i got an aftermarket and its sitting 3/8ths of an inch to high any ideas how to get it to sit right

 

need more info..........loosen all the bolts and push it down maybe? Also pay attention to the bottom bolt that attaches it to the body just rear of the tire. FYI tho......aftermarket parts NEVER fit right with OEM parts. Try and find a used OEM fender. I have spares for each side just in case I need them

 

i measured the lip where the bolts go and it seams to be lower on the new then the old

 

heres a link to a pic of the bottom body line of the fender and door http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/228/img0104om.jpg/

 

Holy shhhh that's off!!!! Throw it away and quit wasting your time with it, IMO. The fender appears to be formed wrong from what I can see, have a pic of the whole fender?

 

hes right,aftermarket fenders ALWAYS need re worked.best to not buy ANYTHING from china,go with good used ones

 

Had the same problem. Drill out the welds and reposition the brace at the rear of the fender. There's another thread about three pages back titled fender replacement, same deal.

 

heres more pics http://imageshack.us/g/838/img0106kw.jpg/

 

I agree, A/M is not as good but better than one that's beat up or rusty.

It's the same problem I had. Take it off and compare the position of the brace at the rear of the fender to the old one. About 6 or 8 spot welds hold the brace on. Drill them out and reposition it. Weld the holes back up and you're done. It's not that hard of a fix and doesn't look terrible when you're done. If you don't have a welder then it may be a problem.

 

i got a new fender bc a truck hit the front of the old fender and the old was to hard to fix

 

Still should be able to compare the two at the rear. As far as height goes anyway. I believe I used a small pair of vice grips to hold them together on the car to get it where I wanted it before welding it back together.

 

did you use your old reinforcement or just move the new?

 

I just moved the new one.

 

i measured the lip where thr bolts go into and also seams to be to low

 

They may not be exact but they will work. If they were exact I'm sure they'd be some copyright infringement issues.

 

i figure what im going to do in going to cut all the mounts and reinforcement off my old since there all good and weld them int place on my new one

 

If you haven't done it already, you may want to drill out the welds on the new fender. Then grind the old fender off of the old brace. This way you have a good piece in the brace to weld to. I have a spot weld cutter that doesn't cut all the way like a normal drill bit, makes it much easier.