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| Racer X | From day one (new) my Kat has been missing the right front splash guard clip. I told my service writer about it several times and she kept giving me the run around about it.... well it appears she is no longer at the dealership and I spoke with the service manager and talked to him about it.... He said no problem we will get you a new fender. He also cleared up some other things that I had been given the run around on too. But my question is this...
Should I go for the new fender knowing the paint wont be just right, or just live without it?
My Kat is silver and I know how hard the metalic is to match....But I figure I can have them respray it if it's too bad right? But I have lived without it so far.. even though I have the splash guards new in the box waiting... maybe live without it? Whatcha think?------------------
****Formerly C5 Frank****
Frank
01' Plymouth Prowler Silver
94' Mustang Cobra
00' Trans Am WS6 Ram Air
02' Excursion 4x2 Diesel This message has been edited by Racer X on 05-21-2003 at 09:12 AM |
| Bob Goetz | They should be able to match the silver the first time, then keep the old fender and sell it to me as I found a use for them and need several! |
| catfish | exactly what part are you talking about.there is no clip.there is a brkt,whick is bonded to fdr.and 3 studs that go into brkt.if brkt is missing,your fdr.can still be fixed. ------------------
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| Racer X | It's the clip you attach the splash guard to. They told me the clip cannot be ordered off the fender. Thats what they said... I have been going round and round with this for a year now!
Bob... if I do it and they let me keep the old one, I'll let you know.------------------
****Formerly C5 Frank****
Frank
01' Plymouth Prowler Silver
94' Mustang Cobra
00' Trans Am WS6 Ram Air
02' Excursion 4x2 Diesel |
| spoons |
Frank is missing one bracket/clip that is bonded on the inside of the fiberglass fender (i've seen his Cat). The bracket/clip that holds the splash guard onto the fendor. The fender is a factory defect because the clip/bracket didn't fall off, it was never put on when the fender was made. As far as keep the old fender when he gets a new one, doubt it will happen because with any warranty work the old parts MUST be sent back for credit.This message has been edited by spoons on 05-21-2003 at 09:44 AM |
| JCProwler | Let them paint it. |
| tangled up in BLUE | GET IT REPLACED ........paint will be okay....I just got a new pair and kept the old ones too....there is no part to fix this except replacing the entire fender.....at least from DC'c point of view  ..... |
| catfish | go to my post on 11/02/02-it tells you the fix easier than replace and repaint.and less of a hassle. or email me.post is under tech.q/a ------------------
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| Marty Usher | Frank - if your only concern is them being able to match the paint, please remember the fender is away from the car body so a MINOR shade difference that may be noticable if on adjacent body panels won't show on the fender. They should be able to match the paint anyway. ------------------
 2000 Black with hand painted blue faded to purple flames
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| twitch | lost my bracket a while ago but my mechanic who is very handy cut out another from a piece of sheet metal and epoxied it on-it works |
| KatAddict | I don't know if it is the same for the silver, but I used an excellent body shop. They had a difficult time matching Yellow until they switched to Dupont Paint. It now matches perfectly, sunlight or nightime This message has been edited by KatAddict on 05-22-2003 at 08:02 PM |
