Hi and thanks for all the great help you always give. I had the passenger side fender taken out by a trash truck while parked in '01. It's replacement job was just OK since one of the bolts (top rear, closest to the windshield) was stripped and over time there has been a horrible squeak and creak noise that it makes,and is particularly bad now. My questions are, does anyone have a part number for the bolt and clip part. Like most of the repairs, it's not hard after you've done it once and either broken a couple things or lost some screw down in the body somewhere. What is the general disassembly procedure? Can I take the fender partially off and pound a couple dings out? Does it have to come all the the way off to do that and if so, what are the tools and parts to re connect the rivets for the plastic wheel well? Also the fender/hood gap is off as well. any thoughts on that for me? Thanks again. It was a great summer driving season: smooth sailing from Cape May to Central Maine and points in between, with no speeding tickets (lesson learned), cold AC, and not the slightest thought of getting stuck on the road.


'97 855na 173k, Mobil 1, K&N, and various IPD's and eBays.

My experience knocking dents out of the 850 fender has been mixed. As Klaus said, metal on metal is a definite no-no.

The only trouble I have had is the contour of the fender is hard to recover if it has been affected. For example, after correcting a large dent my driver's fender and fender liner were scraping the outside of my tire. Try as I might I couldn't modify it enough to be correct. I finally gave up (decided a new fender was needed) and just grabbed it and yanked up. Not the best body work.

To answer one of your questions, in my experience making corrections with the fender on the car, depending on what is needed, is very difficult. You don't have any room to swing your hammer!

I must have been very lucky - I found a painted (my color) used passenger fender in good shape on ebay for cheap. Sadly, that is now my good fender, since the driver's side was hit shortly thereafter...

I can't help with part numbers, but removing the fender is not terribly difficult, just take off the turn signal first. There is a hidden bolt which you can see when you open the door.
With the fender off, you could probably straighten the inner fender with a hammer and 2X4. Never use metal against metal, especially the fender which is galvanized. The fender is very soft, so be careful and remove the door dings with a rounded piece of wood.
The rivits that hold the mud flap on can be bought at Volvo for a fortune or you could buy white Drive Rivits at Home Depot, used for vinyl siding.

Klaus
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