Does anyone make fiberglass fenders that are not widebody?
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Does anyone make fiberglass fenders that are not widebody?
I have a pretty well damaged driverside fender that I'm going to replace in the near future. I would like to replace both of them with a nice set of fiberglass ones but im not going for the wide body look.
Honestly, to save 2-4 lbs, and have wavy fenders that won't fit or finish out as well as the steel ones, it's not worth the effort. Go to the ISC racing site. They have the the weights of the stock vs glass fenders. The weight savings, to me, is not worth all of the extra body work, even if you could find stock glass fenders.
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Originally Posted by trochoid
Honestly, to save 2-4 lbs, and have wavy fenders that won't fit or finish out as well as the steel ones, it's not worth the effort. Go to the ISC racing site. They have the the weights of the stock vs glass fenders. The weight savings, to me, is not worth all of the extra body work, even if you could find stock glass fenders.
I have two friends with Corrollas AE86's that have glass fenders and their fit and finish is exceptable to me. It was actually one of them that brought up the idea when we got the car home last night.
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When I did the wide body, by the time I got the front fenders smooth and straight, they weighed just as mich as the stock ones, may be even a bit more. Front fenders are cheap from a wrecker, I have 1/2 dozen of them laying around here.
Granted, 2-4 lbs, here and there adds up. To me it becomes a point of if it is worth those couple of pounds for the cost and the effort. Now a fiberglass hood would be a good choice imho. Lose more weight and high weight at that.
Granted, 2-4 lbs, here and there adds up. To me it becomes a point of if it is worth those couple of pounds for the cost and the effort. Now a fiberglass hood would be a good choice imho. Lose more weight and high weight at that.
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I do plan on a hood in the future. probably next years tax return, but right now i have a small love tap from a previous owner. You have any black fenders layoing around?





