Fender repair

[mmcgehee9989]

Does anybody know what kind of plastic is used on the Trans Am fenders, and if there is any compatible repair agent to mend a broken fender. Just like a 3 inch section.

Any info is greatly appreciated, because Im not about to pay 2000 grand to fix 3 inch tear in the fender, a scuffed up and bent hadlight cover, and whole lot of chipped paint off the front spoiler.

[wako29]

I have a '93 that I took EVERYTHING apart on. (check it out at http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...hreadid=469009 , at the end of the pics). Anyways, my fenders were really nothing more than fairly thin plastic and I IIRC they had some fiberglass in the rear fenders. What fender is it?

[Rob B (shoebox)]

Fenders are reinforced reaction injection molded (RRIM) urethane. Any automotive paint supply store should be able to tell you what is to be used.

[DJ Taso]

Re: Fender repair

Originally posted by mmcgehee9989
Does anybody know what kind of plastic is used on the Trans Am fenders, and if there is any compatible repair agent to mend a broken fender. Just like a 3 inch section.

Any info is greatly appreciated, because Im not about to pay 2000 grand to fix 3 inch tear in the fender, a scuffed up and bent hadlight cover, and whole lot of chipped paint off the front spoiler.

$2,000.00 to fix a bumper? You can go on ebay and buy them used for under $150.00 and have your local body shop paint it for under $200.00. DONT DO IT!!

[mmcgehee9989]

Fender Repair

It is the front passenger side fender

[Mirroredshades]

Buy a Bra. Everyone else does.

[gimp19]

I'm in the same boat as you, I hit a deer and put a 2X1" hole in my front fender. I still have the piece that fell out and when warm weather comes I'm gonna see if I can glue it back on from the inside. Then try to sand the edges down on the outside.

[Black97]

Originally posted by gimp19
I'm in the same boat as you, I hit a deer and put a 2X1" hole in my front fender. I still have the piece that fell out and when warm weather comes I'm gonna see if I can glue it back on from the inside. Then try to sand the edges down on the outside.

I noticed on my T/A that the panel below the passenger door had a long crack at the bottom. I removed it and applied 2 component epoxy and fiber glass bandages from the inside to hold it all together. After it hardened it was solid like a rock.

I checked with some body shops and they will fill the remaining cracks on the outside and then paint it. Should work for your hole too.

[Joe 1320]

Originally posted by Black97
I noticed on my T/A that the panel below the passenger door had a long crack at the bottom. I removed it and applied 2 component epoxy and fiber glass bandages from the inside to hold it all together. After it hardened it was solid like a rock.

I checked with some body shops and they will fill the remaining cracks on the outside and then paint it. Should work for your hole too.

Yep, just did the Camaro the same way. Most times those cracks are from people incorrectly positioning a jack when lifting the car. If you place the jack outboard of the "do not jack here" tag, the load of the car is put on the bottom of the fender. The telltale signs are cracks and misaligned in lower portions of the front fender, just ahead of the door. The fiberglass worked well on that car as well. I even had to fabricate a new mounting tab on the fender and the fiberglass worked like a charm as I could form a 90º angle with it.