Okay, I've got a line on some junkyard Maximas (they're a distance away, but oh well) I've checked the stickies and my '91 FSM sucks Yeti taint when it comes to body stuff, so here goes:

I need to know if there are any tricks/problems/impossibilties when it comes to removing these parts of the body:

1. Trunklid. When I replaced my center panel, the brief time I had the carpet off of the trunklid, it almost looked like I could get the lid off without taking the hinges with (I don't remember too well though. There is a small chance I was drinking while doing this work...*cough*) It looked like the trunk was bolted to the hinges Is this possible, or do the hinges have to come with it? The bolts could just be for adjustment I guess. I didn't get a good look at this when I worked on it last, and I don't feel like going out in the cold to rip **** off hte car lol

The next two are related to a little incident where I hit my garage (no, this time I wasn't drinking. some other **** in the alleyway almost hit me coming around the alley intersection behind my house/garage) The bumper on the passenger side is pushed in about a half inch or so, and its cracked on that side. I don't think anything is bent save for the bumper pieces.

2. Bumper cover and stuff underneath. This looks pretty standard. How many bolts are holding the cover on, if any? From what I can tell, there are some on top and thats it. I can get a new cover and reinforcement from ebay for cheap enough. The cushion bit between them I could reuse or junkyard find probably. How tough will this be? Most cars I've seen have the cover clipped on or not bolted down too heavily.

3. Front quarters/fenders. On most cars I've seen, its usually just a bunch of bolts running around the fender. Is this the case here? My passenger front needs to be replaced. It had a dent when I bought the car, and the little shunt with the garage didn't help it.

I'm new to body stuff, so please be patient Thanks for the help!

 

you could always drive your happy **** down here and buy all the stuff out of our southside you pull its tommorow

 

And deal with you FIB drivers? Puh-leeze

(if I don't find what I'm looking for here, I probably will do that though )

 

you'd be lucky to deal with a driver like me.
of course most drivers aren't like me, they suck

 

wheres the best junkyard in the chicago area?


Also from what I can tell the fenders are basically like most other cars they have the outer shell with bolts around the edges as you stated and then the innner fender well also. Pretty standard like you said

 

not too sure yet. I rarely go too the yards, but there is a place called just foriegn down on the south side, like 127th or so

 

Yea I can help you on the fender deal there is the 3 bolts under the hood holdin it on and when you open the door there is a bolt on top and a bolt on the bottom of the inner door jam also there is two screws that hold it on at the bottom of the fender closest to the door I rebuilt the whole front of my car when I wrecked it

 

well if you do, stop in mchenry and tell my ex i hope she's freezing her butt off in the single digit temps over there since she could be here enjoying a 50 degree christmas

 

There are also three or so bolts behind the corner light that hold the fender on. To remove the corner light, remove the top bolt, then pull it forward. You have to remove a ball from a socket behind the light, so it might take some force.