Fitting of the new aftermarket RH side front fender was disappointing. It had several issues that would be considerable work to mitigate.
First, the door gap was huge and uneven, even with the door moved forward as far as possible. The door-edge of the fender is malformed as it doesn't have the nearly 90 degree step bend at the edge of the original, but instead, a very shallow bend which exaggerates the gap. Also, the bead that runs above the side trim strip is too shallow. This could be filled with body filler to simulate the correct geometry, but there was another problem...
The inner structure of the fender causes it to stick out too far. It would be necessary in this case to cut and re-weld the inner support member to be able to draw the fender in closer. Another problem was that the alignment along the hood line was bad, with the hood (bonnet) arched up considerably higher.
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