Originally Posted by
bagel007
Is mechanically anything wrong with installing the fenders before the rack??? Or it's just matter of esthetics.
The fit and design of the rack may affect the fit of the fenders. Actually, fitting aftermarket fenders can be a bit of a crap shoot. They might just bolt up the way everybody expects them to. On the other hand, sometimes they don't. You don't want to have to do a lot of cutting and notching on your fenders only to find that you're going to have to do some additional notching when it comes time to install your rack.