So I got my fenders a couple days ago and started assembling today. I got the V.O. 45mm Facette for my '88 Voyageur, trying to keep it somewhat classy lookin and I thought the Facette design was a little more interesting than plain but not screaming look at me like hammered ones do. Riding on 27 1-1/4 Pasela TG. Anyway the rear fender is a bit wide for the chainstays.



What is normally done in this case, do I try and cut it (I have tin snips, or perhaps a cut off wheel on dremel?) or bend it? Cutting would seem to weaken it by removing the folded edges, but maybe that is not a big deal idk.

Unfortunately my chainstay bridge has the hole mounted perpendicular (the installation instructions don't even cover that scenario) but the kit came with an L bracket for the front fork mounting which I don't need, so i could use that on the rear chainstay mount. The L bracket also has a good inch of adjustment, as does the fender, I could probably mount it so that the fender ends just above the chainstay and not trim or bend it at all. Would that be acceptable, does that extra inch or two cut down significant amount of splatter, etc? Conversely I could mount the L bracket underneath, and have the fender go a couple inches below it if the extra coverage is beneficial there as opposed to behind.



This is my first set of fenders, so appreciate any advice!