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Old 07-29-2011, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by gatorblue92 View Post
The fenders were glued on?? That's annoying.


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Quite. Bonded is probably a better term. I believe prior to '81 they were sprayed with an undercoating material before the fenders were installed. To remove the fender you need to heat the edge to soften it while trying to pry it up at the same time. Needless to say after coming across this tidbit, my desire to swap the fenders diminished. I will keep this in mind for any future W123 purchases as well!
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