Help on a 73 Plymouth Duster
06-19-2010, 09:48 PM
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Help on a 73 Plymouth Duster
The fenders on my car don't match and I need help figuring out which fender is wrong. If you have any info, please let me know! Thanks
06-19-2010, 10:13 PM
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why dont you think they match? because of the cut out on the front drivers fender? i dont think you will notice that when the grill is on, no big deal, (if thats what you mean) i dont know alot about dusters but it could be normal, do they fit? look good complete? if yes keep them on,
06-20-2010, 03:54 AM
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Yes, I see the issue right away. They are different. You see, Mopar used both a right and a left on each car. They found out after extensive research that if they used either two lefts or two rights the car looked very bad so they used two different fenders. One right and one left.
Sorry for being a smart ***. They look fine to me. I honestly does appear that the passenger side is original and the driver side has been replaced. The original fender still has the factory "black out" paint on it.
Sorry for being a smart ***. They look fine to me. I honestly does appear that the passenger side is original and the driver side has been replaced. The original fender still has the factory "black out" paint on it.
06-20-2010, 06:31 AM
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is there any more pics of the fenders like some side shots inside and out there might be emblem holes that might help determine what fenders they are as for the pics you supplied they look right
06-20-2010, 08:19 AM
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The problem is is that the DS fender doesn't bolt up right on the radiator core support. The top bolt does, but the bottom bolt doesn't - it is about 2 1/2 inches off. Thanks for the help!
06-20-2010, 07:05 PM
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Here are some more pics.
Driver side marker holes
Passenger side marker holes
Driver side bolt pattern
Passenger side bolt pattern
Both fenders for side view comparison
Driver side marker holes
Passenger side marker holes
Driver side bolt pattern
Passenger side bolt pattern
Both fenders for side view comparison
06-20-2010, 08:49 PM
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there the same fenders only thing I can think of is someone or the factory drilled the whole wrong those are deff 73-76 duster fenders unless maby one is a dodge dart fender but im pretty sure the dart fenders are shorter in length will have to mesure one of my dart fenders and one of my duster fenders in the mornin
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06-20-2010, 09:25 PM
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Yes, I see the issue right away. They are different. You see, Mopar used both a right and a left on each car. They found out after extensive research that if they used either two lefts or two rights the car looked very bad so they used two different fenders. One right and on the left.
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