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Within some car enthusiast subcultures, products know as widebody overfenders are bolted to the front and rear quarters of a vehicle over the existing wheel arch to extend the width of the vehicle, giving room for wider tires, and making the car appear more aggressive and sportier. 

For my project, I designed a non-destructive magnetically attached widebody overfender for casual car enthusiasts within the aftermarket automotive industry. This new product replaces the bolt-on, highly destructive aspects of traditional widebody overfenders by offering customers a more streamlined, accessible, hot-swappable alternative, requiring no specialist tools or professional experience to install or remove. This is achieved with the incorporation of an array of small form factor switchable magnet assemblies, with a push-to-open spring-operated handle for each, all of which are mounted to the main body at multiple load bearing points and sit flush with the bodywork to achieve a hidden hardware look.