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I damaged my front fender at the track this past weekend thanks to clipping a huge cone at the apex. I've been looking for new and used fenders and I'm wondering what people have done with?
I'm particularly looking for pictures (and experience) of the C5 Carbon Creations ZR Edition Fenders. There aren't a lot of pictures of a whole C5 with these fenders so I'm having a hard time picturing them on the car. Not sure if they'll look good and fit well. Tried searching the forum with minimal luck.
I had my front fender replaced with a new OEM fender. It looks just like stock. As for the fenders you linked. that's totally up to you. They may be marginally lighter. They're certainly more expensive, and it may take some work to get them to fit properly. They won't really offer any real performance advantage, but if you like the way they look, go for it. Since you are tracking the car, you might want to consider that your insurance is unlikely to pay to fix the aftermarket fender if it happens again. If you do get them, post some pics of the finished product.
I had my front fender replaced with a new OEM fender. It looks just like stock. As for the fenders you linked. that's totally up to you. They may be marginally lighter. They're certainly more expensive, and it may take some work to get them to fit properly. They won't really offer any real performance advantage, but if you like the way they look, go for it. Since you are tracking the car, you might want to consider that your insurance is unlikely to pay to fix the aftermarket fender if it happens again. If you do get them, post some pics of the finished product.
The car isn't street driven, it's track only so insurance coverage is based on stated value. I'm searching out used fenders as well but hard to find.
eBay, your local CL or OfferUp, Vette Villains, Vette Nuts. I'd be surprised if you can't find a used one through any of those. Even FB groups, just be careful for scammers on FB especially.
The ZR1 fenders aren't very popular. Just like all of that brand's other products, fitment is hit or miss. But if it's just a track car, it should be adequate enough. Most people run flared fenders (1"), either from that same company or a couple other vendors. Fitment has been proven to be hit or miss on all brands.
Unless you're missing a chunk, for a track car, you might consider just using some plastic weld on it or even zip ties to stitch it? Front fenders are PU just like the bumper covers, not SMC like the other panels. Because of that, the carbon on fiberglass aftermarket fenders are noticeably lighter in hand, but it's nothing to get excited about.
Had an initial phone call with Vettenuts, and confirmed they have what I'm looking for. It's expensive to ship to my location (near Toronto Canada). I'm having a hard time reaching them by phone or email to confirm we can proceed with the transaction.
i bought my replacement fender there with no issues.
Most of them I find right now have damage of some sort, and I'm looking for something sooner rather than later. Secondly, same problem with shipping costs to Canada being quite high or some sellers not shipping at all.
I broke the lower mount on my driver side fender and now it just flaps in the wind while on track.
I mean yes, that is the other option. Badass pic by the way. So MEATY!
VetteNuts came to my rescue this afternoon, ideally I'll have the parts up here in Canada in a couple of days.
The longer story about why I don't want it flapping around is:
About 2-3 months ago I bought electron sport 3d printed wheel well/fender vents. When I went to install the passenger side, I opened up the liner and fender close out to find my ECU dangling by it's wires and resting on the close out. I have no idea how long it's been like that, I have only had the car a year and already ran a few track days. The plastic around it was brittle so I had to fashion up a bracket on the fly. The bracket (and supporting zip ties) are holding up but I don't want that area exposed to rocks, water, asphalt etc just in case that ecu comes loose again. So while I'm in there replacing the fender I'm going to try and make sure the ECU is tied up right. But I just don't feel comfortable running hard with it like that (and turning my brain off about it so I can drive).
I used aesautoparts for a door and fear fender, same color of my car. I think that they ship with greyhound to keep shipping down. I actually drove there to check out the parts out in person before purchasing. They are near Detroit, not all that far from Toronto.
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