Cherokee-LTD

"Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message :
: I was letting the Jeep pull me along in 2nd gear with no gas while
: straddling some ruts.. I then saw a tree coming ahead and pulled closer to
: the ruts to get around the tree and just as I was going around it my rear
: wheels fell into the rut sending my fender directly into the
tree...CRUNCH!
: completely righting off the fender and then some at only, maybe 2 mph...
:

The obvious question to me is;
How have you not dinged that fender before this? That must be brutal
wheelin' with only one eye!
You could try to straighten it out but I think if you put a value on your
time you'd be further ahead replacing it. Whatever you decide, there would
appear to be some minor structural damage - rad cradle, inner fender. When
you mend these areas be sure to rust proof them well.
Tube fenders will cost a bit more upfront but might save you some cash in
the long run and they look pretty cool IMO.
-Brian

Cherokee-LTD

"Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message :
: I was letting the Jeep pull me along in 2nd gear with no gas while
: straddling some ruts.. I then saw a tree coming ahead and pulled closer to
: the ruts to get around the tree and just as I was going around it my rear
: wheels fell into the rut sending my fender directly into the
tree...CRUNCH!
: completely righting off the fender and then some at only, maybe 2 mph...
:

The obvious question to me is;
How have you not dinged that fender before this? That must be brutal
wheelin' with only one eye!
You could try to straighten it out but I think if you put a value on your
time you'd be further ahead replacing it. Whatever you decide, there would
appear to be some minor structural damage - rad cradle, inner fender. When
you mend these areas be sure to rust proof them well.
Tube fenders will cost a bit more upfront but might save you some cash in
the long run and they look pretty cool IMO.
-Brian

Cherokee-LTD

"Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message :
: I was letting the Jeep pull me along in 2nd gear with no gas while
: straddling some ruts.. I then saw a tree coming ahead and pulled closer to
: the ruts to get around the tree and just as I was going around it my rear
: wheels fell into the rut sending my fender directly into the
tree...CRUNCH!
: completely righting off the fender and then some at only, maybe 2 mph...
:

The obvious question to me is;
How have you not dinged that fender before this? That must be brutal
wheelin' with only one eye!
You could try to straighten it out but I think if you put a value on your
time you'd be further ahead replacing it. Whatever you decide, there would
appear to be some minor structural damage - rad cradle, inner fender. When
you mend these areas be sure to rust proof them well.
Tube fenders will cost a bit more upfront but might save you some cash in
the long run and they look pretty cool IMO.
-Brian

Kevin in San Diego

To be honest, it looks good with mud and dents. Id force a new lens on the
light and leave it. You'd be surprised how one dent leads to another and
pretty soon you just don't care.
KH

"Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message :
> : I was letting the Jeep pull me along in 2nd gear with no gas while
> : straddling some ruts.. I then saw a tree coming ahead and pulled closer
> to
> : the ruts to get around the tree and just as I was going around it my
> rear
> : wheels fell into the rut sending my fender directly into the
> tree...CRUNCH!
> : completely righting off the fender and then some at only, maybe 2 mph...
> :
>
> The obvious question to me is;
> How have you not dinged that fender before this? That must be brutal
> wheelin' with only one eye!
> You could try to straighten it out but I think if you put a value on your
> time you'd be further ahead replacing it. Whatever you decide, there would
> appear to be some minor structural damage - rad cradle, inner fender. When
> you mend these areas be sure to rust proof them well.
> Tube fenders will cost a bit more upfront but might save you some cash in
> the long run and they look pretty cool IMO.
> -Brian
>
>

Kevin in San Diego

To be honest, it looks good with mud and dents. Id force a new lens on the
light and leave it. You'd be surprised how one dent leads to another and
pretty soon you just don't care.
KH

"Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message :
> : I was letting the Jeep pull me along in 2nd gear with no gas while
> : straddling some ruts.. I then saw a tree coming ahead and pulled closer
> to
> : the ruts to get around the tree and just as I was going around it my
> rear
> : wheels fell into the rut sending my fender directly into the
> tree...CRUNCH!
> : completely righting off the fender and then some at only, maybe 2 mph...
> :
>
> The obvious question to me is;
> How have you not dinged that fender before this? That must be brutal
> wheelin' with only one eye!
> You could try to straighten it out but I think if you put a value on your
> time you'd be further ahead replacing it. Whatever you decide, there would
> appear to be some minor structural damage - rad cradle, inner fender. When
> you mend these areas be sure to rust proof them well.
> Tube fenders will cost a bit more upfront but might save you some cash in
> the long run and they look pretty cool IMO.
> -Brian
>
>

Kevin in San Diego

To be honest, it looks good with mud and dents. Id force a new lens on the
light and leave it. You'd be surprised how one dent leads to another and
pretty soon you just don't care.
KH

"Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
news:mO02d.6306$Q7D.3554@twister01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...
>
> "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message :
> : I was letting the Jeep pull me along in 2nd gear with no gas while
> : straddling some ruts.. I then saw a tree coming ahead and pulled closer
> to
> : the ruts to get around the tree and just as I was going around it my
> rear
> : wheels fell into the rut sending my fender directly into the
> tree...CRUNCH!
> : completely righting off the fender and then some at only, maybe 2 mph...
> :
>
> The obvious question to me is;
> How have you not dinged that fender before this? That must be brutal
> wheelin' with only one eye!
> You could try to straighten it out but I think if you put a value on your
> time you'd be further ahead replacing it. Whatever you decide, there would
> appear to be some minor structural damage - rad cradle, inner fender. When
> you mend these areas be sure to rust proof them well.
> Tube fenders will cost a bit more upfront but might save you some cash in
> the long run and they look pretty cool IMO.
> -Brian
>
>

Ice

Thats funny.
My passenger side fender looks almost identical to yours. Except that it
doesn't interfere
with the hood. I also got too close to an attack tree that had disguised
itselt as an
innocent maple. It waited until I was in range and then sprung its trap.

I just touched up the places where the paint flaked off to prevent rust,
and left
it alone. I figure I'll replace it eventually, but not untill I get a new
front with better
protection.

Damn, those attack trees

"Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:OBX1d.67953$vO1.354917@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> OK.... I had a bad day wheeling yesterday...maybe not a bad day, atleast a
> bad 5 seconds...
>
> John Cranfield and I were showing a couple girls that had attended the
> Jeep
> Jamboree in BC and were in NS on vacation a trail that we had just cleared
> this spring for the Jam. Victoria's Secret...
>
> I was letting the Jeep pull me along in 2nd gear with no gas while
> straddling some ruts.. I then saw a tree coming ahead and pulled closer to
> the ruts to get around the tree and just as I was going around it my rear
> wheels fell into the rut sending my fender directly into the
> tree...CRUNCH!
> completely righting off the fender and then some at only, maybe 2 mph...
>
> now here it is... The Jeep is almost new...2003 still stock other than
> skids
> and 31" mudders.
>
> What would you do??
>
> New flat tube fenders (like poison spyders)
> http://www.spydercustoms.com/index2....ers/index.html
> now they look really kool and very functional for the type of wheeling
> I've
> been getting into, like BIG rock krawlin'and can't drive by something
> without putting my wheel on (I'm sure many of u know what I'm talkin'
> about)but with no lift may look pretty silly...not sure when or if a lift
> will be installed...
>
> or should I have it restored to original, cause it is soooo new and
> pretty... I must also mention that my moneys are tight...
>
> It's almost a stupid question 'cause of the bias of the offroaders in this
> group.... would also like to here from those who do own a newer Jeeps and
> can sympathize with my tears I have shed...like I said...if I was
> rich...oh
> well big deal...but for me "the poor boy", it hurts cause I'm so broke! I
> just maxed the Visa on home reno's...
>
> I love my Jeep and it breaks my heart knowing it may never look the
> same...
> Be nice guys...it hurts!
>
> Jeff
> '03 TJ w/ custom fender... www.novascotiajeepclub.ca
>
> Pics here under Tree Bite http://community.webshots.com/user/canoeontop
>
>
>

Ice

Thats funny.
My passenger side fender looks almost identical to yours. Except that it
doesn't interfere
with the hood. I also got too close to an attack tree that had disguised
itselt as an
innocent maple. It waited until I was in range and then sprung its trap.

I just touched up the places where the paint flaked off to prevent rust,
and left
it alone. I figure I'll replace it eventually, but not untill I get a new
front with better
protection.

Damn, those attack trees

"Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:OBX1d.67953$vO1.354917@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> OK.... I had a bad day wheeling yesterday...maybe not a bad day, atleast a
> bad 5 seconds...
>
> John Cranfield and I were showing a couple girls that had attended the
> Jeep
> Jamboree in BC and were in NS on vacation a trail that we had just cleared
> this spring for the Jam. Victoria's Secret...
>
> I was letting the Jeep pull me along in 2nd gear with no gas while
> straddling some ruts.. I then saw a tree coming ahead and pulled closer to
> the ruts to get around the tree and just as I was going around it my rear
> wheels fell into the rut sending my fender directly into the
> tree...CRUNCH!
> completely righting off the fender and then some at only, maybe 2 mph...
>
> now here it is... The Jeep is almost new...2003 still stock other than
> skids
> and 31" mudders.
>
> What would you do??
>
> New flat tube fenders (like poison spyders)
> http://www.spydercustoms.com/index2....ers/index.html
> now they look really kool and very functional for the type of wheeling
> I've
> been getting into, like BIG rock krawlin'and can't drive by something
> without putting my wheel on (I'm sure many of u know what I'm talkin'
> about)but with no lift may look pretty silly...not sure when or if a lift
> will be installed...
>
> or should I have it restored to original, cause it is soooo new and
> pretty... I must also mention that my moneys are tight...
>
> It's almost a stupid question 'cause of the bias of the offroaders in this
> group.... would also like to here from those who do own a newer Jeeps and
> can sympathize with my tears I have shed...like I said...if I was
> rich...oh
> well big deal...but for me "the poor boy", it hurts cause I'm so broke! I
> just maxed the Visa on home reno's...
>
> I love my Jeep and it breaks my heart knowing it may never look the
> same...
> Be nice guys...it hurts!
>
> Jeff
> '03 TJ w/ custom fender... www.novascotiajeepclub.ca
>
> Pics here under Tree Bite http://community.webshots.com/user/canoeontop
>
>
>

Ice

Thats funny.
My passenger side fender looks almost identical to yours. Except that it
doesn't interfere
with the hood. I also got too close to an attack tree that had disguised
itselt as an
innocent maple. It waited until I was in range and then sprung its trap.

I just touched up the places where the paint flaked off to prevent rust,
and left
it alone. I figure I'll replace it eventually, but not untill I get a new
front with better
protection.

Damn, those attack trees

"Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:OBX1d.67953$vO1.354917@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> OK.... I had a bad day wheeling yesterday...maybe not a bad day, atleast a
> bad 5 seconds...
>
> John Cranfield and I were showing a couple girls that had attended the
> Jeep
> Jamboree in BC and were in NS on vacation a trail that we had just cleared
> this spring for the Jam. Victoria's Secret...
>
> I was letting the Jeep pull me along in 2nd gear with no gas while
> straddling some ruts.. I then saw a tree coming ahead and pulled closer to
> the ruts to get around the tree and just as I was going around it my rear
> wheels fell into the rut sending my fender directly into the
> tree...CRUNCH!
> completely righting off the fender and then some at only, maybe 2 mph...
>
> now here it is... The Jeep is almost new...2003 still stock other than
> skids
> and 31" mudders.
>
> What would you do??
>
> New flat tube fenders (like poison spyders)
> http://www.spydercustoms.com/index2....ers/index.html
> now they look really kool and very functional for the type of wheeling
> I've
> been getting into, like BIG rock krawlin'and can't drive by something
> without putting my wheel on (I'm sure many of u know what I'm talkin'
> about)but with no lift may look pretty silly...not sure when or if a lift
> will be installed...
>
> or should I have it restored to original, cause it is soooo new and
> pretty... I must also mention that my moneys are tight...
>
> It's almost a stupid question 'cause of the bias of the offroaders in this
> group.... would also like to here from those who do own a newer Jeeps and
> can sympathize with my tears I have shed...like I said...if I was
> rich...oh
> well big deal...but for me "the poor boy", it hurts cause I'm so broke! I
> just maxed the Visa on home reno's...
>
> I love my Jeep and it breaks my heart knowing it may never look the
> same...
> Be nice guys...it hurts!
>
> Jeff
> '03 TJ w/ custom fender... www.novascotiajeepclub.ca
>
> Pics here under Tree Bite http://community.webshots.com/user/canoeontop
>
>
>

Jeff

hehehe ...oh yeah ...forgot the one eye part LOL
honestly I don't notice it anymore...lived like this for twenty years....
ppl on the trails are amazed when I am one inch from an obstacle, and I know
that I am one inch away from it ......
I wish I could say I didn't see that tree...but I did and I was going around
it....
One other thing...driving twenty years like this, I've never had an
accident...knock on wood....well maybe I can't say that any longer...oh well
hehehe that's JEEPIN'

As for the topic here....Flatties =) ....my buddy just bought himself all
the gear and says that we can build them.....
I found another company that make 'em
http://www.metalfusionfab.com/tj_tube_fenders.htm
Anyone know anywhere else???...not that I am gonna purchase, just lookin'
for ideas... like I said in the earlier post..."I'm a poor boy"
or even better...know the location for plans to build 'em??
Any help would be appreciated...
Thank You, Jeff
'03 TJ w/ custom fender





"Cherokee-LTD" <spammenot@home.com> wrote in message
news:mO02d.6306$Q7D.3554@twister01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...
>
> "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.eastlink.ca> wrote in message :
> : I was letting the Jeep pull me along in 2nd gear with no gas while
> : straddling some ruts.. I then saw a tree coming ahead and pulled closer
to
> : the ruts to get around the tree and just as I was going around it my
rear
> : wheels fell into the rut sending my fender directly into the
> tree...CRUNCH!
> : completely righting off the fender and then some at only, maybe 2 mph...
> :
>
> The obvious question to me is;
> How have you not dinged that fender before this? That must be brutal
> wheelin' with only one eye!
> You could try to straighten it out but I think if you put a value on your
> time you'd be further ahead replacing it. Whatever you decide, there would
> appear to be some minor structural damage - rad cradle, inner fender. When
> you mend these areas be sure to rust proof them well.
> Tube fenders will cost a bit more upfront but might save you some cash in
> the long run and they look pretty cool IMO.
> -Brian
>
>