N5tuner Wide Front Fender Review

[project jayden]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

That's excellent! Rare for a company to actually think of that and follow through.

Car is looking great.

Thank you very much!

Originally Posted by DTR

these arent the same ones that are offered by Kerscher are they? just curious.

Haven't seen the kerscher ones in person. All i know is they were really expensive! If i remember correctly they were almost double the price i got these ones for!

[bokyo1987]

Looks great!

Quick questions, how much wider is the front track compared to the rear now? Also, can you guesstimate what the paint/labor costs were?

[project jayden]

Originally Posted by bokyo1987

Looks great!

Quick questions, how much wider is the front track compared to the rear now? Also, can you guesstimate what the paint/labor costs were?

bokyo1987 When i look at it from the angle and try to see which side looks wider front or rear i want to say that they look almost identical now. The front fenders look just as wide as the rear fender so it doesn't look bad at all. Flows very well

[bokyo1987]

Originally Posted by project jayden

bokyo1987 When i look at it from the angle and try to see which side looks wider front or rear i want to say that they look almost identical now. The front fenders look just as wide as the rear fender so it doesn't look bad at all. Flows very well

Good stuff, thanks for the info!

[project jayden]

Originally Posted by bokyo1987

Good stuff, thanks for the info!

np!

[Robmaster]

this fenders are made from Kerscher Tuning Germany, not from N5tuner. They just sell the fenders.

[project jayden]

Originally Posted by Robmaster

this fenders are made from Kerscher Tuning Germany, not from N5tuner. They just sell the fenders.

Robmaster These are not kerscher fenders. N5tuner makes them. They are offered in carbon fiber, fiberglass, with and without the side marker and on top of that they are priced at more than half the cost of the Kerscher option.

[Robmaster]

Originally Posted by project jayden

Robmaster These are not kerscher fenders. N5tuner makes them. They are offered in carbon fiber, fiberglass, with and without the side marker and on top of that they are priced at more than half the cost of the Kerscher option.

ok, so i'm wrong. but they look exactly the same and both are 15mm wider...

[09135ijh]

is that the actual 1m bumper or replica one from same company? 15mm wider on the fenders sounds like not a lot at all, what tires size you going with in the front

[project jayden]

Originally Posted by 09135ijh

is that the actual 1m bumper or replica one from same company? 15mm wider on the fenders sounds like not a lot at all, what tires size you going with in the front

My front bumper is made by Kerscher. It's basically a replica that retains OEM widths. You can tell the difference in this picture. 15mm doesn't seem like a lot but it's definitely noticeable. As for tire sizes. not sure yet. My wheels are on a container coming from Japan. Still going to be at least 4 weeks before i get them.

[ShocknAwe]

what width and offset do you have coming?

[project jayden]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

what width and offset do you have coming?

@shocknawe unfortunately i went fairly conservative since when i ordered the wheels the fenders were in prototype phase and i didn't feel like waiting an additional 2 months or so to place an order for wheels that i already knew were going to take at least 3 months to make and arrive. Also i am running air suspension and didn't know as well how much thicker the bag setup would be compared to your normal coilover.

I gathered as much info as i could on the forums to make my decision:

18x8.5 +30 for the fronts

If my calculations are correct then i should be pretty close to flush.

[Nugget]

That's pretty conservative.
My front wheels are 18x8.5 et35 and they are fairly flush with rolled stock fenders.

[project jayden]

Originally Posted by Nugget

That's pretty conservative.
My front wheels are 18x8.5 et35 and they are fairly flush with rolled stock fenders.

thanks for the pic! yup I don't want to be too wide as I want to drop it as low as I can at shows and I need to be able to tuck the wheels/tires in.

[09135ijh]

my issue is I have Apex Arc-8s with 235s in front, my tires keep hitting rite where the fender meets the bumper causing the fender to slightly tear at the corners, the drivers sides real noticeable, above the headlight from hood and to fender theres a gap now, I am not sure what to do, and yes i believe my rims are first gen 1 series from Apex so they are either 18x8.5" et30 or et45 can't remember

my rears are running 275 no issue, althought my ultimate goal is to fit like 255 fronts and 315 rear

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by 09135ijh

my issue is I have Apex Arc-8s with 235s in front, my tires keep hitting rite where the fender meets the bumper causing the fender to slightly tear at the corners, the drivers sides real noticeable, above the headlight from hood and to fender theres a gap now, I am not sure what to do, and yes i believe my rims are first gen 1 series from Apex so they are either 18x8.5" et30 or et45 can't remember

my rears are running 275 no issue, althought my ultimate goal is to fit like 255 fronts and 315 rear

Ought to be 8.5 et45 for the front. Your fender tore? Are you sure your clips didn't break? Can you post a thread and a picture or two of it? Might be able to help.

[project jayden]

Originally Posted by 09135ijh

my issue is I have Apex Arc-8s with 235s in front, my tires keep hitting rite where the fender meets the bumper causing the fender to slightly tear at the corners, the drivers sides real noticeable, above the headlight from hood and to fender theres a gap now, I am not sure what to do, and yes i believe my rims are first gen 1 series from Apex so they are either 18x8.5" et30 or et45 can't remember

my rears are running 275 no issue, althought my ultimate goal is to fit like 255 fronts and 315 rear

09135ijh If it's a minor rub maybe running more camber would get rid of it. If not then either a fender pull or skinnier tires would be the only way to go.

[09135ijh]

ill post pictures later today

[Boosted_N54]

Originally Posted by project jayden

I know a bunch of you guys were requesting pictures of the finished product. Sorry it took so long but i got into an accident a couple days before we were supposed to put the car together and on top of that all of last week i've been doing jury duty. Anyways these fiberglass fenders are 15mm wider than your stock fenders. Cool thing about them is they actually work with your OEM bumper (or in my case a replica one 1M bumper with stock widths). You can get them made with the holes for the side markers or without. (side markers and washer bottle are sold separately). Definitely love the look of them! And really flows nicely with the 1M bumper. Let me know what you guys think Wheels are on the way from Japan and are supposed to arrive sometime late Feb so i'll eventually do a photoshoot for that as well.

I usually get hate for posting this picture LOL But I'm building a daily driven show car. I don't drive at this height. I usually drive at 1 inch lower than stock. My last build was on coilovers and i was pretty low and having to map everywhere i would go to see if the driveways were too steep or having to go around speed bumps was just too much of a hassle so I decided with this setup that i would go air suspension. For those of you with instagram. Add me up! @projectjayden

i really cant tell a difference on the fender, looks like stock width . more pictures please

[kirkbar]

I wonder if 18x9.5 would fit? I'm currently running 18x8.5 ET45 up from with more neg. camber and would love to match my rears.

[project jayden]

Originally Posted by kirkbar

I wonder if 18x9.5 would fit? I'm currently running 18x8.5 ET45 up from with more neg. camber and would love to match my rears.

kirkbar

You can really tell the difference in this pic

[Boosted_N54]

you still really can't. take the stock off side by side