Front Passenger Fender
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Front Passenger Fender
Hey everyone,
Basically looking for recommendations for placed to buy a new front passenger fender. I had someone hit and run my car on Wednesday and now I need to replace it. I've been looking at auto body shops to go and get it repaired, but the costs are considerably high (as expected). One place in particular mentioned that I could provide the parts for a cheaper alternative. So my question is, where do you guys go to get decently priced quality parts online? Would an OEM part be best or are the aftermarket ones comparable? Also, should I get it pre-painted with the manufacturer paint code, or would it be best to have the shop blend the color in? That comes out to a more expensive option but if the difference would be minimal, I would go ahead and just order it pre-painted.
I was hoping to go with a junkyard part option, but I can't find any near me unfortunately. At least not one that would be comparable to getting a new one (which in my opinion would be better based on price).
Looking forward to the insight. As additional info, my car is a 2010 Camry SE.
Basically looking for recommendations for placed to buy a new front passenger fender. I had someone hit and run my car on Wednesday and now I need to replace it. I've been looking at auto body shops to go and get it repaired, but the costs are considerably high (as expected). One place in particular mentioned that I could provide the parts for a cheaper alternative. So my question is, where do you guys go to get decently priced quality parts online? Would an OEM part be best or are the aftermarket ones comparable? Also, should I get it pre-painted with the manufacturer paint code, or would it be best to have the shop blend the color in? That comes out to a more expensive option but if the difference would be minimal, I would go ahead and just order it pre-painted.
I was hoping to go with a junkyard part option, but I can't find any near me unfortunately. At least not one that would be comparable to getting a new one (which in my opinion would be better based on price).
Looking forward to the insight. As additional info, my car is a 2010 Camry SE.
Last edited by Guatican; Oct 28, 2022 at 02:59 PM. Reason: Clarifying part
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The internet has websites that list auto salvage yard parts. If you find a salvaged car with a good fender of the same color the yard can remove the fender and ship it to you.
The internet also has websites that will paint your fender the same color code and ship it.
Doubt a shop would color match a fender past using the same color code as the fender stands alone meaning there are breaks between the fender and rest of car. Blending is when there are no breaks between old and new paint.
A Toyota part might be the best quality but also the most expense and then need to be painted.
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The internet also has websites that will paint your fender the same color code and ship it.
Doubt a shop would color match a fender past using the same color code as the fender stands alone meaning there are breaks between the fender and rest of car. Blending is when there are no breaks between old and new paint.
A Toyota part might be the best quality but also the most expense and then need to be painted.
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