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curtisr

Hoping someone might recognize these fenders on my '87 924s. They don't appear to fit the year and model. The lower portion behind the wheel is flared. This is the case for both sides.

Thanks in advance.

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pcelenta · Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 546 Location: long island,ny

need some close up shots of the wheel flares you are talking about...from that picture it looks like your run of the mill 87 "S"

Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Looks like damage from improper lift arm placement to me.
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kcoyle · Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 712 Location: Long Island, NY

curtisr · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:26 am Post subject:

fiat22turbo · Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4040 Location: Portland, OR

Someone heated them up and used a fender roller or a baseball bat to gain a little room for bigger tires.

They don't appear to match the rest of the paint on the car, indicating a possible front end replacement and poor respray?

Either way, it isn't factory and was performed by someone for some specific reason.
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curtisr · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:32 am Post subject:

I shall have to settle for something less exotic then I had hoped for.

I could not find anything in my many P books that suggested a likely source so, I shall chalk it up to damage or attempt at customization.

Thanks everyone.
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jason c · Joined: 13 Jan 2014 Posts: 1018 Location: Nwi

Can you post a pic from the bottom. It looks like the bottom is bent like someone tried to jack it up there as rasta said. The paint repair might be from either cracks from the bend or rock chips.
It doesn't look like they tried to make room because the edges aren't rolled. I would think maybe they broke a ball joint but that doesn't seem likely since its on both sides.
You can straighten it out fairly easy if you want. You can also do a light wetsand & buff to remove the excess paint off the fenders.

emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2822

I dunno, in that first closeup I see something a little different than rolled fenders.

So usually rolled fenders result in that inside lip being crushed up against the backside of the fender instead of it staying 90 degrees out, like you can see in the pic. It looks to me like there might be about a 1" flare on the actual fender below the trim line.

Better pictures would help -- especially with more contrasting light and a shot from the back rather than straight on or from the front...

jason c · Joined: 13 Jan 2014 Posts: 1018 Location: Nwi

I don't see a rolled lip. Better pics will tell but to me it looks like the bottom of the fender (where the plastic rocker covers of on cars that have them) is bent up which pushes the front of the fender outward. Its difficult to tell because the bottom of the fender is black ad there is a shadow.

emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2822

... yes the black part of the rocker looks like it has been crunched.

I'm looking around the trailing edge of the wheel well starting at the trim line (door handle height) down to the black rocker. Looks like a 1" flair around the circumference of the wheel well.

Need better pics..,.

curtisr · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:56 pm Post subject: