Disclaimer: Ya, I knew better. I knew they suck. I knew it probably wouldn't fit well. I've seen the noise made before.
That said, OEM is not an option any more. A Google search showed there were essentially two flavors. Just OK, and crappy. Unfortunately, the just OK's were not available. So, I purchased a fender from a local autobody parts store. When they told me the price I asked if they had a better quality part in stock. Nope.
Folks, the fit sucked. At best I give the fender a "poor" rating. My issues?
The biggest issue was the turn signal bucket. Only one of the three screws lined up comfortably. The other two were way off. I got them in, but it was a struggle. Sure glad I don't have kids in my neighborhood, and most folks were at work. I wasn't, verbally, very nice.
Most of the holes were close. The holes across the top were acceptable. The hole at the top of the door took some work. The two holes at the bottom of the door were close. The top hole behind the turn signal buck was a joke. I had probably a 1/2" gap from the sheet metal to the core. I was able to get the bolt in and squeeze it down. The lower hole at the front was way off due to deformation of the fender. After I forced the bottom over I was able to get the bolt in. Thank gawd it was a self-tapper or I would have never got it started.
Other issues. The fit sucks next to the door. The edge doesn't line up and the door hits the fender. I think the reason is because the fender sits closer to the body and isn't flush with the fit in the door. If it was flat with the door it probably wouldn't be a problem.
Personally, due to the fit I don't expect this fender to last long. It will be cracking in no time.
That said, OEM is not an option any more. A Google search showed there were essentially two flavors. Just OK, and crappy. Unfortunately, the just OK's were not available. So, I purchased a fender from a local autobody parts store. When they told me the price I asked if they had a better quality part in stock. Nope.
Folks, the fit sucked. At best I give the fender a "poor" rating. My issues?
The biggest issue was the turn signal bucket. Only one of the three screws lined up comfortably. The other two were way off. I got them in, but it was a struggle. Sure glad I don't have kids in my neighborhood, and most folks were at work. I wasn't, verbally, very nice.
Most of the holes were close. The holes across the top were acceptable. The hole at the top of the door took some work. The two holes at the bottom of the door were close. The top hole behind the turn signal buck was a joke. I had probably a 1/2" gap from the sheet metal to the core. I was able to get the bolt in and squeeze it down. The lower hole at the front was way off due to deformation of the fender. After I forced the bottom over I was able to get the bolt in. Thank gawd it was a self-tapper or I would have never got it started.
Other issues. The fit sucks next to the door. The edge doesn't line up and the door hits the fender. I think the reason is because the fender sits closer to the body and isn't flush with the fit in the door. If it was flat with the door it probably wouldn't be a problem.
Personally, due to the fit I don't expect this fender to last long. It will be cracking in no time.