RE: [DML] Let's talk about that infamous fender.

["Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are fenders out there if you need one.
heck, even I have an extra hanging in the garage - both sides!
There a lot of them out there but they are being horded by people like me 
who
are afraid they will need one some day.
Houston has some of them too, but they only sell them to preffered 
customers.
Unless the fender is totally wiped out, you can reshape it.

I have never heard about Houston making new fenders, this sounds very 
unlikly.
Some cars that get a lot of damage, let's say hail damage usually end up 
being painted.
A yellow, or black DeLorean with a little hidded bondo is smarter than 
trashing all the
panels and trying to start from scratch.

These cars seem to have a good turnover, people buy them and get board of 
them
or decide not to fix them and then sell them off on eBay.
Thats how I got mine.
There is always one of two on eBay at any time.
- VB



>From: ComposerZelgadis@xxxxxxx
>Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [DML] Let's talk about that infamous fender.
>Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 06:32:29 EST
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>Once upon a time, I heard rumors that DMCH would be making new body fenders
>(particularly that front-left fender).  I'm not sure if anything has
>materalized with this rumor or not, but... I am a bit concerned.  I  have a 
>very tall
>order for the DeLorean I will soon be buying: daily  driving.  And with 
>daily
>driving comes, unfortunately, daily risk.   Now granted, I don't live in a
>"wild" town.  In fact, I live in a  retirement community (despite the fact 
>that
>I'm anything but retired :D).   So naturally, most everyone here goes about 
>5
>mph under the legal limit.  I  once saw a Ferrari F550 doing 45 in a 55.  I 
>had
>to laugh and cry at the  same time at that one.  I couldn't get a look at 
>the
>driver to determine  his age, but only in South Florida do we buy insanely
>powerful sports  cars and drive under the limit (not that I condone 
>speeding,
>mind you).
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>But I digress.
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>My concern over damaging that particular fender is growing each day.   
>Let's
>say I do get into an accident (God forbid), and I cream that front-left
>fender.  What options do I have to get a replacement, save spending almost  
>$2,000
>on a fender off a parted-out DeLorean?  From what I understand,  there is
>absolutely no back stock left of these fenders.  Can one be custom  made by 
>a
>metal "job shop?"  Can most shops reproduce one cheaply, and up  to 
>original specs?
>
>And let's say that fender is lightly to moderately damaged, is it possible
>to repair it back to its cherry condition?  And the same thing goes for our
>hoods!  Those gas flap / grooved hoods are also a bit scarce.  I  realize 
>that
>it all depends on the type of damage done, but being the paranoid  chap 
>that I
>am, I just had to ask.  :-)
>
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