Front Inner fender question???
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Front Inner fender question???
Ok I have almost everything I need to put my 98 Vert on the road. Except the front inner fenders. The question is -- Both of my front inner fenders are perfect EXCEPT the very front(in front of both front tires) is missing about 8-10 inches from bottom up. The piece that broken looks like it is glued to the large inner fenders, can this be purchased separetly or do I need to buy the whole entire assembly from fire wall to front bumper????
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Ok I have almost everything I need to put my 98 Vert on the road. Except the front inner fenders. The question is -- Both of my front inner fenders are perfect EXCEPT the very front(in front of both front tires) is missing about 8-10 inches from bottom up. The piece that broken looks like it is glued to the large inner fenders, can this be purchased separetly or do I need to buy the whole entire assembly from fire wall to front bumper????
The front inner fender panels are available only as a one piece assembly.
Driver side: 10407333
Passenger side: 10407334
Be advised that these panels require they be bonded (glued) to the frame rails during assembly and the correct positioning of them is absolutely CRITICAL as the fenders themselves ultimately bolt directly to them. If the inner panel alignment is off, the fenders will be too! The "glue" used by the factory is either an epoxy or epoxy-like material and dries hard as a rock.
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I bought the car with the pieces already broken. No one tried to repair but now that I am looking to purchase I have people asking what part of the front inner fender I need. I thought it was all 1 piece, are they???
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The part numbers I posted are for the inner fender panels and yes, as I said, they are one piece.
BTW, is this "broken" area of which you speak around the area where the brake cooling ducts come through?
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Tip: If it's painted the same color as the car, it's the fender. If it's not painted the color of the car, it's the inner fender panel. These are two different pieces.
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Yes its the part where the brake ducts go through, half the hole is still there. And I think there are 3 small holes where it would bolt to the front rubber bumper -1 or 2 of those holes are broken off.
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actually I found a diagram that shows the front inner fender can be separated in 2 parts. the inner fender housing(runs from fire wall to front bumper) and outer wheel housing(thin outer edge thats shaped like a half of circle).
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Bottom line: You need to order either one or both of the part numbers I listed to repair the area you're working on. In this case it wouldn't do any good to try and locate a parts car either as the process of heating and/or prying the old inner fender well will almost certainly damage it and then you would just be right back where you started.
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