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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 05:18 PM
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I need advice on a fender. My daughter's friend back into my 02 firehawk and cracked the pasenger fender in 2 places. Can this be repaired? I was looking at using fusor for the repair. Would it be best to order a new fender? Next oem or after market fender? Is there a big difference between the two? Any help advice is greatly appreciated.
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 09:45 PM
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post pics.it will be a lot easier to get OEM fender or after market rather then repairing i prefer OEM.but SMC can be pretty tricky when it comes to repairing IMO.
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 12:19 AM
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get a new fender, oem would be the best bet, with an aftermarket fender it will be a pain to get it to line up
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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Here are some pics of the fender
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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if you need a OEM fender I have a couple of them.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 07:41 AM
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you can repair that, but to be honest, its not worth it. grab an oem fender bolt on and go. By the time you buy material and the time to do it you could have paid for a new fender.
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