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Old Oct 12, 2004 | 04:15 PM
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Fender Flare Gash Repair

I have a question about repairing a fender flare that was the victim of a careless little kid not watched by their parents....do I sound fired up?

This brat kicked his door open into the passenger side rear fender flare of my '03 Taco. It left quite a gash.

Any ideas on how to repair it cheap?

Thanks in advance.
Old Oct 12, 2004 | 04:56 PM
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fiber glass maybe?
Old Oct 12, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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Make the little brat's parents pay for tearing it up.

Old Oct 12, 2004 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by waskillywabbit
Make the little brat's parents pay for tearing it up.

and then give me ur old ones
Old Oct 12, 2004 | 06:03 PM
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You know... I'm thinking about painting my flares (they're fading pretty badly) and was debating whether or not to fill any of the scratches I have. Maybe that would be a good thing to do? Just a matter of time before they fade - might as well paint'em all...
Old Oct 12, 2004 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by waskillywabbit
Make the little brat's parents pay for tearing it up.

Yeah, the flare is fibreglass, and Hell yeah, I approached the little gophers parents, and they said "prove it!" After showing them my Lunar Mist paint on their green Mercedes SUV, the dad agreed that his kid did it.

It took all of my strength to keep me from yanking that towel off of his head, rolling up a rat tail and whippin' his arse.

A mobile dent repair guy says $200.00 for the repair, which is the amount I received from the brat's dad.

What do you think? Is that a good deal, or does anyone know of a cheaper way to fix it?

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Old Oct 13, 2004 | 04:14 AM
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ha, cant u almost get new flares for that much? just save for bushwakers then
Old Oct 14, 2004 | 01:42 PM
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get the huge aftermarket overfenders =)
Old Oct 14, 2004 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 2001Millrunner
get the huge aftermarket overfenders =)
What do they look like, and where do you get them?

Do they need painting?
 
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