Cutting Old Fender And New Fender So They Match

Here's the trick part to this whole operation. It's a little difficult to see, but I cut the existing fender exactly along the edge of the new metal, but only about 5 inches at a time. This removes that 3/4-inch strip of old metal that the screws are biting into, but more importantly, it allows the new and old to join flush, in a butt joint rather than a lap joint. View Related Article