'98 Sport Fender Trim

[JetTech582]

Hey all! Just bought my first car Saturday, and I was planning on replacing the front fender as the previous owner said he hit a deer while driving and it's all sorts of banged up. There's apparently two different kinds of fenders, small lip mouldings and large lip mouldings. I was just wondering which one I have so I can properly replace it. Thanks in advance!

 

[DintDobbs]

Welcome to this forum! Nice Sport, good pick for a first car, or any number of car for that matter.

Yours is the 3" wide flare, used on 2nd-gen Eddie Bauers and Sports until 1998. After 1998, it was only used on Sport models, as the Eddie Bauer and Limited began to use the new style, which has an extended lip around the inside of the arch (see my profile banner for a comparison between the two styles).

I'd check out junk yards, as some of them will undoubtedly have the piece you're looking for.

On that note, it might not be a bad idea to pick up the entire fender, if you can find one in decent shape in the right color. Replacing a fender isn't a difficult job, just takes a bit of time and attention to detail.

 

[JetTech582]

Welcome to this forum! Nice Sport, good pick for a first car, or any number of car for that matter.

Yours is the 3" wide flare, used on 2nd-gen Eddie Bauers and Sports until 1998. After 1998, it was only used on Sport models, as the Eddie Bauer and Limited began to use the new style, which has an extended lip around the inside of the arch (see my profile banner for a comparison between the two styles).

I'd check out junk yards, as some of them will undoubtedly have the piece you're looking for.

On that note, it might not be a bad idea to pick up the entire fender, if you can find one in decent shape in the right color. Replacing a fender isn't a difficult job, just takes a bit of time and attention to detail.

Will this work? 1998 FORD EXPLORER 4.0L V6 SOHC Fender | Shop Now at RockAuto I planned on having it painted by someone to make it match.