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| Has anyone had any experience getting fenders fixed? We just got a "new" to us used 4star trailer. The fenders are a little beat up on both sides, some dents, bends, and the curve to the back of the fender seems a little straight. We also would need some welding work where the back bumper piece attaches to the trailer. Has anyone done anything like this? What would this type of work typically cost?
I attached 3 pics, sorry if they quality isn't great!
**edited** I can't get the 3rd pic of the back bumper part to upload
 but it looks like it will need bent back down and then about a 1-2 inch section welded.
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 Too Skinny
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Location: LA Lower Alabama | Looks like that trailer has blown quite a few tires. Will be very easy to buy new fenders but very hard to figure out if there is an issue causing the tires to have problems.
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | Any trailer shop should be able to replace them for you...i had to get one replaced from a tire blowing....up here it was 1000$ installed...m |
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  Keeper of the King Snake
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Location: Dubach, LA | Congratulations on your new trailer. Don't worry about fenders. Fenders don't win checks. Finding a welder who welds aluminum is tricky. Enjoy your trailer. |
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Location: KS | Try a body shop |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Where are you located? Here in Seguin we have D&D and they do trailer repairs.. |
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| Thanks guys for the info! I wasn't sure how much of a major fix something like that would be. We definitely didn't want to put a lot of money into a cosmetic issue, so they may stay crinkled for a bit lol.
Also, in regards to the blowouts, there hasn't been a history of them that I know (previous owners are friends of ours and haven't mentioned it, but might bring it up to them). It is an older trailer, so hopefully it just years of use and hopefully not anything major!  |
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | Our trailer is a blow out king, and our fenders look like yours! We've changed some things so hopefully we won't be be having the tire issues now. Once we know that's ok, the fenders will get repaired. We have a wonderful body shop in town, and Sean is also an experienced welder. So I hope we have the bases covered! Good luck with your trailer, and I hope you enjoy it as much as we do ours. |
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| Any Horse trailer dealer should be able to help you with service. I don't know where you are located but in Indiana Kerlin Trailers has a service dept that did a great job replacing fenders on my trailer this spring. |
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| Thanks guys! We are in Ohio, so Indiana would definitely be doable. Was it in the $1000 per fender price range? I was hoping maybe we could get away with repairing the fenders we had, but it sounds like it will require completely new ones.  |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | cowgalsissy - 2017-03-23 2:31 PM Looks like that trailer has blown quite a few tires. Will be very easy to buy new fenders but very hard to figure out if there is an issue causing the tires to have problems.
^^^^ Exactly what I was going to say....LOTS of blown tires....I would be checking the frame to see it it is bent before I spent a whole lot of money putting on new fenders. |
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Location: North Central Iowa Land of white frozen grass | They are pretty easy to put back into shape with a rubber hammer. You would have nothin to loose if you tried it. |
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My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | BS Hauler - 2017-03-25 8:21 PM
They are pretty easy to put back into shape with a rubber hammer. You would have nothin to loose if you tried it.
We "remodeled" the existing fenders! Once we know if the blowouts are over, we can work on getting new fenders. |
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Location: Oklahoma | Nothing a rubber mallet can't help with! lol.
If your luck is anything like mine....you would spend the money on new ones and then have a blow-out rip it right back off. 
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Location: Oklahoma | Sending you a PM |
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