ODDS
AND ENDS FRONT FENDER INFO
MOST
FRONT FENDERS CAN BE USED ON OTHER
YEARS
WITH SLIGHT MODIFICATION;
See
SHEET METAL page for further info.
Pictures
of the damaged fenders and hoods show the major
problems only. They still may have the typical minor
dings, scrapes etc that ALL of the new Nissan sheet
metal can have. All fenders can have a varying degree
of creasing vertically near the rear edge where the
inside fender brace from another fender rested when
Nissan had these pilled high in storage. Also common
is to have the point at rear of the fender bent over.
They can also be damaged to a degree where they bend
down at the bottom where they wrap under the car.
Additionally it is very hard to find a perfectly
straight "rear tip" of the fender up by the
windshield. Those stick out; sometimes poking out of
boxes and just ASK to be tweaked. ALL fenders can have
this. I don't know why they weren't more careful with
these fragile (when off the car) parts. We've tried to
highlight these areas when noted. Remember that any
NEW fender is not ready to primer and paint; they are
manufactured out of multiple pieces and these joints
have to be finished. Also keep in mind that the
headlight scoops can vary in shape as do the fenders
somewhat. These parts need to be fit together BEFORE
painting. We recommend ALL primer be removed and
resprayed; whether or not it is starting to show
surface failure (rust); it could be 50+ years old. You
want to use current technology primer on your parts.
