Panel Bonding Wide Body Fenders | W124 Factory Finish Pt. 1

Part 1, of Installing a 500E fiberglass wide body kit onto my 1994 Mercedes Benz W124, but rather than installing them with rivets, they will be installed to a factory finish. Documenting the struggles and work arounds throughout the entire process.

Shout out to ​Dan Usmanoff for the long distance second opinion assistance
(Instagram @danthesedanman)

‪@fcpeuro‬ With the parts to keep the german classics on the road!


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Filming Equipment Used

Camera - Sony FX3 https://amzn.to/4n3eA7G
Lens - Sony G Master 24-70mm F2.8 https://amzn.to/3UW8OJm
Polarizer - https://amzn.to/3I7g6qB
Suction Camera Mount - https://amzn.to/41EVTPE

Music/SFX: Artlist
@OptonicQuay

Filmed and Edited By John Quay

Chapters
00:00 - 02:07 -Learning from my mistakes, my E36 M3 (Intro).
02:08 - 04:44 -Disassembly and panel gaps.
04:45 - 05:41 -Interlude.
05:42 - 11:37 -Game plan for front fenders.
11:38 - 15:23 -Front right fender and finalized front game plan.
15:24 - 16:36 -Cladding, side skirts, and rear bumper disassembly.
16:37 - 21:18 -Rear end game plan.
21:19 - 23:11 -Cut apart original front fenders.
23:12 - 24:33 -Attempting to use front fenders on quarter panels.
24:34 - 26:12 -Cutting Quarter panels "A toast to the Purists".
26:13 - 28:00 -Prep work for welding quarter panels together.
28:01 - 29:41 -Welding left quarter panel.
29:42 - 30:38 -Shaving the antenna.
30:39 - 31:28 -Welding passenger side quarter panel.
31:29 - 32:25 -Learning from my mistakes.
32:26 - 34:02 -Seam Sealer.
34:03 - 39:04 -Bonding the front panels.
39:05 - 42:13 -Bonding the rear panels.
42:14 - 45:42 -Removing hardware.
45:43 - 46:58 -Final result (Conclusion)