Cold Dark Shadow

are the 88 TII front fenders the same for the 89 vert?
Also is any of the mounting stuff behind the fenders bolt on or is it all spot welded?
Reason i ask is this
http://skullwerkz.com/forumpics/P3210011.JPG
Looks like i can beat most of it sttraight but if some is bolt up then i might as well just replace it
Thanks

rx7b13

all of the front fenders are the same and all the mounting behind the fender is welded on

Cold Dark Shadow

Cool, thanks for the fast reply
I should be able to beat it out for the most part

rx7b13

use one of the little pro,pane torches to heat up the metl when you beat it out, you have to put as much strength into it and when you heat it up only heat it where the metal is bent

Cold Dark Shadow

Thats true, thanks for the tip

misterstyx69

iTrader: (142)

I had the same spot repaired ..it took out the windshield washer bottle,battery tray,driver's light motor,light assembly,bumper,reinforce......If you get a used fender and Bumper,with a little fabrication you should be OK..The fender and Bumper and the Car,all attach at that spot(crude description..sorry).You can get by though,with the Bumper and the fender attached together and not have to attach them to the car as you will have enough Bolts to secure the 2 just Fine..(just my 2 cents..)..I still have a photo..of the area..without the bumper and the Fender.If you Pm me,I can e-mail it to you..It's not my car(also it's the passenger side),but you will get the idea of what I'm talkin about..Misterstyx69

SCCAIT7

Damn... what did you it...or what hit you? BTW- I just had both my fenders off to get ready for paint... the heat... and a screw driver... they come right off....

Cold Dark Shadow

It was a hit and run, was parked on the street when it got hit, never found out who hit it

Cold Dark Shadow

Just to confirm the 88 TII fender will work on my 89 vert
someone had mentioned theres a differance between the s4 and 5 fenders

rx7b13

no, there is a diff from the s4 and s5 bumpers all the fenders are the same, the only thing that would be different is "probably" the trim

Cold Dark Shadow

ok so i can buy the fender from the 88 and be OK but i need an S5 bumper (89-91) for it to work on my 89 vert

Last thing i want to do ia buy it then find out it dont work lol

Thanks for all the help guys

rx7b13

no you dont need a new front bumper but due to the pic yea i would go ahead and buy a new one it can be an s4 or an s5 it doesnt matter cause the fender will work with either.

DREYKO

the bolt how pattern is different on tha back of them(fenders), but a drill and some time can fix that

Cold Dark Shadow

so the 88 fender is not a direct bolt on and the trim is different

rx7b13

are you sure cause i got an s5 fender on my car and it bolted up directly

Cold Dark Shadow

heres what it says in the FAQ but doesnt say anything about fenders
Im assuming its the same the other way around (S4 to S5)

Will 89-91 (S5) mouldings or bumpers fit on my 86-88 (S4) RX-7?
other than some minor mounting hole differences on the front bumpers, the mouldings and bumpers will fit fine.

DragonRx7

Ok. The run down of putting an S4 fender on an S5 car.

The mount holes are different (only like 2 or 3 of them)
You'll need to change the trim.

If you feel like changing the bumper (you don't have too) get the style that matches your year of car. Since it's an S5, get an S5 bumper so the trim will match. You can't just change the trim on the bumpers, it's molded on.

Carzy Driver

an S5 bumper fits just fine on my 88 TII... with no modifications...

DragonRx7

It'll fit fine...the trim just won't match up right. If you really don't care about that...then it'll work fine.

Cold Dark Shadow

but i can pull the trim from my bad fender to stick on it and itll match up right or not
Id preffer to go with something that will look right and not miss matched

On yea, i do plan to stick with an S5 bumper

DragonRx7

Yes. You can put the fender trim on from the old fender to the new one.

Cold Dark Shadow

sweet

rx7b13

are you happy now?

Cold Dark Shadow

yes i am
now i just got to get the fender from the guy lol