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joemo5 Sun Sep 11, 2016 5:38 pm

Any idea on how to pop this
off?

jason Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:00 pm

Drill the 4 spot welds or grind it off.

chopped73beetle Wed Sep 14, 2016 6:02 pm

Did the bolt snap ? Why are you removing

joemo5 Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:12 am

The fender bolts snapped from the other side. A few of them anyway. this picture is taken of one that I can see but there is no way I could get to it with a grinder.

Dake Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:30 am

Drill it and use an easy-out. I'd try that first

theKbStockpiler Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:33 pm

Why not heat it and try to remove it with visegrips? :?

joemo5 Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:56 am

I have toyed with idea and going one inch to the right of each broken stud and make a new hole

scottmc Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:22 pm

If you have acess to a mig welder and room to get in there without burning the car down, thread a nut onto whatever is left until it is almost flush with end if bolt. Weld the nut to the bolt in the center and quickly unthread what is left of the bolt. The concentrated heat on the bolt will make it super easy to remove

Joseph DR Sat Oct 08, 2016 3:56 am

joemo5 wrote: I have toyed with idea and going one inch to the right of each broken stud and make a new hole

No, I wouldn't recommend that route. You will create a lot more work aligning the fenders and having fitment problems. It would look terrible.



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