FJ62 Front Fender Rust Solution? (1 Viewer)

[overton]

I have a nice low miles FJ62 that is rust free with the exception of the lower drivers side front fender. Look for a good repair solution here. The entire fender can be replaced but this is costly and the existing fender is 95% good. I'm told it's going to be time consuming to pound out iron to weld in here due to all the contours. I would like to find a patch from an existing fender that could be used.

Any suggestions, options or ideas here?

 

[SteveH]

An aftermarket fender is 295 (likely 375 with shipping). Unless you get the patch piece for cheap and do the welding yourself, you'll have quite a bit into patching it. Then there's painting it.

No easy solution here, unless you can find a clean used OEM fender, which seem rare these days.

 

[Devils Paw 80]

A body shop could patch it effectively, but the price would probably approach that of a new fender. A local body shop guy talked me out of doing any repair on mine. That's right, he turned down business. He recommended cutting out the bad part, leaving a hole and treating the edges. "Better drainage that way", he said. So, that's what I've done. In this rainy part of AK, we're not too concerned about appearances.

 

[KWalkerM]

An aftermarket fender is 295 (likely 375 with shipping). Unless you get the patch piece for cheap and do the welding yourself, you'll have quite a bit into patching it. Then there's painting it.

No easy solution here, unless you can find a clean used OEM fender, which seem rare these days.

Get a hold of Georg (orangefj45) if you are near Stockton California and see what his prices are and shipping for a fender. I got a rust free fender, valence, bumper and bezel from him to fix someones cruiser who had gotten rear ended for a fair price. I picked them up from his shop though so Idk about shipping costs. They are off color but the customer is repainting the rig.

 

[orangefj45]

No driver side right now, sorry.

Georg @ Valley Hybrids

 

[Bobs62]

Do FJ60 fenders fit correctly on FJ62's? Was told something about a missing tab for the signal lights, is that correct?

 

[KWalkerM]

No driver side right now, sorry.

Georg @ Valley Hybrids

Shoot I have one at my parents house from georg actually for a 60 but ya I dont know how compatible they are. If you can make it work for a 62 we might be able to work something out.

 

[SteveH]

Greg - there are some rollover trucks on Mud classifieds (including a white one) - perhaps you could get a lower fender cut shipped to you and have it welded on.

 

[overton]

I think I found some lower fender patches cut from good fenders. Waiting for a reply
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