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replacing front left fender

Old Aug 4, 2005 | 01:28 PM
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is it hard how many bolts??? has anyone done this yet???
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 01:40 PM
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driverjohn has. There'* alot of bolts. I suggest using Chilton'* to do this.
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 02:19 PM
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I've replaced the right fender on my car and have taken several off trying to find a good one.

There are a ton of bolts. There are two behind the front headlight that need to be removed after removing the headlight.

There are 3 on the underside that attach the bumper to it. You'll need an extension to make this easier.

There are 3-4 on the upper side which are easy to get to, but might be torx. It was 50/50 when looking for mine.

The inner plastic fender needs to be removed. There are a dozen or so 7 mm screws to remove.

There are 2 screws on the bottom side of the fender. Mine were under the sine molding which needed to be removed, but I know 96-99 is different there.

Once the inner fender is out, (wheel should be off by now) stick your head in and look back towards the door. There will be a little T bar there with 2 screws into the body and 1 into the fender.. your choice which comes off.
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Lastly, looking towards the door still, look up and you will see 2 more screws that go upward and attach the fender to a bracket. Remove those as well. They are tough the get onto and I used a bunch of extensions. Then you can now remove the fender. Don't forget to unplug the turn signal. All screws not mentioned are 10mm.
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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Which is exactly why I suggested using Chilton'*.
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 04:39 PM
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Kenn i have the FSM if you need help too
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