 Replacement STEEL Fenders with flares?, ...or a pair in good shape |
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| tomeric914 |
 Aug 21 2009, 07:48 PM
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One Lap of America in a 914!  Group: Members Posts: 1,259 Joined: 25-May 08 From: Syracuse, NY Member No.: 9,101 Region Association: North East States 
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I know there are flared fiberglass front fender replacements. Just wondering if anyone knows if there are replacement front fenders with flares as an integral part of the stamping?
...or alternatively, does anyone have a pair of steel flared front fenders that have been removed? |
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Aug 22 2009, 09:10 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,898 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
and if they were going to be made the factory would have made them instead of a stock fender and then a fender flare. Even the GTS that the factory made were cut and the flares welded on!
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| JazonJJordan |
 Aug 22 2009, 09:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 340 Joined: 6-June 09 From: Atlanta-Augusta, Georgia area Member No.: 10,446 Region Association: South East States |
A fair point, however- in your extensive experience; I think we can safely say there are a few things the factory did that you would have done differently..am I right? Certainly no successful manufacturer today would choose this method in volume. Prototype, yes. Effective on thousands of vehicles, yes. Difficult for individual owners and as compared to formed fenders- Not the most precise method and technique probably.
George, do you feel this fender has merit- not with-standing cost or actual method? If so; it is method justified by cost, qualified by market demand present. But first, a steel formed fender is feasible, is it not? (from a technical standpoint-not cost) Would it produce superior results? Thanks -Jzn QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ Aug 22 2009, 11:10 AM)  and if they were going to be made the factory would have made them instead of a stock fender and then a fender flare. Even the GTS that the factory made were cut and the flares welded on! |
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tomeric914 Replacement STEEL Fenders with flares? Aug 21 2009, 07:48 PM
JazonJJordan :idea: Evening Tom,
Interesting, I was looking up... Aug 21 2009, 08:08 PM degreeoff only one issue I can see....$$ in versus... Aug 21 2009, 08:14 PM
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only one issue I can see....$$ in versu... Aug 21 2009, 08:21 PM
JazonJJordan :D Haha~ I hear ya! Tooling considered, I expe... Aug 22 2009, 09:32 AM r_towle
:D Haha~ I hear ya! Tooling considered, I exp... Aug 22 2009, 09:39 AM dr914@autoatlanta.com Yes if the gts had been done in quantity 100,000 o... Aug 22 2009, 01:49 PM JazonJJordan :sick: Oh well, there- I just nearly doubled our n... Aug 22 2009, 03:12 PM davep
and if they were going to be made the factory wou... Aug 22 2009, 03:49 PM kwales It's gonna be really $$pendy for the... Aug 22 2009, 10:45 AM JazonJJordan Thank you for the insight in the issues that seems... Aug 22 2009, 03:04 PM PanelBilly You'd be taking away a big part of the fun. Aug 22 2009, 03:04 PM JazonJJordan :D Yeh, I know, just trying to seek a better end. ... Aug 22 2009, 03:06 PM |
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