Fender moved
Fender moved The only thing that was recently done to my car that may have caused this was at a tire shop getting a nail taken out. It looks like the lower quarter panel shifted outwards, would this be a relatively easy fix? It looks like the metal piece that it is attached to under the car where there are 2 bolts located was bent. Makes me wonder if the shop was at fault, I will have no way of proving it though. Any advice appreciated.
TECH Junkie
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: White Bear, Mn
bunch of clowns, ya that is what happens when hacks lift these cars by the pinch rails. It should suck back in when you bend the pinch rail back to straight, just be careful.
Is the plastic cracked that also bolts to the inside of the pinch rail?
Is the plastic cracked that also bolts to the inside of the pinch rail?
TECH Junkie
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 3,913
Likes: 366
From: White Bear, Mn
I was looking for a picture on Google images and came across this thread. Give it a read. You will be able to get it right again, just go slow https://ls1tech.com/forums/paint-bod...-gap-pics.html
Yeah there is a bracket hanging down right behind the front tire that bolts the fender in. Just take a hammer and beat it back in or a big crescent wrench and bend it back in, takes about 2 minutes to fix.
Inexperienced techs tend to see that fender mount tab and think it's a jack point. Mine got mangled and bent back so many times that I had to cut it off and replace it with an L bracket. Such is life with an f-body.
