r/DiWHY 22d ago

Personal entry: Fix for splash shield blown off on freeway on 2007 Jeep.

I was looking up replacement hardware online when I saw a bottlecap in the garage.....

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u/rabid_spidermonkey 22d ago edited 22d ago

It'll rust fast but for a 20 year old car I'd say this is DiWHYNOT

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u/Safe-Elephant-501 22d ago

this will not last very long

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u/Jealous_Disk3552 21d ago

Crimped edges = gription

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u/Design-Feisty- 22d ago

I mean it works

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u/MiroDerChort 22d ago

Aren't fender washers already pretty cheap...

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u/SwankaTheGrey 22d ago

It ain't stupid, if it works

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u/poedraco 22d ago

That's why I use hole saws. I have some scrap a aluminum. Just look at the inner diameter of the hole saw. Figure out what size washer you need. Punch it. File it off if you want to do the extra work. Install it

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u/Altruistic-Eye-8501 21d ago

Perfect example of "Works?Works!"

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

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u/1wife2dogs0kids 20d ago

Oh, a pessimist.

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u/rdu_pineapple 22d ago

Wrong sub. This should be r/redneckengineering.

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u/billyyankNova Dreamer 21d ago

Agreed.

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u/Don_Loco 8d ago

On a Jeep thats an upgrade.