How To Replace Front Quarter Panel?

[HueyLooie]

I need help on how to remove the front quarter panel on the passenger's side.. Looking to replace it. It is damaged beyond repair. No one on these forums seems to have had this issue thus far!

[TylerLieberman]

Front fender?

Remove bumper.

Remove fender lining.

Remove bolts on on top of fender in the engine bay. Remove bolts underneath connecting fender to the chassis. Pull off fender garnish and remove bolts by opening door to reach them. Remove last bolts near the headlight. Remove bumper mounting tabs from damaged fender and place onto replacement fender.

Install new fender. Install front bumper and corner lights. Install fender lining.

Done.

There are DIYs on the forum that walk you through various parts, like the bumper removal DIY. It's actually quite easy and self explanatory when you get into it.

[HueyLooie]

Originally Posted by TylerLieberman

Front fender?

Remove bumper.

Remove fender lining.

Remove bolts on on top of fender in the engine bay. Remove bolts underneath connecting fender to the chassis. Pull off fender garnish and remove bolts by opening door to reach them. Remove last bolts near the headlight. Remove bumper mounting tabs from damaged fender and place onto replacement fender.

Install new fender. Install front bumper and corner lights. Install fender lining.

Done.

There are DIYs on the forum that walk you through various parts, like the bumper removal DIY. It's actually quite easy and self explanatory when you get into it.

This is great. So i wont have to take my wheel off after all it seems?

[projek_01]

You need a stubby screw driver to reach the fender liner clips if you are still at stocker height. If you are lowered, take the wheel off for sure. Personally, I'd jack it up anyways since there are 10mm bolts at the bottom of the car.

[TylerLieberman]

Originally Posted by HueyLooie

This is great. So i wont have to take my wheel off after all it seems?

You don't have to take it off but you might find it easier with the wheel off as it gives you more room to work.

[jshadeck]

Im lowered, i removed the fenders and liners, mocked up/installed vf fenders, measured trimmed liners and reinstalled all w the wheels on the car. Definitely not a problem if you jack the car up (which you have to do to remove the wheel anyways) but yes it would give you more room, u just dont need it.

Theres definitely writeups on this process though, make sure u search for "fender" not "front 1/4 panel". As stated theres bolts on the top under the hood, one under the vent/garnish piece near mirror, underneath the car behind the wheel on the rollpan area, bumper has to come off, and headlight (if i remember correctly, they definitely had to come off for me to do the vf fenders)


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[HueyLooie]

Originally Posted by jshadeck

Im lowered, i removed the fenders and liners, mocked up/installed vf fenders, measured trimmed liners and reinstalled all w the wheels on the car. Definitely not a problem if you jack the car up (which you have to do to remove the wheel anyways) but yes it would give you more room, u just dont need it.

Theres definitely writeups on this process though, make sure u search for "fender" not "front 1/4 panel". As stated theres bolts on the top under the hood, one under the vent/garnish piece near mirror, underneath the car behind the wheel on the rollpan area, bumper has to come off, and headlight (if i remember correctly, they definitely had to come off for me to do the vf fenders)


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Thanks to everyone. This is really good input. Some of you mentioned to remove the fender garnish to get to the bolt that's supposedly behind it.. How do I get that to pop off without breaking it? I feel like I'm doing it wrong.

[jshadeck]

Theres a piece of 3m adhesive near the back edge (closest to mirror) and a bunch of clips. If u open the hood and look in behind the trim piece you can see a few, other than the 3m it just pulls off, u can heat up the 3m a little or use a piece of fishing line behind it


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