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Body shop fender problem

Discussion in 'General Automotive' started by Fiolo, Apr 29, 2013.

  1. Apr 29, 2013 at 1:19 PM
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    Fiolo

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    So I took my truck to get a fender replaced an painted at a local body shop and I have a 98 4wd, well when I went to the shop I told them I wanted oem parts and went ahead and got it fixed but when I go to pick it up turns out they put a 2wd fender on which has no flare and now they're trying to say how Toyota could have changed the body line and that they ordered right and getting angry at me for saying they have to change it for the right one , I know clearly its the wrong fender though
     
  2. Apr 29, 2013 at 1:29 PM
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    The fender flare is a separate part. Did the body shop give you a receipt? What's the PN listed? Cross-reference it against RockAuto and see if they gave you the correct fender.

    4WD P/Ns: 5381204070 LH, 5381104070 RH. If the last 4 digits are 4061 instead of 4070, then they gave you the 2WD fender.

    Flare P/Ns: 7587235900 LH, 7587135900 RH

    Note Toyota sells the flare for as much as as the fender (~$200). So if you can't re-use the flare from your old fender, then be prepared to pay.

    [​IMG]
     
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  3. Apr 29, 2013 at 2:35 PM
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    Yeah and what I mean about flare is that the 2wd is a flat fender and the 4wd has a little bit of a bulge to it , let me see if I can find an example
     
  4. Apr 29, 2013 at 2:51 PM
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    this is the one that they should have put [​IMG]
    but they put this one
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    you can tell at first sight that one isn't the same as the other especially looking at it from the front because the 4wd one is fatter basically
     
  6. Apr 29, 2013 at 2:53 PM
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    Yup, 2wd fenders are completely different for 4wd fenders. More than just the fender flare.

    Just ask Blackdawg, he replaced the whole body of his truck and he had to buy fiberglass fenders to replace the 2wd fenders that came with his junker body that he used.
     
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    Interesting. Anyway, ask the body shop to show you the paperwork indicating which P/N got ordered. It's possible they ordered the wrong part. It's also possible they ordered the right part, but the got the wrong one delivered.
     
  8. Apr 29, 2013 at 2:57 PM
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    Yeah I saw blackdawgs too and it's the exact same problem , body shop told me to come over again Wednesday and I'm definitely going to bring some proof because I'm not keeping it like this when I paid to get it done correct
     
  9. Apr 29, 2013 at 3:00 PM
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    Yeah, could have just been an oversight. But definitely don't let them get away with saying it's the correct part.
     
  10. Apr 29, 2013 at 3:02 PM
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    Yeah probably the only problem is they keep saying it was right and you can even tell its wrong because the bumper is sticking out and the mud guards don't fit correct but I'm gonna take it again Wednesday and hopefully get it fixed the way it should be
     

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