Days have been spent trying to figure out why a brand new passenger fender from AMD was not matching the door...DAYS. I thought maybe something was done wrong in the door blocking but no one could explain it. The lateral body lines match but the profile of the fender (the outward bow along the door edge) was much flatter than the door. With the door adjusted all the way in and standing at the front of the car looking toward the back, you could still see at least 1/2" gap between the door edge and the fender which is too much to fix with filler. I had access to an OE 72 fender to test fit and see if the door was wrong or if the AMD fender was wrong. The OE one fit perfect. I wish I could have that one but I cant.
Looking at the AMD fender again...Its almost like it was sitting at the the bottom of the pile at the stamping plant and was flattened which took some of the profile out of it. There is a support brace along that door edge running from top to bottom. I tried adding some bend there but its too rigid and wouldn't move. I bought this fender pair in 2020 direct from AMD and I have emailed them about it but I dont suspect they will offer anything with it being so long ago. They do show they have them in stock but I wonder if I would just receive the same issue on a different one? In contrast, the driver side fit as it should and matched the door profile perfectly.
Does anyone have any ideas on how the AMD piece could be made to work? Any body gurus on here with some advice?
