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Old 12-03-2021, 03:19 PM
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Smashed Front Fender/Rocker Lips

Does anyone have some good pictures of what the front pinch seam/rocker/fender interface is supposed to look like before some retarded monkey smashed them with a jack or lift?

My car is up in the air and I figure it might be a good time to fix it but I'd love to see what these things really look like before I start hammering/prying/pulling/cussing/throwing tools...

This is what mine currently looks like (and they're smashed enough that both fenders are bowed out about 3/4" in front of the doors):

Driver's side


Passenger's side


Passenger's side with the inner fender pulled away
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Here ya go 83 Crossfire TA, mine aren't picture perfect (slight waviness) , but are close enough to give you an idea of what they're supposed to look like



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Re: Smashed Front Fender/Rocker Lips

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Here ya go 83 Crossfire TA, mine aren't picture perfect (slight waviness) , but are close enough to give you an idea of what they're supposed to look like




I'd say those look better than 90 percent of the ones out there thanks to shops jacking up on the fenders! lol
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Re: Smashed Front Fender/Rocker Lips

That is why I cannot get off the passenger side fender off the 88 IROC I am parting out.
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Here ya go 83 Crossfire TA, mine aren't picture perfect (slight waviness) , but are close enough to give you an idea of what they're supposed to look like
Oh wow, you can't even tell there's a second bolt in mine.

Anything is fixable if you want it enough but I'm wondering if I should consider replacing both fenders after looking at this
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Re: Smashed Front Fender/Rocker Lips

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Oh wow, you can't even tell there's a second bolt in mine.

Anything is fixable if you want it enough but I'm wondering if I should consider replacing both fenders after looking at this
Don't let that second bolt determine your repair/replace options, I'm pretty sure there is only supposed to be the one big bolt, and that the second smaller bolt in mine is a result of a previous owner seeing an open hole and thinking a bolt needed to be there. There isn't one on the other side, nor on any of the other third gens I've ever looked at
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