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Finally installed the Automotive Passion carbon rock guards today. Fit was good but I didn’t love the rivets they sent which were push in style versus the cleaner and probably stronger oem version. I had some oem ones but found out my rivet gun didn’t have a big enough fitting. Eventually I’ll swap them out with the right tool.

Thanks to another member here it was suggested to add an additional rivet as the guards don’t sit 100% flush. They were correct and I did add a third rivet to each side. Just had to drill a hole through the guard and the fender liner to accept the rivet.

I looked up how to remove oem rivets. It’s quite easy. I used a nail punch with a hammer to push the center pin in. Then a flathead to pry enough in order to get under the plastic head with a trim pry tool to pop it out.

These are slightly adjuatable (oblong holes for the rivets) depending on how much of the guard you want exposed. I have them maxed out to expose as much as possible for maximum protection.