I had a fender bender where a car hit my left front fender behind the wheel.
The most severely damaged area was almost a perfect match for the fender
rust repair patch panel. Even including labor, it came to several hundred
dollars less than replacing the fender with a new one.
David Riker
74 Midget
78 Midget
63 Falcon
http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
----- Original Message -----
From R. Toby Atwater <Toby.1969ah.1971lc at worldnet.att.net>
To: Spridget Mailing List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: Distributor?
> > BTW I used patch panels to replace the rusted out sections. I ordered
them
> > from a M*ss reseller, they all came from England and the fit was great.
> They
> > also cost a lot less then comparable American parts. Just my experience
in
> > the body part department.
>
> When I undertook my fender rust problem, I did not know about "patch
panels"
> I cut out about a 3rd of the fender and made a repair panel from thick
> sheetmetal. It took me about 3 or 4 days to get the right shape. A few
> months after I notice the repair panel in Moss's catalog for around $20. I
> tired to console myself but after taking a look at the part in Moss's
goleta
> office it was so good, it brought back memories of me beating sheet metal
> into submission over a vice. It was the exact shape that I was trying to
> make, it even has the nuts welded on the inside. Next time I will go that
> route.
>
> Toby
>
> 69 AH-Sprite.
> 71 FJ40 Toyota Land Crusier.
>
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