» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 405,006 Views | | | | | 07-24-2012, 10:17 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 511 | Aftermarket fenders? Has anyone ever tried them? if so any good if not anywhere else to get cheaper than dealer fenders? 254$ a side is a bit pricey. | | | 07-24-2012, 11:11 PM | #2 | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 | You could try to find someone parting out a sedan or perhaps even a ti. I doubt aftermarket fenders are going to fit as well as Genuine BMW fenders, but if new ones are out of your budget, then I'd opt for used ones. One thing to make special note of is to make sure you get fenders with the correct sidemarker cutout for your vehicle. 09/96 and later models have cutouts for the newer style sidemarker lights. If you need a left fender and want to try an aftermarket one, ecstuning has them on clearance for 27 bucks: http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E36-318...nce/ES2500771/ | | | 07-24-2012, 11:41 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 511 | Wow thats cheap, still afraid though I have a set of 1996+ and new side markers but the bottoms were rusted quite bad after hours of work ( naval jelly, Wire wheel, Rust reformer paint) I still don't really want to get them painted etc and have them on my car knowing they are rusty on the bottom. | | | 07-26-2012, 07:20 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 281 | I agree with jess, find used ones or buy OEM ones. I bought an aftermarket nose panel and the fitment was terrible. Unfortunately I didn't find this out until after I paid to have it painted and ended up paying for an OEM one and paint again. Do you have a junkyard you can browse at? __________________ -Alex | | | 07-27-2012, 07:00 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,019 | I got (2) used fenders $60 for both. Just search CL. __________________ V2 in progress. Volkswagen MK6 GTI | | | 07-27-2012, 08:18 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 874 | There's always sedan part outs in CL __________________ Mods: 325is zender spoiler, 3" carbon fiber antenna, 5% tints rear windows, black out grills, Fogged air intake, Ds1 wheels, Rokkor coilovers, bilstein rear shocks, blacked out tails and home made angel eyes | | | 07-27-2012, 09:28 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 511 | Almost never a.part out around here and they are usually rusty | | | 07-28-2012, 12:29 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Broomfield,Colorado Posts: 664 | I looked for a good couple of months for a good fender to pop up on Cl Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2 | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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