vert fenders, which is most ghetto

[stamar]

ya the top line is the same. that is where the moulding goes, same on both. same moulding peice.

underneath the molding is the bump part its covered with undercoating. could be smaller or larger i cant see it, need a vert fender with the undercoating scraped off.

ya its a half inch off

the hole on my car is bent in actually but the po and i never bent the fender like that its still straight on the tab part.

ya well id rather look for a correctly painted fender and throw this one away.

youd rather have a non matched fender then that the bottom lined up correctly? Am I right in saying that?

Different strokes I guess I doubt the majority would agree.

ya I never noticed it for 9 months. granted no one told me that it was possible a non vert fender was on my car. Or what differences there were in them, where to look.

Actually look at any car picture, like the one above. Can you see the bottom fender screws?

Its invisible until you are literally bending over.

99.99 percent of the time you see a car, you are in your car or you are in a parking lot walking.

[td325ic]

that fitment is shit, its short by at least half an inch. I feel like any car person would notice it right away.

does the molding at the top of the rocker even line up with the cabrio molding?

That's the whole point that Stamar is missing. Not only is the coupe fender too short but there's no provisions on the coupe fender to install the convertible rocker panel molding. The convertible fenders are indented where the molding fits, the coupe fenders are not.

Stamar, everyone has known for years and years that non-vert fender can be physically bolted onto a vert. That's nothing new. You haven't discovered anything or proved anyone wrong. But just because something can be bolted on doesn't mean it "fits" in most people's sense of the word.

If you don't believe me then look up the member "UmmYeahOk" on bimmerforums. She's been on bimmerforums since 06. Her vert was in a major accident early on in it's life, it was then pieced back together and they used coupe fenders on her vert.

Does this look right to you?




Most people wouldn't call that good fitment. That's why people have told you it wouldn't fit, because it looks half-assed.

But with all that said, you are right in the sense that a nicely painted non-vert fender would look better than a damaged vert fender. So run the non-vert fender temporarily until you can find a good condition convertible fender that fits like it should.

[stamar]

that is an awesome picture. I appreciate that picture ill go over it tommorow as to why. Because Im planning on doing just that, getting a red coupe or sedan ( they are the same) fender.


hold on for a second, they did actually do something to that fender that is not like mine. however in daylight i will show you.

( preview, ok look at my picture look at theirs. They stretched the fender to the holes to fasten it. Mine, just left it in the air. ok so if i liked how that looked I could do that but i dont. the way that picture is, you can see it. Just dont fasten the holes its invisible)



that car is even the same color which is cool. But it looks like the door was damaged on that picture too.



Sure my car was in a passenger side accident also and peiced together, hood and fender. I obviously wasnt there to see what it looked like before. headlight is cracked too.

Overall though that car must have been in a serious wreck or a more straight sideways wreck.


Well would you literally take that red fender off, and put on a green convertible fender?

i dont know what her story was but she did the smartest thing, according to my best thought, get a regular fender of the correct color. not a vert fender in another color , or leaving the body damage.

Im sure anyone would. Then if you find a red vert fender someday switch it again. Id rather ride around in a single color car while waiting for lightening to strike that a dual color car.


If you wanted to make that one perfect you could cut the bottom off a vert fender and weld it on there. Cover it with undercoating.


TD325ic understands all the variables involved, and owns a convertible. I wouldnt actually even point this out but many people just cant figure this situation out lol. Its possible that 325ic has looked for vert fenders.

Do you want to know something really funky? The po of this red convertible was a woman... so now Im triple checking. i mean I can tell already its not the same car but im triple checking it.
No its funkier than that, i bought this car from someone with 2 zinno e30s could have switched the fender again...

[woodisgood]

^^drinking?

[Dj Buttchug]

i have vert fenders... one is on my sedan right now and it hangs lower. someone fucking trade me already.

[TwoJ's]

Jesus Christ man. You communicate like a 13 year old 5th grader.

So everyone told you that vert fenders are different, and then you found out that they are indeed different. You claim that it is "unnoticeable" that you've got an improper fender on your car? Really? Unnoticeable?

[MR 325]

This guy thinks he fucking discovered the wheel because a non-vert fender "mostly" bolted on to his car.

Stop being a cheap fuck and get the CORRECT fender for your car, we don't care.

[Acehye559]

lol

[McGyver]

I can't understand how you string 1 thought over 3 lines. Only use a new paragraph for a new thought.

Next, that fender doesn't fit. The it has no molding at the top of the rocker, and you can't screw in the bottom because it is 1/2 inch too short.

Yes it may look better to temporarily run a coupe fender on a vert if you got into a wreck, but why buy 2 fenders when you can just buy a used vert fender off of a forum member and paint it to match your car? you are in fucking california, i can give you the name of a guy who can drive 15 min to a junk yard, pull a fender, and ship it to you.

if you are trying to fix up a car, do it correctly the first time instead of going cheap and trying to make up excuses about why you did a half-assed job.

/rant

[Pac1373]

lol well the person who would care macgyver

Is someone who has a vert with fender damage.

Do you think they would care what the answer is?

You can put yourself in their shoes though.

Im actually trying not to have any point, just soliciting opinions.

I had heard of people actually welding the part on from the vert fender but to me that seems overboard, its not even visible. If you put the undercoating on to match, you wouldnt be able to see a thing even at tire level ( in my opinion)


here you go.

Now on the other side, I cant tell you whether that line is there or not because its covered with undercoating. I believe it is. so u see the hole.

Anyhow you cat see a thing unless you bend over.

but because its asthetics, that could bug you more than the whole color being off. I wont speak for anyone. If it does say so.

but there you go that should give you an educated opinion.

It is different its like 1/2 to 3/4 inch off.

so here you go, you have fender damage. Do you look for one in your color that is off like this, or do you look for one in another color that is not?

it is honestly harder to find a vert fender even in the wrong color than a non vert fender in the right color but its just hypothetical.

Holy balls, wtf did you do to that fender?

No, this does in NO WAY look good, right of correct, I can see your rusty Rocker area EASILY under your to short, messed-up, painted with a used paintbrush fender.

just do it right or don't do it. you can buy an after market fender for $100 and a can of paint from any number of vendors if you must go ghetto.

or a used vert fender and the same dammed can of paint.

you needed to make a poll, and post to your own thread 5 times before anyone else did to figure this out?


*edit* I didn't even get the pic from pg1post 13 in the quote...wtf? even the internet didn't want that re-posted...

[stamar]

If you have a vert fender in 138 from a guy in california post it here.

I looked on forums for months and never saw one. Me personally im going to find a non vert fender in the wrong color a junk yard for about 30$. If I find a vert fender in the wrong color I guess Id trade I wouldnt buy it.

I have never even heard of a vert in a junkyard actually. I think i saw somewhere around 20 e30s in portland junkyards and never saw one vert.

If you think you can find a vert fender in red let me know.

the fender on there came with the car. I wouldnt pay to have it painted. Ill put on either fender in the right color. The vert fender is better.

I dont understand whats confusing actually. I guess its never going to compute to someone without a vert that you cant get vert fenders from a junkyard.

Meditate on this. 3 times.

[stamar]

i have vert fenders... one is on my sedan right now and it hangs lower. someone fucking trade me already.

Ill trade you my non vert fender. passenger side? I will strip it of paint.

[stamar]

Holy balls, wtf did you do to that fender?

No, this does in NO WAY look good, right of correct, I can see your rusty Rocker area EASILY under your to short, messed-up, painted with a used paintbrush fender.

just do it right or don't do it. you can buy an after market fender for $100 and a can of paint from any number of vendors if you must go ghetto.

or a used vert fender and the same dammed can of paint.

you needed to make a poll, and post to your own thread 5 times before anyone else did to figure this out?


*edit* I didn't even get the pic from pg1post 13 in the quote...wtf? even the internet didn't want that re-posted...

I did not put that fender on this car, the po did after an accident

I want to REPLACE THAT FENDER. repeat that sentence. I want to replace that fender with another one. Stop. Repeat that sentence one word at a time out loud to yourself.

the car came with a mismatched fender.... ok? Lol in the wrong color. It got in an accident. I dont know that the rocker panels are rusty but that little bit is rusty.

I did a few little projects to improve it. it came tiwht the fake mtech 2 kit also that needs to be painted so I checked out what the color looks like before painting it. I never did paint it i switched to polishing the rest of the body to see the if i can match the color.

the hood will be replaced with a red hood when i find one, that doesnt need a vert. It wouldnt take long to find one but i decided to strip it off anyway and cover it with black primer.

Concentrate super hard on this. I didnt know I could get a fender from a junkyard and it would fit, or i wouldnt even have messed with painting it. But when I saw that it wasnt a vert fender I said fuck it im not even sanding this. Ill just get a non very fender from the junkyard. LIKE ANYONE WOULD DO...

Ha or wait for a non vert fender. Sort of the point of this thread would you rather have a mismatched fender of put a non vert fender on? Of course youd put a non vert fender on. Everyone who answered would lol.

Or would you actually be brain frozen, unable to put the non vert fender on, and just leave your fender in its present state for years until you found one?

I mean thats fine. What on earth have I done different than any of you would do you geniouses? I just have to laugh.

So you say, just leave the fender like that dont get a red fender from a junkyard. Raise your hand please. Which of you think thats a good idea again?
I mean have you confused yourself even? I know for a fact that most people are a lot brighter than a good chunk of the people who responded. Thats just human nature bright people dont even put to writing something they dont fully grasp.

i want to replace that fender. Do you get it? I cant believe this takes more than average IQ. If I use too many words read 325ics post. Of course use the non vert fender til you find a vert fender.

[cabriodster87]

I would put a "vert" fender on a "vert" no matter what color. It wouldn't be "getto" because it's the right thing to do. At least sand and prime it.

[stamar]

I would put a "vert" fender on a "vert" no matter what color. It wouldn't be "getto" because it's the right thing to do.

Thats a valid opinion. Cant be wrong. The color is not most important to you. To me it is more important. Thats what the debate was for those that can grasp it. You can definitely.

is it the color or the mismatch that woudl stand out more to you?

Its possible that you need to own a convertible to understand??? I dont know why...

Some people havent owned enough cars to understand. Some cars you can get fenders for cheaply and some you cannot. Some cars have a fender year change and the fenders are mostly the same but different just like in this case.