Stupid Cheap Chinese Made Fenders!!!!! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Eddie H. · 07-29-2011, 10:00 AM

I have installed my first and LAST set of stupid cheap chinese made reproduction fenders. I've never had to do so much tweaking, cutting, bending, shimming, and mounting hole enlarging just to make parts fit.
I don't care what it cost, from now on, if at all possible, I will use nothing but original parts.

**botmfedr1** · 07-29-2011, 10:06 AM

lol.....look at it this way.....at least you live in Paradise !!!

Eddie H. · 07-29-2011, 10:22 AM

You've got a point there. I'll take paradise over hell-paso any day.

m6z · 07-29-2011, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Eddie H.

I have installed my first and LAST set of stupid cheap chinese made reproduction fenders. I've never had to do so much tweaking, cutting, bending, shimming, and mounting hole enlarging just to make parts fit.
I don't care what it cost, from now on, if at all possible, I will use nothing but original parts.

Do you know what brand the fenders are? Where did you buy them?

Sinister · 07-29-2011, 10:52 AM

It's hit or miss on those repop fenders. I've installed several of them. The worst were Counterpart.

eightbanger · 07-29-2011, 03:02 PM

I installed an inner fender from Tripluss, it fit like a glove and I was waiting for all sorts of probs having read so many posts like this before...every mounting hole on the thing lined up perfectly.

dubds10 · 07-29-2011, 03:25 PM

That's why I use stock parts. When you can buy an entire truck for the price of a repo door or fenders and inners etc It's financially more feasible and the parts always fit right

Although I see and hear the repo parts are getting to be better quality but still thinner metal and some rust easier.

chevyman95 · 07-29-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dubds10

That's why I use stock parts. When you can buy an entire truck for the price of a repo door or fenders and inners etc It's financially more feasible and the parts always fit right

Although I see and hear the repo parts are getting to be better quality but still thinner metal and some rust easier.

Generally though those parts don't seem to be any less rusty than what you already have.

JORGIE95961 · 07-29-2011, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by chevyman95

generally though those parts don't seem to be any less rusty than what you already have.

very true!!!

TrkEnvy · 07-29-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by chevyman95

Generally though those parts don't seem to be any less rusty than what you already have.

Unless you live in the desert southwest...

I got a passenger side fender to replace my caked bondo one on my 71 and 2 inner fenderwells all rust and damage free for 70 bucks in the local pic a part in vegas.

**Classic Heartbeat** · 07-29-2011, 04:32 PM

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I have installed my first and LAST set of stupid cheap chinese made reproduction fenders. I've never had to do so much tweaking, cutting, bending, shimming, and mounting hole enlarging just to make parts fit.
I don't care what it cost, from now on, if at all possible, I will use nothing but original parts.

Thre are 5 different manufacturers that reproduce the front fenders for these trucks. Not all 5 are the same. We have found that Triplus has the best quality fenders and fit the best. Gorden is a manufacturer that fenders that are absolute junk. They are also less expencive. I have installed NOS GM fenders that require shimming to get the gap close. Bending, tweeking, prying and shimming was common place on the GM assembly line also. None of the fenders are perfect, but some are better than others. WES

68gmsee · 07-29-2011, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Classic Heartbeat

... I have installed NOS GM fenders that require shimming to get the gap close. Bending, tweeking, prying and shimming was common place on the GM assembly line also. None of the fenders are perfect, but some are better than others. WES

Agree. Back in the 80's I was still able to get some NOS sheet metal parts for my 69 at the local Chevy dealer. Every part I got I had to tweak, bend, and/or wallo out the mounting holes to get them to fit. I was told they were original GM parts and that they usually kept them for around 20 years. Not sure if they were stamped here or in another country, though.

Eddie H. · 07-29-2011, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Classic Heartbeat

Thre are 5 different manufacturers that reproduce the front fenders for these trucks. Not all 5 are the same. We have found that Triplus has the best quality fenders and fit the best. Gorden is a manufacturer that fenders that are absolute junk. They are also less expencive. I have installed NOS GM fenders that require shimming to get the gap close. Bending, tweeking, prying and shimming was common place on the GM assembly line also. None of the fenders are perfect, but some are better than others. WES

These are "Gorden", absolutely the worst pieces of junk I've ever seen. Even If they gave them away, I wouldn't use them again.

dubds10 · 07-29-2011, 04:09 PM

Depends on where you're looking I guess and how far you're willing to travel. I just got a truck originally from here, where everything rusts and the inner fenders are mint with no rust at all. Cab floor doesn't have any rust either and there's minor rust in the rockers. That's almost a California truck for us up here hahaha

Vintage Windmills · 07-29-2011, 06:02 PM

Approx cost of triplus?
Posted via Mobile Device

**Classic Heartbeat** · 07-29-2011, 06:12 PM

$189.95

fastwillie 696969 · 07-30-2011, 09:34 PM

eddie needs to go to the shop talk and check out fab shop video ,it explains Chinese parts vs custom its hilarious
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=440826

CC69Rat · 07-31-2011, 07:22 PM

How's this for Chinese made?

(my wife)

(But I know what you guys mean on the fenders, and I agree)

68gmsee · 07-31-2011, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by CC69Rat

How's this for Chinese made?

(my wife)

(But I know what you guys mean on the fenders, and I agree)

Wow! Beautiful young lady. Should be a model...

Nothing against the Chinese/Asian people on this thread. I've known some great Asian people in my lifetime. I'm sure if we were getting crappy parts from another country, the theme would be the same "cheaply made ----- parts."

**special-K** · 08-01-2011, 09:30 AM

I know that Tri-Plus parts are the same gauge as OEM. I agree,you have to ask what brand they are. Don't let a vendor intimidate you. It's like buying tires or (more importantly) beer. It matters who made them.

cleszkie · 08-01-2011, 05:14 PM

Just thought I'd add my recent experience with repop fenders. I tried to locate good OEM but either not straight or rust free enough, or way to expensive. Took a gamble with Counterpart because they claim new, more accurate tooling is being used now to stamp them out. Well, have to say that both the driver and passenger fenders fit pretty darn good with only minor shiming/mounting hole tweaking. To top it off, they both line up very well with the grill shell and inner fenders.

I think a big key to mounting any sheetmetal is to use the original style mounting hardware with tapered, threaded tips and captive washers. With these, the holes don't have to line up exactly. The bolt finds it way and pulls things together while aligning the holes. Just my $.02.

**special-K** · 08-02-2011, 06:56 AM

Good point about the OEM-type bolts.

07-29-2011, 10:00 AM	#1
Eddie H. Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Paradise TX USA Posts: 1,200	Stupid Cheap Chinese Made Fenders!!!!! I have installed my first and LAST set of stupid cheap chinese made reproduction fenders. I've never had to do so much tweaking, cutting, bending, shimming, and mounting hole enlarging just to make parts fit. I don't care what it cost, from now on, if at all possible, I will use nothing but original parts. __________________ "Negative people always seem to have a problem for every solution"

07-29-2011, 10:06 AM	#2
botmfedr1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Harlingen, TX Posts: 1,097	Re: Stupid Cheap Chinese Made Fenders!!!!! lol.....look at it this way.....at least you live in Paradise !!!

07-29-2011, 10:22 AM	#3
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dubds10 Stalker Nate Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Langley, BC, Canada Posts: 1,556	Re: Stupid Cheap Chinese Made Fenders!!!!! Depends on where you're looking I guess and how far you're willing to travel. I just got a truck originally from here, where everything rusts and the inner fenders are mint with no rust at all. Cab floor doesn't have any rust either and there's minor rust in the rockers. That's almost a California truck for us up here hahaha __________________ 1957 GMC SWB stepper modified summer time driver 1963 Chevy Fire Dept. Command Center Van 2 ton - future food vending truck project 1965 Chevy P10 Ice Cream Truck project Instagram - TheDonutDiner FaceBook - @UscreamIscream

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08-01-2011, 05:14 PM	#21
cleszkie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Ana, CA Posts: 2,191	Re: Stupid Cheap Chinese Made Fenders!!!!! Just thought I'd add my recent experience with repop fenders. I tried to locate good OEM but either not straight or rust free enough, or way to expensive. Took a gamble with Counterpart because they claim new, more accurate tooling is being used now to stamp them out. Well, have to say that both the driver and passenger fenders fit pretty darn good with only minor shiming/mounting hole tweaking. To top it off, they both line up very well with the grill shell and inner fenders. I think a big key to mounting any sheetmetal is to use the original style mounting hardware with tapered, threaded tips and captive washers. With these, the holes don't have to line up exactly. The bolt finds it way and pulls things together while aligning the holes. Just my $.02.

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