Reviews for Crown Automotive Steel Front Fender for 72-86 Jeep CJ-5, CJ-7 & CJ-8
Fir perfect. What a deall!
First, let me correct this for future shoppers: These do NOT fit 1972-1975 CJ-5 vehicles. These are the "transition years" vehicles, and while they look the same from the outside, the inner fenders are not the same. If you want to use these on a 1972-1975 CJ-5, you will have to modify the inner fender.
That said, the body lines are not well stamped, and I had to finish shaping one of the fenders myself. I am experienced in body repair and these are middle of the road replacement panels. The metal is about 2/3 the thickness of the original. The coating is good, and stands up well in the shop. I have had them in the shop for around a year now, and neither fender nor the hood I also ordered have developed any surface rust.
I ordered these, then afterwards I bought a used set of original fenders and I will likely use those as repairing the rust and preparing them for refinishing will be less time and effort than modifying these to fit the Jeep.
Crown is a decent brand, and their parts are usually good. I will be using the hood.
My criteria for rating:
Stamping quality: 2 out of 5
Thickness of material compared to original: 2 out of 5
Prep time to paint: 3 out of 5
Quality/thickness of anti-rust coating: 5 out of 5
Accuracy of punched holes/threaded inserts: 4 out of 5
First, let me correct this for future shoppers: These do NOT fit 1972-1975 CJ-5 vehicles. These are the "transition years" vehicles, and while they look the same from the outside, the inner fenders are not the same. If you want to use these on a 1972-1975 CJ-5, you will have to modify the inner fender.
That said, the body lines are not well stamped, and I had to finish shaping one of the fenders myself. I am experienced in body repair and these are middle of the road replacement panels. The metal is about 2/3 the thickness of the original. The coating is good, and stands up well in the shop. I have had them in the shop for around a year now, and neither fender nor the hood I also ordered have developed any surface rust.
I ordered these, then afterwards I bought a used set of original fenders and I will likely use those as repairing the rust and preparing them for refinishing will be less time and effort than modifying these to fit the Jeep.
Crown is a decent brand, and their parts are usually good. I will be using the hood.
My criteria for rating:
Stamping quality: 2 out of 5
Thickness of material compared to original: 2 out of 5
Prep time to paint: 3 out of 5
Quality/thickness of anti-rust coating: 5 out of 5
Accuracy of punched holes/threaded inserts: 4 out of 5
good replacement but not exact or good for exact restoration