Fenders

[UGLY OLDS]

In preparation to giving my Grand Marquis to my son & grandson to use, some "updates" were needed ...  :?
Front & rear pads & rotors ...Front & rear shocks ..Replace all stab links .. New battery .. Reman alternator ..( $$$YEOW  :!: )  Fuel filter, coolant service , lube/oil/filter, alignment .....
 WHEW.. This is the most I've ever spent to give a car away ....

I am also replacing both rusted front fenders & repainting the front clip...

Strange thing on the fenders .. We were able to remove a good , rust free right front at a Pick-A-Part in his area ...
I had to buy an "import" replacement for the left side .. The fender arrived well packed but damaged .. I took photos & requested that the supplier ship another fender & a pick up slip so the damaged fender could be returned ... They advised that another fender would be inspected & shipped that day ..

As for the damaged fender , they requested that I just dispose of it as returning it was not needed ..
The replacement fender arrived 3 days later in good shape ...

I have seen this before with small items , but never something the size of a fender .....

Must be somethin' new  :?:

Bob...

[idrivejunk]

I'd say the Grand Marquis new aftermarket fender selling heyday has come and gone, probably more sensible for the seller (cheaper) to write it off than get it back. I worked at a place that sold aftermarket crash parts from overseas and if you want to play in that field, buying "container-loads" packed to the ceiling is the only way a distributor could profit. Returns are not really an option for the distributor, and the default ethic may be to send the rough ones out first. In other words they set it on the porch and see if the cat licks it up. You did not. Hope you got a good one and it fits reasonably well.

I have seen this situation more than once, in the past.

[enjenjo]

I recently bought a new Dodge Intrepid fender with a couple small dents on Ebay. With free shipping it was $40.

I bought some LED lights from Amazon. Twice they sent to right parts, wrong quantity, they did not want them back.