Burn-E Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 So my 17 year old had a nice little fender bender (literally - and not her fault - you should see the poor 2017 3 series the other teenager was driving) this weekend in the 98 S70 T5 and I’m assessing what parts I need to pull from a junkyard 98 V70 in the same color. As you can see the drivers side fender and turn signal will need replacing. And I’m going pull the bumper cover (because the grandpa who previously owned this car drove by feel and then rollered on - I’m not kidding - the matching 601 Signal Red paint). So the bumper was a mess before and worth replacing. But what about this radiator support? Cracked on the bottom drivers side but looks like it could easily be JB Welded back on. Is it worth the pain of pulling the entire front end off - several hours in the junkyard and at home - in order to replace this? Or is the consensus that the support point which just bolts to the fender is largely for supporting the fender? Last image below just to show the component involved in all its glory - not mine. I get it takes some of the impact in the result of a collision and did it’s job but am trying to weight the costs/benefit of the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdog Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 Agree w/your assessment; not worth replacing the whole assembly. Whatever adhesive you use to patch, add some kind of mesh/fabric to increase strength. JB weld by itself won't likely hold it. FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn-E Posted November 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 Yeah, that’s a good call out on the mesh/fabric. I’ll figure out a strengthening approach when I pull the fender later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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