Fiberglass fenders, durability? Options

[DoodieHead]

well, i need to replace my fender so i was wondering if anybody has fiberglass fenders. do they crack easy like front and rear bumpers? does anybody have any experience with them at all? they are 110 a pair at cyberbestbuy, thats the price i would pay for one oem fender. i will accept all suggestions, thanks

[dcgoalie312]

yeah i was actually looking at those same fenders today i was wondering if they fit well and if they would break easily too? thanks
DREW

[Pvc99gT]

are they just oem replacement or are they like Z3 fenders? yea man anything fiberglass is usually gonna have a bit of fitment issues. i dunno tho as i had my fenders done custom and havent put on a full fender replacement.

[BigEdge169]

It looks like all they've got on cyberbestbuy is the Z3 kind, but its definetly not a Celica in the picture so who knows how they would fit.

If anyone gets them definetly let us know how they fit and look, that's a great price though, almost seems too low for them to be a quality product.

[Andason]

Our community must go to cyberbestbuy a lot because we have the 5 and 6 spot for best sellers. we 96-00 civics. the 92-95 is still #2

so i wouldnt doubt they are producing more parts for our stuff

I've been waiting for these for a while and will be going on with my kit once i get taxes back

Only 110 for both???????????????

erebuni's new hood, z3 fenders, front lip and-on, and invader rear... drool

This post has been edited by Andason: Jan 4, 2004 - 5:10 PM

[SleeperCelica]

haha dumb question.... but they looked like they were on a car without our style headlights..... do they fit?

[Andason]

[initialdrift55]

yes i really want some cool fenders for our cars.

[dcgoalie312]

i just bought these so i will let you know how fitment is when i get them in and on the car
DREW

[0Re0]

I was thinking of make them. If you guys want, how much are you willing on spending for it?

[macavely]

does anyone know how much the shipping is?

[BigEdge169]

[oOoHuY]

yeah who ever bought those z3 fenders from cbb post a pic of it and tell us if it fits or not thanks

[dcgoalie312]

ok i bought the z3 fenders and they are on their way. it was $85 for shipping. will post pics of fitment as soon as they arrive.
DREW

[DoodieHead]

got some good news about these, they are predrilled. so 110 is awesome price for the fenders, its just a guess but im thinking since they are already drilled..they will fit decent

[SleeperCelica]

to our light style as well?

[celimanST]

ROCK!!!!!

Those are sweet.


Austin

[DoodieHead]

yea, they dont have pics of it on the celi, if you browse around, not even the more popular cars dont even have pics for the fenders

[SleeperCelica]

i probably will order those with a z3 bumper..... anyone like that bumper?

[SpedToe169]

This might seem weird....but when you get them will you weigh them for me (please don't quote shipping weight, that won't help)???? I'd really appreciate it!!

[DoodieHead]

yea, i was thinking if they would weigh more or less than oem fenders also, hopefully a little lighter

[SleeperCelica]

any update to those who purchased these?

[nik]

can someone make a link

[DoodieHead]

the link is here

[celimanST]

I want to see them on one of our car before a I shell out the cash! It is good to be a little skeptical about thing like this they look great but has anyone seen them on a celica??? Now if this does turn out to be a good product then all I have to say is HELL YEAH!!! It is always good to see a new part for our cars because aftermarket support for celicas is nill at best. Which a shame considering that a GT-4 is one of the best cars ever made.

CelimanST

[dcgoalie312]

well guys i was told that they were to be delivered by friday and now here it is sunday with nothing but as soon as they come in i will show and tell you how the fitment is
DREW

[BigEdge169]

[dcgoalie312]

yeah when i get them on the car i will post pics
DREW

[BigEdge169]

awesome thanks a lot Drew

[dcgoalie312]

sorry guys nothing yet but i just got off the phone with cbb and they said they will be here tomorrow
DREW

[nik]

hey can you post some pics of fenders when you get them?

[dcgoalie312]

[initialdrift55]

awesome i wanna see how they look so i can get me a pair

[celimanST]

[COLOR=red]I gotta see these. Call them and see what the hold up is, I know I would.

CelimanST

[DoodieHead]

I got tracking number for mine, they will be here next monday..they ran out of stock so i had to wait for them to send it yesterday

[dcgoalie312]

MINE ARE IN!!!!! they came in today they look beautiful i will put them on tomorrow.
DREW

[celicarocker]

HURRY!!!! if you say the fitment is good enough to just bolt on, im ording a pair for me...

[dcgoalie312]

well guys got some good news and some bad news. the good news is that they will fit pretty easily just bolting on! the bad news is that in my wreck the driver side wheel well was shifted about 6 inches out so it doesnt fit. but hopefully i can get that fixed.
DREW

[nik]

pics????

[celicarocker]

yeah, i second the pics notion...

[dcgoalie312]

they will be up later

[nik]

hows it coming dont mean to rush you or anything?

[DoodieHead]

I got mine in the mail today, they look awesome. they not only have the z3 gills, but have the two slots near the door which im excited about to see how it looks.
spedtoe: they weigh ~6 lbs, i dont have an accurate scale, just weighed myself, and then weighed myself holding fender

I will get some pics of it uninstalled as soon as i get a digi cam from someone.
I'm just sad that i can't install them due to me totalling my car last week whole front frame is damaged, so i cant even rig it on there. i might be selling these really soon to save up some money for new car.





This post has been edited by DoodieHead: Jan 19, 2004 - 3:06 PM

[DoodieHead]

i also wanna add that the box that these came in had VIS Racing Sports all over it, so i suppose they were made by VIS and cyberbestbuy got the fenders from them?

[celicarocker]

if you do sell them, you probably want what you paid for for them... but if you drop the price a little, let me know ... i need some, but moneys a little tight right now... the money i do have is going to fix my sunroof.... and try to quote shippment to 06241 for me... thanks...

[celimanST]

I am getting these. these rock


William

[Einhander]

Does it like like you can take the z3 part outta the fender, What i mean is can you fill it in. Because i am only wanting these to make molding the front on more stable. . . .the vents toward the back look kicka$$ though.

[DoodieHead]

if you are familiar with fiberglass, you could fill in the z3 gills, but if not, you can get any body shop to fill it in for you
yea, thats one reason why i liked these fenders is bc i wanted to mold front bumper to the fender, and these fenders would have a more durable connection, fiberglass to fiberglass..not fiberglass to metal

[macavely]

i think i will be order those in about a month or two.. i really like the look

[BigEdge169]

Yeah, those look really badass, I'm definetly gonna get some. As for the molding goes, I always loved the way it looks but you're screwed if you need to get to something behind the bumper, but if you've got fiberglass fenders and front bumper, then you can probably rig it all up to come off like a one-piece racing front end would. That would be really sweet and much more practical.

[Einhander]

What i am going to do is mold it as a solid piece, and if you mold fiberglass to fiberglass, you can take it off as a solid piece without worring about cracking like you would with fiberglass to metal. The only inside bolt behind the bumper holding the fender on is reachable underneath the car if it's jacked up anyway, so no worries about taking it on and off as a solid piece.

[sapperk]

i just ordered mine tonight from cyberbestbuy. they should be here in 7-10 days and will be installed that same day, ill post pics when im done, i also got the hood scoop from them too...

[Einhander]

I finally got them, and they are on sooner or later i am going to get some pics up.
The z3 part looks nice once installed and painted, even with outta the can paint. . . i have to get my car finish so i can get do a real paint job instead of this outta the can crap, lol.

[klr_toy]

SWEET! I can't wait to see what the Z3's look like with a black combat kit.

[Einhander]

looks like crap right now, the combat fitment is even worse with these fenders. but oh well another weekend in the garage and it should be taken care of.

[celicarocker]

i think the combat kit would look tons better if one cut the sides of it so it butted up against the fender, instead of overlapping the fender all the way back to the wheel well...

[Einhander]

well you could do that if the combat didn't sit 1 to 2 inches lower than the fender it'self. If your molding the combat on it wouldn't be that hard to do, But i dunno if it'd look right once done.

[celicarocker]

i just dont think it looks right overlapping IMO....

[klr_toy]

[FallenHero]

I cannot see the pictures

[nik]

I just got my z3 fenders on and painted what do you guys think ??


http://www.6gc.net/photo.php?file=/images/...hotos/173_6.jpg

[Phat_99CeliGT]

WOW!!!
IM GLAD I GOT THEM NOWW!!!!

THOSE LOOK AWESOME!!!

[macavely]

damn those do look great.. can't wait to get them on my celi

[FallenHero]

More Pics!!!

[PaulGT]

hell yes i wanna see more pics as well

[celicarocker]

they look alot better than i thought they would.... im getting them anyway... how was the fittment?

[nik]

THEY DIDNT FIT AT ALL AT FIRST I HAD TO DRILL BIGGER HOLES AND FIX A BRACKET AND YOU HAVE TO DRILL HOLES TO CONNECT THE BUMPER TO THE FENDERS

[celicarocker]

no caps man... but where did you get them from?

[3TST]

They look FANTASTIC...nice one!

Just one thing..
Don't whether it's me eyesight or not
but are the wheel arches more flared than that of the stock fender?

This post has been edited by 3TST: Mar 18, 2004 - 7:19 PM

[nik]

there are more fender pic here http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/521899

[bustown]

nice i think it would look better once you get the skirts on cause more detail will be on the car and they wont stick out as much