Update! Bent front fender brackets fixed

[nda0602v6]

Took me a total of a 1/2 hour or so but I was able to bend back the lower front fender brackets which made the fender line up nice with the doors. I went a head and removed the two 10mm bolts and the 1 plastic Philips screw underneath so I could pull the fender out a little. I pulled the fender out so I wouldn't scratch it plus it allowed me to get a better grip on the metal bracket. For safety I used some jack stands and placed them directly under some beefy steel bars (sub frame?). I also backed the car onto a few pieces of scrap wood to help raise it up a bit to be able to slide my floor jack underneath. The brackets were bent so bad that a socket wouldn't fit so I had to use a small wrench. I didn't have any vise grips so I used the biggest pliers I had [img]graemlins/naughty.gif[/img] The brackets bend fairly easy so it didn't take long. One more thing I thought I'd note ... The two holes on the fender where the two 10mm bolts go through are slotted (left and right). I'm glad GM did this cause I also was able to adjust the gap between the door and the fender.











[ April 18, 2004, 05:58 PM: Message edited by: nda0602v6 ]

[Loochy88]

nice job. thanks for including pics too. I think ill put this in the tech archives since so many people have this problem.

[DannyV6Camaro]

i just use my hammer and a cloth, takes like a min. Good job anyways!!