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PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:31 pm    Post subject: German fenders Reply with quote

I am sure this is a stupid question but how can you visually identify German fenders.

I know theres a few tricks and I can't remember them all.

I remember one of them is the transition from the headlight to the outer edge of the fender has that S shape.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another way is the lip running over the wheel well will typically have more "drain" holes on the German ones than repros. Also the German Fenders just feel more substantial than many repros.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

substock wrote:
Another way is the lip running over the wheel well will typically have more "drain" holes on the German ones than repros. Also the German Fenders just feel more substantial than many repros.


I think I read that. I have been searching the forums.

The Germans have 4 holes right?

Also I read that on repo fenders the edge bend will not be smooth all the way around. It will have wrinkles in it.

I also read that the fit at the rear apron is to long, however, I am looking for a way to tell with the fenders off the car.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:58 pm    Post subject: german vs. brazilian Reply with quote

Another trick if it is off the car- hold it perpendicular to the ground and twist it by hand with the running board end between your feet (no really). The German will offer little twist- even if the Brazilian fender closely matches the contours. The cheap fender will twist like a pretzel.

The radius of most cheap fenders at the fender lip is abrupt- where the Germans are more gradual- a look down the profile will show a marked difference. If you can, use a contour guage (the wood-working tool that helps replicate and duplicate contours) to acquire the contour of a known good fender- right at the "high noon" of the radius. cut out a cardboard sample to match- then you have a guage with which to judge everybody else's crappy So American fenders!
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:05 pm    Post subject: Re: german vs. brazilian Reply with quote

hitest wrote:
Another trick if it is off the car- hold it perpendicular to the ground and twist it by hand with the running board end between your feet (no really). The German will offer little twist- even if the Brazilian fender closely matches the contours. The cheap fender will twist like a pretzel.

The radius of most cheap fenders at the fender lip is abrupt- where the Germans are more gradual- a look down the profile will show a marked difference. If you can, use a contour guage (the wood-working tool that helps replicate and duplicate contours) to acquire the contour of a known good fender- right at the "high noon" of the radius. cut out a cardboard sample to match- then you have a guage with which to judge everybody else's crappy So American fenders!


Good tips thanks.
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