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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 06:29 PM
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My right front inner fender has a damaged place right at the top of the cutout for the rubber flap that covers the upper a frame.A section is broken out where some of the plastic fastners attach.Hard to notice with the rubber flap on but there is about 4 inches of fiberglass broken off.How hard is it to replace the inner fender?I would like to just get it repaired instead of replaced if it wouldnt be detectible.It just bugs me knowing its there.You know how it is.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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Just do the repair. Someone needed room to work on the a/c. No place to mount the overflow res.

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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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Mine isnt as extensive as that.Just the very top of the cutout is broken off.I thought about buying a used section an glassing it in but the car is super nice except for this one place.I have never fooled to much with fiberglass.Maybe a body shop can repair it to where you couldnt tell it was done.I would rather have it repaired than replaced.I dont have a clue to how it happened.Maybe someone droped something on it and broke off the section.The car looks to have never been wrecked.Even the seams on it look untouched.Just an odd place for damage to me.I wish I had never seen it.Now it it bugs the crap out of me.Now to find a good body shop that deals in fiberglass in N MS.

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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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If you're anywhere near Memphis, you might want to contact Sonny Berryhill at B&B Custom Automotive. Very good body shop owner who knows Corvettes.

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It's really not a big deal. A good body shop can easily handle it.
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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 08:57 AM
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Thanks I will do that.
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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 09:29 AM
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Repair what you have if it bugs you. What you describe does not warrant replacement of the entire skirt.

If you have no fiberglass skills and want to learn, now would be the time.

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