Fiberglass fenders

Postby Sandor Buchi (Sandor) » 14 Jul 2003 0:20

Does anybody have experiance with fiberglass front fenders, What types? do they fit well?
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Fiberglass fenders

Postby Dave-R (Roppa440) » 14 Jul 2003 20:48

They all fit badly and need modification. They all have thin spots. Some are very flimsy. All requre a LOT of work to get straight. In general they are only worth it if you really need the weight reduction or if you really can't get hold of a decent steel one.
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Fiberglass fenders

Postby Alex (Alex) » 15 Jul 2003 6:49

Check Dales stuff out, have a look at Pete's Barracuda, they have to be the best glass panels around, same as the ones on the front of Andy's car, great stuff..
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Fiberglass fenders

Postby Dave-R (Roppa440) » 15 Jul 2003 10:48

Dales stuff is very much the exception but I understand you have to wait for it and I doubt it is readily available to people outside the UK?

Correct me if I am wrong there.
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Fiberglass fenders

Postby Tim Ellison (Tim) » 15 Jul 2003 11:01

Dale's stuff is excellent quality, he just did me a six-pack hood. Unfortunately, he doesn't have any front fender moulds for Challengers. I asked about 6 weeks ago. He told me he would do some moulds if I could source some decent steel originals.
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Fiberglass fenders

Postby Alex (Alex) » 15 Jul 2003 20:58

there is a scheme afoot via a cetian New York Brummie to make them available I think?
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Fiberglass fenders

Postby Audun Løkse (Odin) » 27 Jul 2003 21:49

If you don't need the weight reduction, you could always go for the real deal. Check out these NOS items:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS API.dll?ViewItem&item=2425256207&categor y=6198

At that price, I believe somebody is taken for a ride...
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Fiberglass fenders

Postby Audun Løkse (Odin) » 29 Jul 2003 6:31

Never mind my previous post:

The front fenders were at that time listed with something like 5 bids and a counting bid of around $6600. I see they are now back to a somewhat more reasonable price of $2000, and zero bids yet. I knew something had to be fundamentally wrong with this...
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