Salvagedcircuit Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Curious, has anyone picked up the recently manufactured front fenders or reproduction fiberglass Header Panel / front clip? How do you like them? Are they manufactured to the same quality as the OEM ones? Do they fit the same and are they the same thickness? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted Monday at 06:41 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:41 PM My experience with aftermarket front clips is that most of them are not good. Would always recommend getting a good junkyard one. Can't comment on fenders. But if they are Keyparts then their quality is usually really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghetdjc320 Posted Monday at 10:33 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:33 PM I’m currently running aftermarket fenders with an oe front header/grill. The fenders took some modification to fit properly and are definitely a thinner metal than originals. You can make them work if you need to but I’d suggest just getting some junkyard fenders as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Htchevyii Posted Tuesday at 03:14 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:14 PM I purchased the Crown Automotive 83506616 Header Pane from Jeg's for my '89 XJ. I had read some reviews saying that the panel was not the correct dimensions and others were OK. I took a chance and ordered it anyway. It was complete garbage! The reviews were correct that stated the it was not wide enough. if you were to align the front of the fenders, the hood wouldn't have closed. The fiberglass work was also very lumpy over the entire panel and would have required extensive bodywork over all visible parts. I ended up returning it and repairing the cracked one off of my parts rig. There were no fitment issues with the used one even though it was off of a different vehicle. Maybe some other brands are OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted Tuesday at 10:12 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 10:12 PM Thanks for the input guys! I went with a junk yard header panel from a 91-96 XJ and an aftermarket driver fender. My driver side fender ended up being an aftermarket already so no harm done. the driver fenders at eh junk yard were all rusted out or had rust bubbling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted Tuesday at 10:33 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:33 PM I watched the guy who is building mama fratelli’a XJ and he bought crown parts, good example of why crown sucks despite having the license to reproduce those parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghetdjc320 Posted Wednesday at 02:59 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:59 AM I wish key parts would add fenders to their offerings. We need someone to make a decent body panel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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