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front fender or quarter panel?

  

Rdturbulence -> front fender or quarter panel? (7/1/2008 8:26:52 AM)

ok, this is so stupid, but it hit a nerve with me, only because of my bro-inlaw being a complete smartass, border line jackass. What is the correct term for the front sides of a car? front quarter panels or front fenders?

  
NovaResource -> RE: front fender or quarter panel? (7/1/2008 8:53:06 AM)

With modern cars it''s:
Front = fenders
Rear = quarter panels

Many years ago cars had removabable rear fenders but not anymore.  Basically a fender is a panel that covers a wheel.  You could technically call the rear quarter panel a fender but usually the term fender is used for a removable panel.  Newer cars do not have removable rear fenders.  The section that covers the rear wheel is a panel that is the rear quarter of the car.  Hence the term, quarter panel.

Either way, the front are fenders, not quarter panels.

  

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