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Old 11-25-2019, 07:18 PM
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Christ $999 plus shipping and that was the fitment? Why not get two OEM fenders and have a fab shop cut, extend, weld them out?
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I paid the intro price of $800+ shipping so not as bad. Because it’d probably cost 2x as much or more plus even finding a shop that can do that kind of work isn’t easy.
Old 11-26-2019, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Manga_Spawn
I paid the intro price of $800+ shipping so not as bad. Because it’d probably cost 2x as much or more plus even finding a shop that can do that kind of work isn’t easy.
You’re up in Seattle area right? Can’t be that hard to find a body shop that can do it and doubt it would be over $2k including used OEM fenders. Can’t remember who’s done on it here but may be trying it this winter.
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I haven't seen anyone actually have OEM fenders custom widened locally. There has been a few builds on here that did it but they either did it themselves or they knew of a shop that can do that work. Finding a bodyshop that does custom metal fab these days is not an easy thing. If there was someone that knew a shop and I could see their work then I would have maybe gone that route. I have a paint shop that I trust but custom metal work isn't thing they do.
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^^^Tahn at stage auto body - might actually be in his forte. He does weld body panels and works on some pretty wide range of custom stuff. You got it figured out now, but I wouldn't hesitate to talk to him in the future should the occasion arise.
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Oh I have talked with him plenty. He is my go to for paint (and why I recommended you use him). Never really struck me that he would take on that kind of work but I have never specifically asked. At the very least he should be able to help get these to 100%.
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Spent a little time cleaning off the dust from the car this weekend. I also cleaned the engine bay. I got a few of Ammo NYC's products and tried them out. Worked great. I used their wheel cleaner, wheel soap and paint cleanser.

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I put the downforce fenders back on since I am holding off on painting the new fenders.
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