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<blockquote data-quote="dnewman9" data-source="post: 785136" data-attributes="member: 3529"><p>Here are some of the pictures. The first pictures shows the majority of the trouble, the headlight header was glued on by a small 1/4 bead of panel bonding adhesive. The first time I pushed the headlight in, (which the holes for the headlight mount were not oriented correctly) it popped loose. Behind the two rivets you see are pieces of L shaped aluminum I glassed into the fender. I added more panel adhesive and fiberglass strips to hold them in place. I also had to open up the mounting holes for the headlight. In the center of the picture shows the two captured nuts. That piece was also very weakly bonded and the first time I tightened the front valence under the grill to it, it popped right off. More panel adhesive under there to strengthen it. In the fifth picture, the shop had to take a substantial amount of thickness out of the fender vent as they barely fit, and the indentations similar to the factory fenders extended way past the vent. They had to be sanded and filled in to look original. I have no idea why those extended so far into the panel. </p><p></p><p>In the upper right corner of the first picture, as a design feature I did not like how the factory valence did not fit very tight to the fender flare extension and the fender on glass fenders. I should be able to now tighten the valence up to the fender, and I added an angle cut nut to the flare with panel adhesive. That way I should be able to pull the flare and the valence tight. When I had it all test fit, that plan appeared to work. Now the horizontal gap to the fender, vertical gap to the flare and adjoining corner were all tight like factory. I think all glass fenders should add this feature. (Don't judge my "Jaba the Hut" mound of panel adhesive around the nut, I was finishing up the tube of panel adhesive and the whole thing is hidden behind the fender anyway <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dnewman9, post: 785136, member: 3529"] Here are some of the pictures. The first pictures shows the majority of the trouble, the headlight header was glued on by a small 1/4 bead of panel bonding adhesive. The first time I pushed the headlight in, (which the holes for the headlight mount were not oriented correctly) it popped loose. Behind the two rivets you see are pieces of L shaped aluminum I glassed into the fender. I added more panel adhesive and fiberglass strips to hold them in place. I also had to open up the mounting holes for the headlight. In the center of the picture shows the two captured nuts. That piece was also very weakly bonded and the first time I tightened the front valence under the grill to it, it popped right off. More panel adhesive under there to strengthen it. In the fifth picture, the shop had to take a substantial amount of thickness out of the fender vent as they barely fit, and the indentations similar to the factory fenders extended way past the vent. They had to be sanded and filled in to look original. I have no idea why those extended so far into the panel. In the upper right corner of the first picture, as a design feature I did not like how the factory valence did not fit very tight to the fender flare extension and the fender on glass fenders. I should be able to now tighten the valence up to the fender, and I added an angle cut nut to the flare with panel adhesive. That way I should be able to pull the flare and the valence tight. When I had it all test fit, that plan appeared to work. Now the horizontal gap to the fender, vertical gap to the flare and adjoining corner were all tight like factory. I think all glass fenders should add this feature. (Don't judge my "Jaba the Hut" mound of panel adhesive around the nut, I was finishing up the tube of panel adhesive and the whole thing is hidden behind the fender anyway :) ) [/QUOTE]
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