Fiberglass Crack, Oh no! Options

[celicaboy04]

Howdy boys (and girls, specialy the one with the red~celi *panting*)

Anywho, I am a poor college student up in Santa Rosa, CA and someone hit the front end of my Celi last week turning right into my lane from an adjacent street (I had the right of way thank you).

Anyways, my front fender got destroyed so I bought a pair of the z3 fenders off of cyber best buy. The fenders are great all except for one crack in one of them. I could send this back of course, but I think its a simple fix, and its not in a visible area either. It is at an unvisible location from the exterior, but it is close enough to the mounting points that it risks breaking off from the vibrations.

I have NEVER done fiberglass work and I am curious as to what I should do to fix the crack.

For those of you pimpstas here at 6gc that do all your body work, please enlighten me on the manner of which I should pursue fixing this crack (and please be specific with amounts of material - as much as can be anyways).

Thanks guys!

Will

This post has been edited by celicaboy04: Nov 17, 2004 - 8:18 PM

[celicaboy04]

The fender is fiberglass

And I WOULD send it back on their dime but CyberBestBuy's policy is that its the Shipping Company's fault and UPS says there is no damage to the box - which there is not - so there is no proof of their fault. Personally, I think CyberBestBuy sent me a ishy part and knew it would be a battle to get my money back...So, rather than mess with them, I just want to get it fixed and done.

Maybe if I explain where the crack is that might inform you more of what I should do.

Those of you who have purchased the Z3 Fiberglass fender, on the driver side fender at one of the rear mounting points (the side that you can see when you open your door), there is a crack at the base of the bracket and the fender. It is RIGHT where the two meet so it is a crucial location. The crack is not deep, only hairline, and there is a slight chip, however, the hairline fracture extends nearly all the way across (approx 3 inches or so). The bracket does not appear to be weakened but I know if it is not reinforced it will snap completely. I so wish I had a digital camera to help the situation...