stilzx61

well i just bought some fenders a couple days ago (since i didnt have any before..) after trying to install it i realized that the front two holes on the fenders do not align with the holes on the car...is there anyway to fix this or is it frame damage? (i dont exactly know what frame damage is either)...my hood also over laps the fender...could it possibly be the hood? thanks in advance guys!

RangerDan

First off I aint gonna be much help.

Whenever I have seen body shops installing fenders and hoods there are many adjustments and shimming.

Ive seen what looks like a mess of fender and hood and after some professional massaging everything goes right together.

Good Luck.

slowhatch4now

i installed a new (aftermarket) front end on my civic(fenders bumper and hood) before sending it to the paint shop. none of it lined up at first, the fenders were off the body line and the hood wouldnt close and **** like that, you just have to **** around with it wiggle it all into the right place and stuff like that.
btw. my fenders are still off the body line by like 1/4 of an inch because every aftermarket body piece made for a car is only 70 % acurate. not like original 100 %

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PupaScoopa

A few years ago I read up about body shops/insurance companies using aftermarket body panels because they're cheaper. Yet, they take more labor to tweak and install to make 'em look good. This is just one of those things you'll have to deal with when you get non-OEM body parts.