My 79 Marquis

[Grand1]

Brought both fenders to a body shop, would charge $550 to cut that....the recessed area is the issue. Since they are non functional I might go the bling route as the money I have will go to professional painting / body work bad wheel well.

[87gtVIC]

If you were local I’d do it for fun.

At least keep the old fender or cut it down some to save that part if you ever choose to go that route in the future.

[Grand1]

I wish, my freind...still debating.

Trim off one complete side

[Grand1]

Now I know what the crack sound was, when putting my window up. Looks like someone was in here before and rigged it with wire?

Looks like I need a new window bracket to where it attaches to the arm?

[sly]

Yeah... later regulators are metal for that bit with the plastic bit on the arm sliding inside. Might need to find a regulator for an 82 or so to swap in.

[WagonMan]

Yeah... later regulators are metal for that bit with the plastic bit on the arm sliding inside. Might need to find a regulator for an 82 or so to swap in.

He doesn't need a "regulator", he needs the bracket/guide that is riveted to the glass. I would replace that piece in steel, (later than 79-81). I have them. WagonMan

[sly]

technically yes, but that bracket is part of the regulator. I'm used to replacing entire regulators instead of trying to repair parts of them.

[WagonMan]

This is the piece that needs replacing. Part of the window assembly. WagonMan

[Grand1]

Thank you gentleman. WAGONMAN, pm sent

[sly]

Yes, I consider that part of the regulator that the window is riveted to. tomAto tomahto

[Grand1]

Does anyone have the bolt size to the header panel to fender? Or an alternate bolt that would work? The one I saved is MIA. It looks like this:

[sly]

I'll see if I can remember when I get home... I think I have a couple of those on hand I can check. Pulled the hardware out of the broken header panel when I removed it from my car.

[sly]

The bolt end should be 1/4-28 (quarter fine thread). No clue what the plastic/wood digger end would be called. The ones I have are from mirrors actually, but it's the same nuts as the header panels I've dealt with. If you have a spare nut, you can verify this at a hardware store if you don't have a bolt/nut sizer.

[Grand1]

This is the only thing I can find that is close. Lots of 20 options but not 28

[87gtVIC]

You can just epoxy a long bolt in there after you cut off the head. That will get the job done for you.

I myself have epoxied the proper hardware threaded into the header panel (as I had them on hand) to help ensure they stay put because the holes were a bit tired. A lot of anti seize on the threads of the bolt that goes through the fenders and core support etc so you have a chance of removing them in the future in case you ever need to.