A local guy who helped me get mine back on the road after a crash
suggested that it was easier to fit and cheaper because of time from a
donor car.
I now have a RBB fender with the little plate from my old fender welded
into the hole for my CBB.
Dodd, Kelvin wrote:
>Jason:
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>The only repro fenders Moss lists are for the MGB GT, and they are special
>order only items, and checking the sourcing I would not recomend them.
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>Any new fender is going to have fit problems Period!
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>The OE tooling is the best there is, but it will take quite a lot of time to
>fit the fenders to the car properly. Once the fender is fitted there is still
>some time needed to clean up where the factory left off. The seam welds
>around the headlight are usually not fully finished. If you have a chance
>take a look at the spacers and sealant and leading used by the body plant to
>assemble the car originally. There is a reason the bodies were assembled
>completely, then shipped to MG.
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>Hope this helps, I don't mean to be a doom sayer but MGB fenders don't just
>fly onto the car. They have to be carefully fitted and that takes time.
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>>Hello List: I currently have my early 74 B in the body shop
>>receiving new
>>rear half patches, rockers, and front fenders. I plan to
>>order the metal
>>from Moss. I see they list OEM fenders for $500 each and
>>aftermarket ones
>>for $260 each. I assume the OEM will give a better fit.
>>Anyone know if
>>they are really worth the price difference?
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>>I will have about $15,000 into this restoration so I do
>>intend to keep the
>>car for many, many years but I thought this might be an area
>>I could trim a
>>little off.
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>>Jason Spaeth
>>North Branch, Mn USA
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