Fender removal

[kwg2371]

OK I'm gonna be removing my fenders to put the grills back on them, heres the question what is the proper torque I need to apply when I put them back on???

Wth the removal of them fenders there are 4 bolts on the top and then the ones behind the wheelwells right???

[kwg2371]

Anybody???? the fenders are aftermarket and made of fiberglass

[MOMO]

there really is no set torque. I would tighten it down until you feel the fiberglass "creak" a bit and call it good. (not "crack" tho... that would be bad. lol).

[Tcougar]

snug, not really really really tight, from what i remember i think its easier to do the fender if the either headlight or bumper is out, i dont remember, or maybe not

[kustomcougar]

snug, not really really really tight, from what i remember i think its easier to do the fender if the either headlight or bumper is out, i dont remember, or maybe not

i think you have to take the bumper of, not sure about the headlights but you might as well as they have on 3 bolts on each headlight holding in, and i believe the hood has to come off as well to get the 1 bolt off each fender that is connected to the hood latches

[michcougar]

NO NO

You dont need to take the hood off. Just take the inner fender out. Take all the bolts off from inside the hood. Take the lower bolt out. There are 2 bolts holding your front bumper to the fender take those out (will most likely break or need to be cut anyway) and there you go.

HINT: when putting on the new fender make sure to open your door and make sure it doesnt catch the fender. You will need to make some adjustments.

[20cougar01]

Another thing you may want to do is have the car on level ground. It will help align the panels better if I remember correctly, I think I saw it on the Powerblock on Spike tv on one of the shows. I have to take my fenders off sometime in the future because when i took my z3s and kit off my car was on uneven ground and my hood/fender and fender/door gaps are off.

[michcougar]

x2 For sure have it on level ground.

[Tcougar]

prepare for broken bolts... i think about 3 bolts each fender broke for me when i swapped them, and fiberglass just doesnt tweak like metal :/

[krazykustomzonline]

Tape off the door edge and the fender edge with 2 layers of masking tape to protect the paint as you align the fenders.

[kwg2371]

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