How much are new fenders??

turbonator · Post by **turbonator** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 3:47 pm

I will need a new drivers side fender soon just wondering what they go for?????

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 6:50 pm

Paid $130 new.

Steve

turbonator · Post by **turbonator** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 8:18 pm

Thats U.S dollers??

I also need a passenger side rocker panle its rusting under the back door How much is a new rocker?????

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:08 pm

I was thinking of posting in kroner, but yes that's US. They all rust at the bottom. Luckily, underneath is usually fine.

I had my sills replaced by a body shop. They had to form everything. I don't know if you can get them easily. If you're thinking of doing the welding work, you can probably form a new one anyway.

Steve

elkaboom · Post by **elkaboom** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:40 am

I can get them for $80.00 (OEM too). I have the replacement fenders in my garage -just need to have them painted, and then I'm god to go.
I was quoted 120.00 from another source, but after placing a few calls, I was able to locate them much cheaper. They came primer black and identical to the originals.

elkaboom · Post by **elkaboom** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:44 am

What exactely do youmean by sills, Steve? Are you refering to the rockers maybe or am I just not familiar with the sills.
I'm curious, because my driver side rocker panel needs to be repaired (rear passenger, driver side). The panel is solid except for that one friggin spot -the very end, at the wheel well where it's rusted through.
I've been assuming it's gonna need to be professionally repaired, but so far have opted not to ask, for fear of what it'll cost me

.

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:15 am

$1500 for my mom's beetle

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:04 am

Yeah, rocker panel. Mine rotted in the ame place. When they redid them, they got rid of that plastic painted part of the molding between the rear door and wheel well and reconstructed it in steel. It was more extensive than it looked (I find it always is) and that plus the wheel arches, new hood, all dents, several misc. rust spots and a whole paint job cost me $3k. I figure people spend more on that on health care for relatives who don't do much for them, the least I could do was take care of my beloved car. Hell, people spend more on pets.

Steve

elkaboom · Post by **elkaboom** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:51 am

Three grand doesn't seem bad at all considering what you had done. Hell, I was quoted 3k for a paintjob alone (granted it did include some minor body work). Sounds like a sweet deal. I should be so lucky...
Good point about health care for relatives -I have a fresh perspective on my asshole uncle now

.
Also, my cat Forest gets $75.00 worth of medicine every month -that's $900.00 bucks a year. I could have bought some WRX rims, new GR2's, aluminum endlinks, polyurethene bushings and a new windshield ornament for what it costs me to keep that goofy cat...
Oh well, he's a good little crap factory though.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 4:05 am

Yeah, they did a decent job of it and are one of the few trustworthy shops around here that don't work exclusively on insurance cases. They rolled the fenders in the back to eliminate the tire rubbing, too. The only complaint I have is that they didn't weld the inside of the wheel well to the outer rocker panel. There's a slight gap there. I dumped Pour 15 in there last year, but now I have to clean all the sand and shit out so I can glass up the gap and dump some oil in there like TVR used to do with their frames. This is recommended to anyone as all it will hurt is the weight of the oil unless there's a leak you didn't see and it drips out on the rear tire... Hmm. Maybe I'll do spray grease instead.

Steve

kastrix · Post by **kastrix** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:03 am

evolutionmovement wrote: Hell, people spend more on pets.

Steve

Hey now be nice. Just because my kitties are spoiled doesnt mean a damn thing. I like spending money on the car and the cats thank you very much. (the car doesnt wake me up in the middle of the night with its razor sharp claws tho...)

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:09 am

I didn't necessarily mean to sound like I don't value animals. I'd rather spend money on an animal than most people. I love it when elephants get pissed and start stompin' humans, for instance.

Steve

kidatari · Post by **kidatari** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 8:10 am

I'm assuming that the prices everyone is paying is from the dealer? I need a new pass side fender for the race car, the old one got creased to hell.

elkaboom · Post by **elkaboom** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 4:45 pm

The prices I quoted aren't from dealer -you'd have to be crazy or desperate to do that...
I called around and finally ended up getting the best prices from a auto-body and paint shop. Like they say in the commercial: Let your fingers do the walking.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:06 pm

I got the fender from a foreign auto parts place. The dealer (I asked just for laughs) told me he didn't think he could get them for a car that old and actually told me that it would cheaper to go somewhere else anyway.

Steve

LegacyT · Post by **LegacyT** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:38 pm

There are two types OEM and aftermarket. They are both resonably priced an oem one is like 180 and aftermarket is around 130 or so. As for rocker panels they are alot more work. You can prolly get that at a dealer but its gonna be real expensive, and since its a part of the unibody its welded as a compenent of the chassis. just like a rear quarter or roof.

Mark,

elkaboom · Post by **elkaboom** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 3:39 am

I'd say your prices may be specific to your region LegacyT. In my area, the highest price I got (I called 4 different shops) for OEM replacement fenders was $130.00 U.S. and the cheapest $80.00.
My advice is to grab the Yellow Pages, start making calls and ask some questions. Also, aftermarket replacement parts are often not as good as "stock" replacement parts. Body panels don't alway's match up or aren't manufactured to the same exacting standards as an OEM part.
Of course, that's not to say aftermarket parts are bad or anything, but hey, you get what you pay for...

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 3:45 am

180 can bucks is about the same as 130 uni bucks

elkaboom · Post by **elkaboom** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 5:32 am

Ahh... true that. I alway's forget to look at where people are posting from

. I really should stop shooting my mouth off in that case. lol

turbonator · Post by **turbonator** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 6:35 pm

LegacyT wrote:There are two types OEM and aftermarket. They are both resonably priced an oem one is like 180 and aftermarket is around 130 or so. As for rocker panels they are alot more work. You can prolly get that at a dealer but its gonna be real expensive, and since its a part of the unibody its welded as a compenent of the chassis. just like a rear quarter or roof.

Mark,

So maybe I should just cut out the rocker (the rusted part) And then weld in new metal..???

elkaboom · Post by **elkaboom** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 7:12 pm

Are you planning on fabricating your own replacement sheet metal component? If so, I'd like to hear about the process involved and how it works out. I've considered going this route myself, but I know next to nothing about sheet metal fabrication. Let us know how it goes.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 7:36 pm

Yes, but make sure you close up the inner fender to rocker as sand and shit will get in there and rot it back out otherwise. I used fiberglass and Pour-15 inside the rockers with some grease to make further sure moisture doesn't bother it.

Steve

turbonator · Post by **turbonator** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 12:03 am

elkaboom wrote:Are you planning on fabricating your own replacement sheet metal component? If so, I'd like to hear about the process involved and how it works out. I've considered going this route myself, but I know next to nothing about sheet metal fabrication. Let us know how it goes.

I'm not fabing anything myself...but I know some guys at a
shop that work for Coffee

I'll take pics eventually when
I get around to it....

They're going to do the floor on my beemer soon

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How much are new fenders??

How much are new fenders??