I'm new to bike commuting and got these fenders installed recently. The back fender is held up by this small clip, but it happens often that when I hit slightly too big a bump the fender falls out of the clip and I have to snap it back in or else it'll rattle while I ride (see second pic). Any ideas to keep it held in place or am I just gonna have to dodge the bumps?
by Kleanurpants
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Can you gently heat the clip and make the bend “hook” part a bit tighter?
On my similar mudguards, I seem to remember using a an L-clip I drilled into the mudguard instead and fastened with a screw and nut. I didn’t even try the plastic clip similar to yours that came with the (SKS).mudguards
Edit: oh, I see now that ypur clip is not plastic. If metal as they look, i would bend them slightly without the mudguard in them so they have a slightly smalle radius than the mudguards. That ought to keep them in place.
If not enough, I would additionally use some pliers (with the mudguards installed) to bend the “hooks” themselves.