? Maybe throw on a few zip ties to pull the liner back.

Have you gained some weight lately? hmmm????

[Sal-XK]

Nothing has changed at all. I just started this past week. Hasn't done it at all since I got the tires and rims from Matt

How long ago did you install? What lift are you running? I can't see your sig on my phone.


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[Matt]

How long ago did you install? What lift are you running? I can't see your sig on my phone.

That was right before he left.... Octoberish? He's just running the JBA spacers

[sean112280]

Yea I may just have to do the zip tie thing

[Matt]

UPDATE:

Hey guys. one of my last steps was to use zip-ties to pull the plastic liner firm against the body/pinch-weld. Well, I just did this mod again for a friend this weekend and had a better idea!

Driver Side (& passenger side w/o rear HVAC):
Use a 1/4" drill and just put another plastic rivet on the firewall to pull the liner back and hold it in place Does a much better job than zip ties!

Passenger side:
Since the A/C lines don't allow the use of a rivet, I drilled a hole and used a tree-clip (can get them at Lowe's) in between the HVAC lines and bent pinch weld. Then used a self tapping screw outboard of the pinch weld.

Another trick- A creme-brule torche works great for manipulating/shaping the plastic fender well also!

[JumpmasterRT]

UPDATE:
Passenger side:
Since the A/C lines don't allow the use of a rivet, I drilled a hole and used a tree-clip (can get them at Lowe's) in between the HVAC lines and bent pinch weld. Then used a self tapping screw outboard of the pinch weld.

Just anywhere, a specific place or will I know when I see it?

[Sal-XK]

I used a torch on mine got a keep it moving it melts fast LOL


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[Pixelcodex]

Great write up. I will eventually do this when I get bigger tires. I had seen other step-by-steps, but none as clear as yours. Hopefully, it applies the same to the WK.

Questions:
• Is there are reason why you primed it and then heated up the liner? It seems to me you "ruined" some of your own work with the heat gun and then had to retouch it. I am sure I am missing something, so I figured I would ask.
• Also, are the cuts angled in (sort of like in a slight V) when you say "cut as shown"?

Thanks,

Fernando

[Matt]

Thanks Fernando. The process is the same for the WK.

The reason I primed it first was because it was easier to spray the whole area With the liner out, then just touch up the small section that got messed up with the heat gun. Other than that, it doesn't really matter.

The cuts are slight triangular shapes so the pinch weld sits flat when folded over. If you just put a few slices they'll overlap each other and stick out further. The only angles that matter are the top and bottom most cuts.... the rest may have a slight angle just to do blade position.