Front clip replacment?

[Fancy]

I want to replace the front clip (radiator support and outer and inner fenders basically). Ive been told the quality on aftermarket fenders is not that great and my best bet is to go to Pick N Pull and pull some which i plan to do. However i was wondering about the radiator support? Is this the same situation? I would really like to skip the prep and restoration on it if i could just order new and be done but i have not experance the quality of these first hand?

Anyone with experiance here or recomendation on who and where to order from?

 

[diesel4me]

In CA,you should be able to find a complete "nose" with no rot--that's the best way to go...no matter who you get aftermarket fenders and other panels from,they almost never fit good,nothing beats OEM sheet metal...

Putting the nose on in one piece is a lot faster than piecing one together from a pile of parts too..

 

[Fancy]

Good enough answer for me. Thanks

 

[diesel4me]

Your welcome...

Also,aftermarket panels and fenders often are thin gauge,dent real easy,and rust pretty rapidly too,unless you paint them real well with zinc primer and topcoat....here in MA we don't have the luxury of finding good rust free OEM sheet metal very often,so we are stuck with the aftermarket stuff...