Custom Made OEM Fenders, Lightweight front End Options

[BonzaiCelica]

Ok guys well Im in no rush to do this to my car just yet but I want to get an idea of how this will work.

-Having some JDM fenders shipped to my door will be too expensive. So I was thinking of having some fiberglass fenders made for the celica that have the fitting for the JDM and Euro Sidemarkers. And some are saying why not use existing fenders to make them into jdm fenders. Well....

All aftermarket fenders for the celica have weird cuts/slits in them to dissapate air or w/e and it just looks dumb. Im looking for purpose becuase I want lightweight fenders but Im not to convinced that fiber glass fenders are durable enough to where I can buff and wax them without them denting or being pushed in. Am I just being paranoid or is this what really happens??

As far as a carbon fiberhood, since I will be painting that the same color as the rest as the car, I can purchase the cheapest one and it wont matter becuase the shop will sand down the clear coat put a layer of bondo and then paint the hood with paint. So it doesnt matter the quality of the carbon fiberhood from the place I buy it from.

[richee3]

Sorry, I'm really tired right now, so I think I'm missing the point of your post. Please correct me. You don't want to use your OEM fenders and have the old sidemarkers filled in and cut new holes for the JDM turn signals... Why? It's your cheapest and easiest route. As I understand it, you do NOT want to do that at all. You'd rather pay out the a** to get custom fiberglass fenders made, then you say that you don't think fiberglass would be sturdy enough. I assure you that it is. My boss's new Viper is pretty sturdy. Maybe a custom fiberglass fender wouldn't be as tough. I see your point there. I'm just confused why you don't want to use the OEM fenders. I'll read this post again in the morning and see if it makes more sense to me.