Left Front Fender FUBAR

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Rice1993, Mar 18, 2026 at 12:08 PM.

  1. Rice1993

    Rice1993 New Member

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    Hello, My daughter side swiped the gate into our property with our 2007 Toyota Prius, it ripped the crap out of the left front fender. The car runs fine, and while it needs a new head lamp, front bumper cover, and a side mirror (which we know how to replace), I am unsure if the fender can be fixed. It broke quite a bit of the metal that the fender is actually attached to around the engine, and pulled it away from the Windshield. I posted pictures. Can these metal attachment pieces be replaced? IMG_0001.JPG IMG_0002.JPG IMG_0003.JPG IMG_0007.JPG IMG_0001.JPG IMG_0002.JPG IMG_0003.JPG IMG_0007.JPG
     
  2. Tombukt2

    Tombukt2 Senior Member

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    Yeah you need to just get the front bumper cover off the car the headlight that's messed up and the front fender and then you can see all your mount points best. Looks ok . I don't think I'd have any trouble buttoning that back up with white parts or I have 2 blk front fenders
     
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    This is all simple nuts and bolts repair... However the sheet metal parts that fender and headlight bolts to are going to be bent and will need to be straightened, which is slightly more challenging than nuts and bolts repair. Once you go to a wrecking yard and get fender, headlight and other parts, you might want to ask a friend or family member with car repair skils to help with bending the metal that these parts bolts to.