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Old 11-28-06 | 06:23 PM
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Installing New Fenders

Ok, now here is the deal, I have to get my rx7 passenger fender fixed and I was just going to replace both of them with after market fenders..... or I was just going to replace the one is there any good sites that are out there.... I searched google and google sucks! haha so yeah if anyone has any ideas that would be great.....

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Old 11-28-06 | 06:30 PM
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try certifit. their online parts catalogue is down but their contact info should be on their site. if not, pm me and i'll look at some of my old recipts and give you their number.
Old 11-28-06 | 06:31 PM
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Visit your local junkyard, and find a 7 with a good fender.

Take it off, and buy it for cheap, paint it, install it, done.
Old 11-28-06 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx713b
try certifit. their online parts catalogue is down but their contact info should be on their site. if not, pm me and i'll look at some of my old recipts and give you their number.

Ah yes...certifit...or should I say Sort a' fit.
I went to the Certifit in NJ and they said that they didnt make fenders for fcs no more........so I said WTF and I left...

So I had to get one from the junkyard.
Old 11-29-06 | 04:46 AM
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get an oem fender (at a local junk yard) after market stuff is a pita to make the lines match up. i spent less money on a new fender but the time it took to make it fit right was not worth the money i saved.
Old 11-29-06 | 09:06 AM
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Actual OEM Mazda fenders aren't too expensive. Under $300 if I remember correctly...But they will take some fitting and shimming as well.
Old 12-05-06 | 10:28 PM
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Ok, I'm going to the junkyard to pull a fender off..... So is a normal say gxl fender going to fit a t2? Bodies are the same right? Nothing a of a difference to them?
Old 12-06-06 | 05:22 AM
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it should fit !
remember, u have to take the tier off the car to get an easy access to the fender's bolts that connect it to the front bumper!
Old 12-06-06 | 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Qhasan31
Ok, I'm going to the junkyard to pull a fender off..... So is a normal say gxl fender going to fit a t2? Bodies are the same right? Nothing a of a difference to them?
Yep, it will fit without a doubt.

Originally Posted by Mazin
it should fit !
remember, u have to take the tier off the car to get an easy access to the fender's bolts that connect it to the front bumper!
Not necessary to pull the wheel off.
Old 12-06-06 | 09:09 AM
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Totally necessary to remove the wheel. Not taking the 4 seconds it takes to remove the wheel will add major frustration when trying to reach the nuts at the front of the fender (which will be rusted and will snap off).
Old 12-06-06 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
Totally necessary to remove the wheel. Not taking the 4 seconds it takes to remove the wheel will add major frustration when trying to reach the nuts at the front of the fender (which will be rusted and will snap off).

Not to spark debate but I must retort. It is not a necessity to remove the wheel(s). It is a nicety but not necessary.

I have replaced 3 full front ends, L&R fenders and front bumper skin without so much as turning the wheels, let alone removing them. The OP can or cannot, it's up to him and his tools, driveway, and work area to make that call.
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