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Mudguards refer to the car body. They have an important protective function. Mudguard fenders protect the wheel. Due to protective construction mudguard prevents touch with wheels of other cars when colliding. Pedestrians are also protected. Mudguard ensures mud seizure when driving.

In majority of cases mudguard is made of steel or aluminum. In rare cases it is made of plastic. Mudguards are damaged in the result of an accident. Another cause of damage may be vandalism. In old car models mudguards may rust. If there are insignificant damages, it is possible to repair mudguard fenders. But if there is a serious damage you need completely to substitute the fender. Mudguard fender must be in a good state during technical check up because knock is made to diagnose possible rust. It is not difficult to replace the mudguard. Of course, you need to paint the spare part beforehand. In majority of cases you won’t pay a lot for fender installation.

If the mudguard was crushed in the result of an accident, sometimes it presses the wheel or limits its free rotation. If the car wasn’t damaged, you can turn the steel back in order you to be able to return home and to save on hauling. In our online store you will buy a new mudguard. Also in our Internet shop you can order horns, stub axles, brake pads, ignition plugs, air filters, outside mirrors, tie rods, pulse-schemes and many other spare car parts. We offer you qualitative spare car parts at low prices.

Fender failures

• deformation;
• change of original  part colour;
• oxidation and corrosion processes;
• paint flaking.

Reasons of fender failures

• damages because of accidents or washing;
• long-run solarization;
• sudden temperature changes;
• damage of fender surface by active chemicals.

Diagnostics

There is quite easy way to define if the fender is damaged or deformed.  Use a pattern which consists of straight strips of the identical size. It is better to take a pattern with yellow and black strips. It should be put onto the fender and one should look at a part surface as in a mirror. Strips will be bent if there are even imperceptible indents.

It is necessary to diagnose the edges of the part properly. If there are areas with paint flaking, it is important to cover this surface with anticorrosive material or repaint the part. There is no need to carry out the diagnostics regularly, however it is strongly recommended to inspect the part visually every few months.  

Repair and replacement of fenders

According to features and the area of part damage, various repair work might be carried out. It is easy to get rid of small indents with the help of jack and the stretcher. Thus you don’t need to remove the part for its restoration.

If damages are more serious, it will be required to remove the part. Flattening is performed with the help of special machine. Big indents are corrected from edges at first, after that in the midpoint. When flattening works are completed the surface of the fender is to be recoloured and primed.

Computer diagnostics helps to select the necessary paint. There are some problems in painting the small parts of the fender without noticeable colour gradient. Therefore, most often, the whole repaired part is repainted. It is recommended to use paint and lacquer coating of high quality as it will preserve surface from fading of paint and change of color.

If corrosion and breakages were found, the part needs to be replaced.