Got my *new* fenders from Hawks today.

Really eager to get them on, but my repair manual (Chilton) says the car needs to be jacked up.

Is this neccasary?

And are there any hiddens bolts I should know about?

 

i didnt have to jack my car up but yeah their are a couple hidden bolts...you have to take off the side gfx and there will be one bolt at the btootom of the 1/4 panel where the gfx were..also there are 4-5 10mm bolts that connects the fender to the bumper and they are preety hard to get to.. and also you have to take off the lower gfx on the front bumper that connects to the panel..but if they are rusted then spray som wd-40 on it and if you dont then you will probaly break the bolt...hope this helps

 

Midnight, you didn't say if your car is a Camaro or Firebird, but, you could use these "new" fenders as a reference. Just find every bolt that the "new" fenders have a hole for, and you'll be good.

If you don't have ground effects, people like to try to use the fender's lower rear mounting bolt as a jacking point when they get a flat tire. A previous owner of the car might've smashed that lower rear mounting flange flat against the car... you'll have to pry it down. The flange is between the front tire and the bottom of the FRONT of the door. If the bolt is hard to loosen, that means it's probably bent- and if it's bent badly, it'll probably snap- and if it snaps, your knuckles might kiss the pavement- and if that happens, resist the urge to kick the fender in.

 

Thank you both for your patience.

BTW, it is a 1983 trans am with no ground effects.

 

Can someone give me a detailed rundown on the rear bottom corner of the fenders on a camaro? There's some kind of bracketry there, that I can't see well enough on my other fender to figure out how it works. Pictures would be great.

I just got my replacement fender installed, and I can't seem to figure out how the bracket goes on the bottom. I have a 92.

Mathius

 

Just curious, anyone here have the aftermarket fenders from hawks? If ya do how do they line up? Any problems?

Thanks...

 

No one has aftermarket fenders?