Fiberglass Fenders or Factory Limited
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ChildrenOfBodom
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Nice, so you're fixing it?
Unless you're planning a long travel front end, go stock.
By the way, junkyards have them wayyyyyyyy cheaper.
Unless you're planning a long travel front end, go stock.
By the way, junkyards have them wayyyyyyyy cheaper.
Rc4r
New member
Been to three to day. I want a limited fender and closest on is in austin. 4hrs away..
ChildrenOfBodom
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We've got 4Runner junkyards out the butt here... why not call one of them and see if they'll ship? Still might be cheaper.
Some names:
Crossroads Foreign Auto in Mira Loma, CA. TONS of 3rd gens.
Ferman's Mini Truck in Santa Ana, CA. Also, lots of 3rd gens.
personally i would go with Hannemann Fiberglass Inc. they fit the best and require less fitting than glassworks, i know the owners of hannemann fiberglass and they are great to work with! they also make a fiberglass hood W/scoop for the 4runner to.
Ive thought about glassing my front end to several times, if it werent for the cost of paint I would of already done it!
Ive thought about glassing my front end to several times, if it werent for the cost of paint I would of already done it!
YotaZach85
New member
Generally speaking, Glassworks fit like ass. I'd stay stock with limited flares.
Dezert4Runner
Senior Member
While I generally agree with what COB said, I've seen some Tacomas & 4Runners with stock width suspension and spacers that look pretty good. I know that I've seen some 2000-2006 model Tundras with a simulated flare molded into the front fender, and it looked Badass.
It would be pretty cool to see a 4Runner with a DIY flare painted on with Berliner or something. I think it would all depend on the style of fender you get. Hannemann, Glassworks, Fiberwerx, etc all look slightly different. Just make sure that you don't get any thing wider than a 3.5" flare, or it won't look right.
There was a company called Boatec (sp?) that made a "close to factory" fender that would probably look the cleanest on a rig with stock width suspension. I think the flare was slightly narrower too, around 2.5" or something.
Just remember, fiberglass fenders come out of molds that aren't perfect, so generally speaking you have to do some trimming to get them to fit right, especially around the corner markers. After that you'd need to paint them too. But even paint's optional IMO with a white rig because the fenders come with a gel coat that's kinda glossy, and it matches the paint decent.
Just a couple of things to take into consideration, but if done right will look good, not to mention there's not a lot of 4Runners set up like that so it would be kinda unique. I say go for it!!!
Dagobah
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Im in Austin. Where is it? want me to take a look at it?
josh.bunch
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I saw a silver 98 limited at Alamo Salvage off Davis & loop 12 on FRIDAY.
Rc4r
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With a rh fender?
josh.bunch
New member
pretty sure the passengers side was fine. The drivers side was wrecked. I wasn't looking for that part in particular so I'm not 100% certain. If you call them they keep pretty good stock of what they have usually. On occasion I'll call and they say they don't have them, then I go look, and its there. They are about the only ones that have runners down in that area. All Imports occasionally have them.
Rc4r
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We drove to denison to pick one up anyways. But thanks for looking out for it?,
