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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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ok, im taking my car to my auto body class, but today i had to inspect what needed to be done, and i checked the driver side fender last, i thought for that all i needed to do is sand blast bondo hammer out dents and paint, I WAS WRONG!!!!

i tapped the spot with a hammer and *FOOM!* IT BROKE THROUGH!!! i was like oh MY GOD!
turns out a part of the fender ROTTED THROUGH!!!!!



so, i needed a new one, so i searcehed and had this in the back of my mind.....

Primer Surfacer50(ish as well)
PRimer Sealer50(ish)
Base Coat (CS3)100-200$
Clear Coat (50(ish)
Medium Reducer 30-50$




im already looking at a $$$$ DIY repair

good news, i found a fender online for 111.28
 
Old Apr 23, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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wow, that kinda sucks. If anything At least you won't have to pay labor
 
Old Apr 23, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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holy mother of myself. reminds me of my friend who had a civic and he had some guy do body work on it. 2 weeks later he's doing 80 on the highway and **** starts flying off. he gets out to check what was going on and most of his bumper had flew off but there was still like 5 punds of bondo on it lmao
 
Old Apr 23, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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holy mother of myself. reminds me of my friend who had a civic and he had some guy do body work on it. 2 weeks later he's doing 80 on the highway and **** starts flying off. he gets out to check what was going on and most of his bumper had flew off but there was still like 5 punds of bondo on it lmao
haha holy crap!!!!!! thats gotta suck....bondo sucks IMO, it does its job but it can trap moisture

im happy abt this acually, because there are 2 massive dents in that same fender, that now i dont have to fix lol
 
Old Apr 23, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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Yeah rust pretty much sucks.
 
Old Apr 23, 2008 | 11:27 PM
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Damn that sucks. If only it had Audi's 10yr corrosion warranty!
 
Old Apr 24, 2008 | 07:24 AM
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Damn that sucks. If only it had Audi's 10yr corrosion warranty!


i never knew that a nissan altima could have an audi corrosion warrenty
 
Old Apr 24, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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Japanese cars SUCK when it comes to rotting their sh*t out. They've gotten better over the years but if you haven't noticed like 85% of the fully rusted cars out there are Japs. Oh well, they make up for in reliability and price. Be happy you're not paying "german" price for that fender
 
Old Apr 24, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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Damn that sucks. If only it had Audi's 10yr corrosion warranty!


i never knew that a nissan altima could have an audi corrosion warrenty
I was implying if only nissan had the ame type of warranty
 
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