Installing front pass-side 1/4 panel, What's involved? |
Installing front pass-side 1/4 panel, What's involved? |
Mar 23, 2009 - 9:12 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '08 From East Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I purchased a new 1/4 panel for my 96' Celica GT from rockauto.com for $180. It comes primed and certified (whatever that means). It also comes with mounting hardware. I'm thinking this is going to be a piece of cake job. Just remove the old one by basically turning a wrench right? And then get the new one painted to match and install. Easy right? Or not?
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Mar 23, 2009 - 9:41 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 12, '07 From Lancaster, Pa Currently Offline Reputation: 35 (100%) |
yes, and no. the fender is held on by a bunch of 10mm bolts. you have to take the the front bumper, low beam light and wheel well out too. the fit is not always 100%. make sure you have a few hours to do this project.
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Mar 23, 2009 - 10:16 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 29, '07 From Philly Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
yea your talking about a fender not a quarter pannel...the 1/4 pannel is in the rear of the car and to replace that includes cutting, welding, grinding, bondo, primer, and paint (not a cake walk if ya know what i mean) lol...fender on the other hand is a cake walk...look for the bolts in the inside of the door jam as well as underneath the car..there should be 2 under there holding it on as well, 3 up front, 4 or so under the hood, and your good to go
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Mar 24, 2009 - 8:26 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '08 From East Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Alright, thanks guys, I'll give it a go and make sure I'll have a full saturday available for the job. Thanks for the responses!
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Mar 24, 2009 - 9:46 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 10, '06 From Greensburg,PA Currently Offline Reputation: 27 (94%) |
if this is your first time taking off the front bumper... there are three nuts on each side... 10mm that connect the front bumper to the fender.... they can be a PITA.. best bet is to get them from underneath or make a really long extrension
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