I have just gotten the car home from the body shop. The BS owner told me the pass. side inner fender should be replaced. Well to make a short story great, I don't have the funds for it right now and I want to start driving the car as soon as I get the brakes redone and the new wheels on. What can I do to the inner fender for the time being. The battery tray isn't bolted down, the holes won't match up. The fender isn't bolted to the inner fender but by a few bolts. The inner fender is cracked also.
I was watching one of the car shows and they were showing a vendor that made some sealer that would mend plastic with wood it was so strong. Anyone heard of this miracle fix?
Any and all suggestions are welcomed. Thanks

will the inner fender fall apart o off the way it is ight now while you are diving? if it wont then u should be ok. i have never heard of that fix you are talking about. are both inners in bad shape, if no you could just buy 1 replacement one and be done w/ it.
there not much at all either.


aaron

On that model the inner fender does little except protect the engine compartment from road debris.
Unless there are large pieces missing, and/or no mounting locations, you should,however, be able to bolt it in place.
I believe that a couple of the battery tray bolts do go through it. Battery must be firmly and safely mounted.
There are plastic repair materials made by 3M and others. Some may not be compatable with the type of plastic the wheelhouse is composed of. There are also plastic welding products, finding a plastic rod to match the material in the wheelhouse may also be a problem. If you don't have the $$$ to replace, the funds may not be available to buy plastic welding tool and assorted rods to weld with.
Poor Man's solution: Experiment with a soldering iron and a sliver of excess material from wheelhouse. Pick a small area, try to melt in area of crack using donor material as filler, fusing everything together.
BE CAREFUL THESE MATERIALS CAN BE TOXIC.
If there are areas that are split, another approach would be to bridge the crack with some thin metal, and screw it in place with small sheetmetal screws. It may not be pretty, but it can work
Karl

A new metal inner fender is $99.00. Seems like the best solution rather than spending a ton of time chasing down plastic repair ideas.

That's it?
What about the plastic ones? I have plastic on my car now.
Would buying a metal/steel one make any difference in the engine compartment, as far as looks, weight, etc?

I would have to agree with buy the new one. Why spend all that time and money(good glue will cost you around 20-25 bucks plus you might have to buy an adhseion promotor depending on type of plastic)when you can buy a new steel inner for 100 bucks. In my opinion the plastic inners are for the birds. Steel Looks tons better and if you want to paint them you can. You can paint plastic but more of a hassle then what its worth. Iam willing to bet 10 bucks if you could find 2lb difference in the steel vs plastic. Plus steel wont crack later on like your OEM plastic inner did

the plastic inners used to be less expense than the metal,a nd stillare by a few bucks but if I were doing it again I'd go metal. I think I paid 150 for a pair of plastic inners, had a little trimming to do during installation but not a big deal. Metal can be painted body color which looks greatin the engine compartment and don't crack.